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AMIP Early Warning Triggers –Updated Spawn Year 2024 Baseline Abundance Thresholds for Upper Columbia River, Middle Columbia River and Snake River Stocks
The Yakama Nation and Nez Perce Tribe are federally recognized tribes with reserved treaty-rights to take fish at all usual and accustomed areas.
Yakama Nation Applauds President Biden’s Commitment to Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery
“Today marks a historic step towards achieving a new vision for the restoration of our Columbia River salmon runs,” said Yakama Nation Chairman Gerald Lewis.
YN Wins "Lamprey Rockstar Team Award"
Spiders, scorpions, Pacific lamprey: kids – and adults – get a peak into Washington’s wild side
Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site
Yakama Nation encouraged by EPA and Army Corps commitments to clean up Bradford Island Superfund Site
Return of the Lamprey
Tribal-led conservation helps revive an ancient fish in Wenatchee River
Success of White Salmon River restoration a blueprint for other Northwest dams.
Condit Dam was breached 10 years ago, the largest dam removal in the U.S. at that time. Click on the links below to read a recent article on how the YN and others are helping to restore it here:
PORTLAND HARBOR – PROPOSED PLAN – PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Proposed Plan for cleanup of the Portland Harbor Superfund site on June 8, 2016.
Fishing tradition never let Yakamas down
Washington's Klickitat River is one of th few places in the state where Yakama tribal members still fish for salmon with dip nets on platform.
Project will re-create a historic Methow River channel
Yakama Win in $97 Million Historic Land Mega-Deal
Featuring quotes by Phil Rigdon, Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources
Yakama Nation Fisheries Releases Reconditioned Steelhead Kelts into Yakima River Basin
Columbia Basin Bulletin:
Yakama Nation Fisheries Releases Reconditioned Steelhead Kelts into Yakima River Basin
Putting The Spa in Spawn: Tribe Creates Refuge For Exhausted Fish
Yakama Chairman Calls for Columbia River Cleanup
Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Bring Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Bring Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
Lamprey returned to Yakima River basin
Asum/eel Releases (eel-like lamprey)
Bringing Back Once-Extinct Coho
Bringing Back Once Extinct Coho: Yakama Nation Expanding Restoration Program Into Tributaries The Columbia Basin Bulletin: Weekly Fish and Wildlife News Issue No.663