Coho returns to the Columbia River have been way above the projection, with the fish pushing into areas where they are rarely seen, and delighting anglers. With the earlier returning “A” run busting ...

Who knew that baby salmon were such explorers? The long-held understanding that baby salmon emerge from the streams where they hatched to head out to sea actually is missing a far more complex story – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coho salmon are heading into the Upper Willamette Basin in possibly record numbers this year. This picture is from Eagle Creek.

Coho salmon continue to die in Puget Sound creeks after rainstorms. The deaths were linked to bits of car tires shed from road friction into stormwater runoff in 2018. Washington State University’s ...

The excitement started with a flash of silver followed by a hefty dose of disbelief. A team of conservationists and biologists from The Wildlands Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages the 5,600-acre ...

SEATTLE — For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County scientists say they have made a “potential breakthrough” in how to save ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Coho salmon, Tillamook State Forest, Oregon. Credit: Oregon Department of Forestry For decades, toxic tire dust has choked coho salmon before they can spawn in their natal streams. Now, King County ...