Read news and opinion articles authored by Save Our wild Salmon Coalition staff and guests.
Thousands call on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council to restore healthy and abundant fish and wildlife harmed by Columbia Basin hydropower
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 6
Wild Salmon & Steelhead News (September/October 2025)
Seattle Times Full-page Ad: Extinction is Forever. Columbia Basin Salmon are in peril.
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 5
NextGen Salmon Collective: Empowering Youth Advocacy for Columbia-Snake River Basin Restoration
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 4
Join us for Xaalh: The Way of the Masks Tour September 6-20, in a Northwest city near you!
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 3
Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 2
Jul 21, 2025 - Columbia Basin’s salmon are in hot water, literally, says report from Save Our Wild Salmon
Jul 9, 2025 - Hot Water Report 2025: Issue 1
Jun 30, 2025 - BPA Must Not Abandon Its Obligations to Salmon
Jun 16, 2025 - You're invited to SOS' Salmon Action Hours!
Jun 11, 2025 - Stand with fishermen who traveled to D.C.—Join them in urging Congress to support urgent salmon recovery investments
May 30, 2025 - You're Invited to 'A Majestic Matriarchy: Honoring the Southern Residents' on June 14 in Seattle!
May 20, 2025 - Advocating for Pacific salmon from the Northwest to DC - and how YOU can help!
May 6, 2025 - Get that GIVING feeling - to recover salmon and restore their rivers!
Apr 9, 2025 - You’re invited to SOS' 2025 Webinar Series
Mar 28, 2025 - NextGen Salmon Collective student leaders share their perspective in Olympia!
Jan 3, 2025 - Save Our wild Salmon's 2024 Year-in-Review
Dec 9, 2024 - SOS Photo Gallery - Highlights from 2024!
Dec 4, 2024 - Gov. Inslee issues Executive Order emphasizing the critical nature of salmon recovery through restoring the Columbia River Basin
Nov 18, 2024 - All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca Film
Nov 13, 2024 - The election and our way forward
Sep 16, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 12.
Sep 8, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 11.
Aug 29, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 10.
Aug 27, 2024 - VOTE! What's your voting plan?
Aug 26, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 9.
Aug 26, 2024 - Rocky Barker: Salmon have overcome many obstacles but still survive in the Columbia and Snake rivers and again depend on an election to safeguard their future
Aug 14, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 8.
Aug 13, 2024 - BPA Must Not Short-Circuit Our Region’s Future.
Aug 8, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 7.
Aug 1, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 6.
Jul 24, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 5.
Jul 17, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 4.
Jul 16, 2024 - Columbia River Treaty agreement prioritizes status quo over the needs of imperiled salmon and river health
Jul 10, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 3.
Jul 3, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 2.
Jun 27, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 1.
Jun 18, 2024 - Biden Administration Releases 'Tribal Circumstances Analysis' Highlighting Historic and Ongoing Negative Impacts of Columbia River Dams to Tribal Communities
May 19, 2024 - 2024 'Snake River Dinner Hour' webinar series - Watch the webinar recordings!
Apr 22, 2024 - 'Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin': Attend a book release event near you in June!
Feb 26, 2024 - Thank You President Biden and Six Sovereigns
Feb 9, 2024 - Debunking Myths About the Lower Snake River Dams
Jan 11, 2024 - Patagonia's Not Mars: Tools to Save Our Home Planet (December 2023)
Dec 14, 2023 - Federal agreement announced, creating a pathway to restore lower Snake River (12/14/2023)
Dec 1, 2023 - SOS staff’s recommended reading
Nov 20, 2023 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition Year-in-Review 2023
Nov 16, 2023 - SOS Photo Gallery - Highlights from 2023
Nov 14, 2023 - Honor 'Native American Heritage Month'!
Nov 13, 2023 - ‘Rise Up Northwest in Unity’ - Nov. 1 and 2, 2023
Oct 12, 2023 - Stand with Tribes to protect salmon and orcas: ‘Rise Up Northwest in Unity’ - Nov. 1 and 2, 2023
Oct 5, 2023 - 'All Our Relations' Snake River Campaign (Sept./Oct. 2023)
Sep 17, 2023 - Breaking News: Columbia/Snake River salmon and dams update
Sep 16, 2023 - Attend the 2023 ‘All Our Relations’ Journey, Snake River Campaign
Sep 15, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 18, Issue 11.
Sep 7, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 8, Issue 10.
Aug 31, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 1, Issue 9.
Aug 24, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 24, Issue 8.
Aug 17, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 18, Issue 7.
Aug 9, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 9, Issue 6.
Aug 3, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 3, Issue 5.
Jul 27, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 27, Issue 4.
Jul 19, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 19, Issue 3.
Jul 12, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 12, Issue 2.
Jul 5, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 6, Issue 1.
May 30, 2023 - Take Action: Submit a public comment urging federal action to stop salmon extinction
May 24, 2023 - Honor: People, Salmon & Orca Exhibit (May-June at Patagonia Seattle)
Mar 31, 2023 - Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Mar 27, 2023 - "Now is our chance to stop salmon extinction" - Full-page Seattle Times ad (March 26, 2023)
Mar 24, 2023 - REGISTER TODAY to attend Biden Administration Snake River 'listening session' - 10am - 1 pm PT, March 31, 2023
Feb 24, 2023 - Honor: People and Salmon Exhibit (March-April in Tacoma, WA)
Feb 15, 2023 - Celebrate Black History Month!
