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During Orca Month in 2023, through stories and videos, we'll explore some of the watersheds and rivers that are essential to Pacific Northwest salmon and vitally important to the endangered Southern Resident orcas and a healthy marine ecosystem.
Rivers & Watersheds
The Willamette & Rogue
For our final week of Orca Action Month’s “Stream to Sea” we continue down the coast to the southern range of the Southern Resident...
Colleen Weiler and Cindy Hansen
May 30, 20233 min read
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Where Do The Southern Resident Orcas Go When They Leave the Salish Sea?
This week, we travel out of the Salish Sea into the Pacific Ocean to explore some important habitat in the coastal waters off British...
Cindy Hansen
May 30, 20233 min read
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Exploring the History of Salmon in the Columbia and Snake River Systems
This week, we continue further down the coast to explore the Columbia-Snake Rivers and their connection to northwest salmon and Southern...
Amanda Colbert
Jun 20, 20223 min read
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Columbia & Snake Rivers
This week, we continue further down the coast to explore the Columbia-Snake Rivers and their connection to northwest salmon and Southern...
Amanda Colbert
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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Stop Construction of the Chehalis River Flood Retention Facility, (aka a dam)
The Chehalis River is the second largest river in Washington State and one of the only remaining free flowing major rivers on the west...
Cindy Hansen
Jun 14, 20222 min read
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The Elwha River: A Success Story
Puget Sound Proper, just south of Whidbey Island, contains several large river systems with freshwater outputs throughout the Sound.
Orca Month
Jun 7, 20223 min read
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The Quiet, Persistent Sound of an Inland Sea.
"Long before the explorer George Vancouver began remaking the names and maps of our region, Puget Sound was known as “Whulge,” an...
Orca Month
Jun 6, 20225 min read
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The Fraser River
The Fraser River, historically considered to be one of the greatest salmon producing rivers in the world, is British Columbia’s longest rive
Amanda Colbert
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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Where is the Salish Sea?
The Salish Sea, which encompasses Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Strait of Georgia, is a unique bioregion unlike any...
Orca Month
Jun 2, 20221 min read
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Stream to Sea: Celebrating the Orca Salmon Connection
Along southern Vancouver Island, throughout the Salish Sea, and down the west coast as far south as Monterey Bay, California, the Southern R
Amanda Colbert
May 24, 20221 min read
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