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New USGS Dataset Uncovers The Santiam River’s Underwater Topography To Aid In Fish Habitat And Water Flow Management
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https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/new-usgs-dataset-uncovers-santiam-rivers-underwater-topography-aid-fish <-- shared article
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https://apps.nationalmap.gov/lidar-explorer/#/ <-- USGS 3DEP LiDAR Explorer (open data)
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #LiDAR #topobathymetry #topobathy #example #usecase #wildfires #rivermanagement #climatechange #waterresources #SantiamRiver #Oregon #KlamathRiver #PotomacRiver #ColoradoRiver #USGS #USACE #3DEP #opendata #topography #elevation #3DTNM #water #hydrology #hydrospatial #pilotproject #prototype #infrastructure #navigation #engineering #riverbed #sediment #sedimentation #habitat #river #waterbody #flowmanagement #dams #salmon #steelhead #fish #WillametteValley #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #model #modeling #FIM #watersupply #agriculture
@USGS @USACE

A new plan for California's water would increase the chances that salmon, smelt & steelhead would go #extinct: "Not only do the proposed operations make things no better (for fish in the San Francisco Bay-Delta), they actually make things worse," as our science director @jarosenfield told @CALMatters
https://calmatters.org/environment/water/2024/10/california-delta-plan-trump-newsom-salmon/

#cawater #californiawater #cadelta #endangeredspecies #salmon #chinooksalmon #deltasmelt #steelhead

#SalmonHatcheries, #FishLadders, etc. are #bandaid measures which will not sustain #WildSalmon & #steelhead in #WA or anywhere. #JayInslee and the entire WA Congressional delegation are being dishonest with the #publlc and those directly affected. The only way forward is to #RemoveTheDams on the #Columbia and elsewhere and yet in spite of Legal Outcomes to do just this, they sit untouched because no one has ANY Political Courage to do the job. These are NOT #SalmonLeaders https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/240-million-tribal-salmon-hatcheries-across-northwest/281-2772aac6-b8f3-4482-9b78-32f8cac285f8?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

#Fish & #Wildlife: The #KoksilahRiver supports regionally significant #aquatic #ecosystems and fish species, including #chinook, #coho and #chum #salmon as well as #steelhead and resident #trout. These fish populations are both culturally and economically significant to local First Nations. It is essential to the survival of many species of #birds, #mammals, #reptiles, and #amphibians.

#Farms & #Vineyards: Approximately 15% of the lower watershed supports a significant #agricultural community including many large dairy farms as well as smaller mixed and organic farms. The pastoral landscape is a also a favorite wine-touring route and is a thriving and expanding #RuralTourism business.

Forest: Approximately 73% of the #KoksilahWatershed is Privately Managed #Forest Lands and another 6% is Crown #Forestry Lands.

#Recreation Opportunities: The Koksilah Watershed is home to several parks including the #KoksilahRiverProvincialPark. It is enjoyed by many in the valley as a refreshing place to swim on hot summer days because the water temperature is always cooler than the #Cowichan River. It is also used extensively by white water paddlers, particularly in the winter months.

#BackroadAdventures #VancouverIsland #water #river #Shawnigan #DayAdventure #DayTrip #PacificNorthwest #ProtectWatersheds #nature #VanIsle #Cascadia #PNW #NaturesPower #WaterIsLife #ProtectWatersheds #ProtectNature #Hydro #RiversOfBC #RiversOfVancouverIsland #Indigenous #FirstNations #Historical #CowichanValley

The #CowichanRiver #estuary is one of the largest & most important in #BritishColumbia. The #watershed drains 90,000 hectares & provides #CriticalHabitat to dozens of #fish species, including #steelhead, #Chinook, #chum, #coho & #PinkSalmon, as well as brown, #cutthroat & #RainbowTrout. But the #Cowichan’s troubles are by no means unique; they are a #CaseStudy for a much larger problem.

#TimberCompanies store #LogBooms all along the #BCcoast, says Jamieson Atkinson, a fish #biologist & program manager for the #Aquatic #Research & #Restoration Centre at #BritishColumbiaConservationFoundation. “It’s shocking.” While #estuaries make up less than 3% of British Columbia’s coast, they provide rich #habitat for 80% of the province’s coastal #wildlife. The #FraserRiver estuary, near #Vancouver on the mainland, supports more than 300 species of #birds & 80 species of fish & #shellfish for at least part of their life cycles.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/05/Estuary-Marine-Life-Smothered-Timber-Industrial-Log-Booms

@thetyee

#BCpoli #environmental #WildFirst #ProtectNature #ProtectWildlife #Ecological #ecosystems #Conservation #VancouverIsland #WildSalmonAlliance #ProtectWatersheds #StopEcocide #NatureFirst #VanIsle #Nature #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty #CorporateGreed #GreedKills #PacificNorthwest #WildlifeConservation #HabitatRestoration #ProtectNature #DefendNature #PNW #IndustrialPollution #BanCorporateLobbyists

#RemoveTheDams, End all #WaterAbstractions and punish the #ECOKillers if you want to restore native #Steelhead. Adding more Hatcheries will do nothing and weakens the #GenePool for #Trout & #Salmon.
Be #SalmonLeaders and #JustSayNO to quick fixes.
@ianjames

Thousands of juvenile coho and chinook #salmon and #steelhead have already returned to #PrairieCreek along with red-legged #frogs, northwestern #salamanders, #waterfowl and other species.

Redwoods National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz praised the #restoration of the area and its return to the #tribe, saying it is “healing the land while healing the relationships among all the people who inhabit this magnificent #forest.”

