Report: Restoration Efforts in Columbia Basin Helping Salmon
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] by Keith Ridler - March 6, 2017
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The $500 million spent annually on habitat restoration projects and improvements are helping salmon, steelhead and other wildlife in the Columbia River Basin, federal agencies responsible for operating 14 federal dams say.
The Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released a report Thursday outlining projects from 2007 to 2015.
“It says we’re making very good progress in bringing fish back to the rivers and improving the numbers of fish in the Columbia River Basin,” said Lorri Bodi, ...
To Read Full Story Login Below.