The salmonids are one of the most cherished and historically important family of fish in the Pacific Northwest. To many, they represent the Northwest more than the forests and mountains. To the Northwest native peoples they were important both as…

Many people – most perhaps – see time as linear. A year begins; months pass; and then the year ends. It then recedes into the past, remembered only as an incrementing number on one’s decrementing life journey. Infrequently, a year…

The Wild Salmon Center has a recent article concerning a recommendation from the Seafood Watch from the Monterey Bay Aquarium in which wild steelhead were given a “Good Alternative” rating. This is astounding given the science that shows wild Washington…