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#Biden earmarks half a billion for #salmon on upper Green River https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/biden-earmarks-half-a-billion-for-salmon-on-upper-green-river/

"An additional $500 million could be on its way to help unlock almost half, or about 100 river and stream miles, of the #GreenRiver’s historical salmon spawning and rearing habitat... in the upper reaches, Chinook and coho salmon, and #steelhead trout, will lay their eggs. Later, baby #fish will emerge and eventually use the new passage to make their way toward downstream side channel and estuarine habitat"

Klamath River Dam Removals https://www.americanrivers.org/2024/02/transformational-klamath-river-dam-removals-and-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-law/

"With #Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, $800 million was made available for #DamRemoval... The removals will open access to more than 400 miles of habitat for #salmon and #steelhead #trout, help restore #Tribal #FoodSovereignty and cultural justice, and improve the health and #WaterQuality of the river. Removing the #dams has been a decades-long effort instigated by #Indigenous grassroots advocates"

#USpol #Fish #Restoration #Climate

#Biden brokers $1 billion deal with #Oregon, #Washington, 4 #ColumbiaRiver #tribes to revive Northwest #salmon population https://fortune.com/2024/02/24/white-house-1-billion-salmon-oregon-washington-columbia-river/ #USpol

"The #ColumbiaRiver Basin was once the world’s greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and #steelhead. Today, four are #extinct and seven are #endangered... #Dams are a main culprit behind the salmon’s decline... Congressional #Republicans oppose #DamBreaching and have vowed to block it."

The #EndangeredSpecies Act, 50 years in: $1.2B per year, but mostly a few #species
Associated Press analysis of #2020 data found #fish got 67% of spending, the majority for several dozen #salmon and #steelhead populations in #California, #Oregon and #Washington. #Mammals were a distant second with 7% of spending and #birds had about 5%. #Insects received just 0.5% of the money and #plants about 2%. Not included in those percentages is money divided among multiple species. https://fortune.com/2024/01/03/endangered-species-act-50-year-anniversary-salmon-trout-grizzly-bears/

Hiked with a friend the other day in a lull between storms. Many local rivers are at flood stage. Eel river in far northern CA is the third largest watershed in CA, and the third siltiest river on earth after the Yangtze, and Mississippi. 100% caused by humans, bad logging practices, and bad road building. People use to come from all over the world to fly fish steelhead, and salmon in clear water. Now they are both listed as endangered in the watershed. #salmon #steelhead #logging #watersheds # EelRiver

Join George Costa from TCO Fly Shop as he provides valuable insights into the current fishing conditions in Central Pennsylvania during early December. In his latest episode, George shares expert advice on how to effectively target trout and steelhead. Don't miss out on this information-packed podcast! https://www.thearticulatefly.com/podcast/central-pennsylvania-fishing-report-tco-fly-shop-taf752 #fishingreport #podcast #steelhead #flyfishing

Check out the latest episode of the Central Pennsylvania Fishing Report with George Costa of TCO Fly Shop in State College! George dives into mid-November conditions, including the steelhead bite. Plus, he shares exciting news about a special Black Friday book signing with George Daniel. Don't miss this informative and engaging episode! #fishing #podcast #TCOFlyShop #steelhead #BlackFriday #flyfishing https://www.thearticulatefly.com/podcast/central-pennsylvania-fishing-report-tco-fly-shop-taf746

@ianrosewrites Thanks for that Northwest Treaty Tribes piece re: #salmon, #6PPDquinone, and toxic tire dust. That topic came to our attn a few years back, but we'd not read anything recently, until seeing David Schmalz's #MontereyCountyWeekly 11/15/23 piece "What will #ClimateChange mean for steelhead #trout?" https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/mcnow_intro/what-will-climate-change-mean-for-steelhead-trout-it-depends/article_050b48c8-8415-11ee-97d5-772a4c4e3f97.html #EarthStewardship #tires #fisheries #coho #steelhead

Change Is Coming – Welcome to Steelhead City in #SecondLife

My chosen community in Second Life is going through some exciting changes - Sheriff Fuzzball Ortega is reorganizing things, and a crew of folks are working on various remodeling and rebuilding projects around Steelhead City. There will be parcels available for rental ver

https://www.lelanicarver.com/2023/10/change-is-coming-welcome-to-steelhead-city-in-secondlife/

#Building #ChameleonicPossessions #SecondLife #Steelhead

@davep

The #SecondLife Newser posted some links back to older stories about the Emerald scandal, people who flounced or got bounced, and even an old reminder of my beloved old community that closed, #Steelhead

Unusual for the Newser, there weren’t many typos.

http://slnewser.blogspot.com/2023/08/thirteen-years-ago-emeraldgate-scandal.html?m=1

Limit of winter #Steelhead, Bogachiel River, 2005, for #ThrowbackThursday. Man I miss those times. Used to be obsessed with steelhead fishing but rarely go anymore. Our wild runs are in peril. #Fishing #GetOutside

Second Life Newser: Interview With Gem Sunkiller

Long time reader of the #SecondLife newspaper the #SLNewser - you have to ignore the outdated look. #RelayForLifeInSecondLife is a huge fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, raising millions of real US dollars over the years. In the int

https://www.lelanicarver.com/2023/01/second-life-newser-interview-with-gem-sunkiller/

#ChameleonicPossessions #RelayForLife #Steelhead #RelayforLifeinSecondLife #RFL #SecondLife #SLNewser