Reestablishing Connections for Fish and Tribes on Oregon's North Santiam River
August 13, 2024
August 13, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
The North Santiam River is a high priority for the recovery of threatened Upper Willamette River spring Chinook and Winter Steelhead. Large dams upriver impaired natural stream processes, decimating fish populations. Development, shoreline armoring, and the disconnection of floodplains from the river damaged habitat key for salmon spawning and rearing juvenile fish.
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The North Santiam River is a high priority for the recovery of threatened Upper Willamette River spring Chinook and Winter Steelhead. Large dams upriver impaired natural stream processes, decimating fish populations. Development, shoreline armoring, and the disconnection of floodplains from the river damaged habitat key for salmon spawning and rearing juvenile fish.
To . . .