Orcasphere

Here is a link to a site where orca and salmon advocates can write Salazar: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1201/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27107 clipped from seattletimes.nwsource.com Interior secretary should repeal Bush’s weakening of the Endangered Species Act By Joe Scott OUR new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has some decisions to make. One of them will clearly signal whether he will fulfill President [...]

Which Federal scientists are saying that it’s all about climate? Jeff has oversimplified the situation a wee bit, eh what? clipped from seattletimes.nwsource.com Governors seek salmon disaster declaration By JEFF BARNARD The governors of Oregon and California are asking the federal government to declare another West Coast salmon fishery failure – the third in four [...]

Good news for Elwha salmon from the March NPS newsletter. Might dam removal begin in 2011, instead of 2012? I’m trying to keep track of the timeline (and be sure it doesn’t slip backwards) here. clipped from www.nps.gov Work Progressing on Elwha Construction Projects; Ever Closer to Dam Removal The Elwha Water Facilities (EWF) and [...]

Maybe this ban will help us seek ways to restore floodplains in western Washington after the massive modification of them (from the salmons’ perspective) by large woody debris removal, dredging, diking, development, etc. clipped from www.bellinghamherald.com State bill would ban new urban growth in floodplains Law could affect future city planning along Nooksack River JARED [...]