The Forum’s Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction Webinar in May brought together over 200 participants from diverse backgrounds. To view the three-hour webinar, go to www.lrf.org/webinar. Many thanks to the Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUTs) and…
Click here to access last week’s Upper Columbia Salmon Reintroduction webinar. “Presentations,” said Forum Executive Director Andy Dunau, “provided an extraordinary cultural, technical and policy overview filled with hope and promise.” The 200 plus people registered…
Join us in keeping up to date on key issues. For opinion leaders, elected officials, natural resource managers, policy makers, environmentalists, tribal members and concerned citizens from both sides of the border. The first two…
This is a story of resilience and passion. Starring salmon in the Upper Columbia, the storyline is evolving with embers of hope that are beginning to catch fire. In 2017, the Spokane Tribe of Indians…
Seven Reardan High School FFA (Future Farmers of America) students will bring the plight of the Southern Resident Killer Whales front and center at the conference the morning of November 20th. In a fast-paced, 15-minute…
Jon Waterhouse directs the Indigenous Peoples Program at the Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University School of Public Health. Jon is a past member of the National Science Foundation funded Science and…
Two Lake Roosevelt Forum Conference sessions will address the common question “so where are we with reintroduction of salmon into the Upper Columbia?” The answer, in simple terms, is that the phased, science-based approach called…
The Tri-County Economic Development Board (Tri-County) voted to support Upper Columbia United Tribe (UCUT) efforts to conduct a feasibility study to reintroduce salmon above Grand Coulee Dam. Tri-County is a federally-recognized Economic Development District representing…
The Northwest Power and Conservation Council has taken a very significant step toward the vision of reintroducing salmon and steelhead above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams.
One of the most remarkable outcomes in discussions to modernize the Columbia River Treaty is whether to embrace and support anadromous salmon and other fish once again migrating the Columbia past Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams and into Canada.
The backdrop for Forum activities is the unique and distinct needs of Lake Roosevelt, which resulted from creating a reservoir to support operational capacity at Grand Coulee Dam. Two Indian tribes, federal agencies, state agencies and four counties have specific interests in the management of the lake. Individually and collectively, they seek to meet a diverse set of environmental, economic and cultural needs.
Lake Roosevelt Forum continues to successfully engage in a set of public outreach activities intended to further strengthen collaboration and cooperation among the many stakeholders with interests in and around Lake Roosevelt.
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