Jan 12, 2023 - Honor: People and Salmon Exhibit - Call for Art!
Dec 22, 2022 - Happy Holidays 2022! - From the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
Dec 5, 2022 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition 2022: The Year in Review - and a Look Ahead...
Nov 28, 2022 - 6 books about the Pacific Northwest for 6 (randomly-selected) year-end SOS donors.
Nov 28, 2022 - "The Klamath salmon are coming home."
Nov 21, 2022 - The Way Forward for the Snake River and PNW salmon recovery
Nov 17, 2022 - Celebrate National 'Native American Heritage Month'!
Oct 28, 2022 - The election is right around the corner! What's your plan to vote?
Oct 3, 2022 - Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty: Where do we go from here?
Sep 16, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 16 Issue 11.
Sep 16, 2022 - Biden Administration Commitments to Salmon Recovery Complement Murray/Inslee Initiative
Sep 8, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 8 Issue 10.
Sep 2, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 2 Issue 9.
Sep 1, 2022 - Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee's historic decision: replace the services, remove the dams, restore salmon
Aug 25, 2022 - Joseph Bogaard, SOS Executive Director statement regarding Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee's joint statement and recommendations for the lower Snake River dams.
Aug 18, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 18 Issue 8.
Aug 11, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 10, Issue 7.
Aug 4, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 3, Issue 6.
Jul 27, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 27, Issue 5.
Jul 19, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 20, Issue 4.
Jul 18, 2022 - Spokane Mural RFP—Northwest Artists Against Extinction
Jul 13, 2022 - 45 allied organizations join SOS comments re: Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee's 'Draft LSR Report'
Jul 12, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 13, Issue 3.
Jul 8, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - June 29, Issue 2.
Jun 30, 2022 - Photo Gallery: Hundreds 'Rally for Salmon' in Portland - 6/25/2022
Jun 28, 2022 - 'Urgency and Opportunity 2022' - Delivering Solutions for Snake River salmon and Northwest communities: A Resource Page
Jun 22, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - June 22, Issue 1.
May 2, 2022 - GiveBIG - to protect salmon and restore the Snake River!
May 2, 2022 - Save Our wild Salmon - 2022: The Year in Photos so far...
Apr 20, 2022 - You're invited: Stand with Tribal communities for the 'Snake River to Salish Sea Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey' (May 2022)
Mar 17, 2022 - ACT TODAY: Sen. Murray/Gov. Inslee 'Snake River Salmon Initiative' Survey Resource Page
Dec 27, 2021 - Happy Holidays 2021! - from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
Dec 21, 2021 - Urgency & Opportunity: Our Year-end Review 2021 - and look ahead.
Nov 9, 2021 - Join us on Sat., Nov. 20 to honor endangered Snake River salmon - and call for action!
Oct 18, 2021 - 'Save Our wild Salmon' 2021 Fall Webinar Speaker Series - 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18
Oct 2, 2021 - 'Steelhead Mean Business' newspaper ads highlight the plight of steelhead and impacts on businesses and communities
Sep 15, 2021 - Please contact Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee: "Snake River salmon, Southern Resident orcas, and Northwest communities need your leadership - and your plan - today!"
Sep 8, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - September 8, Issue 12.
Sep 1, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - September 1, Issue 11.
Aug 25, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 25, Issue 10.
Aug 18, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 18, Issue 9.
Aug 12, 2021 - 2021 Rally for the River: photos and news coverage
Aug 11, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 11, Issue 8.
Aug 5, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 4, Issue 7.
Jul 28, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - July 28, Issue 6.
Jul 21, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - July 21, Issue 5.
Jul 14, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - July 14, Issue 4.
Jul 11, 2021 - Stand with the Tribes to restore Snake River salmon - July 15
Jul 7, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - July 7, Issue 3.
Jul 6, 2021 - Full-page SOS Coalition ad in support of Tribal 'Salmon Orca Summit'
Jul 6, 2021 - Northwest Tribes' 'Salmon Orca Summit' Resource Page: Agenda and Links
Jun 30, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - June 30, Issue 2.
Jun 23, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - June 23, Issue 1.
Jun 3, 2021 - Dam Removal Success Stories 2021: Fifth and Final in the Series - Restoring Sandy River
May 17, 2021 - SOS Blogpost: Finally! Washington State Democrats weigh in on Simpson proposal
May 3, 2021 - GiveBIG - May 4 and 5, 2021 - to restore the lower Snake River and its salmon!
Apr 29, 2021 - Dam Removal Success Stories 2021: Part four of a five-part series
Apr 19, 2021 - Newspaper ads highlight the urgent plight of orcas (April 2021)
Apr 1, 2021 - Dam Removal Success Stories 2021: Part three of a five-part series
Mar 15, 2021 - Snake River Vision Project Launches Interactive Map Tool Imagining a Free-Flowing River
Mar 9, 2021 - Contact your Members of Congress! - An SOS Resource Page
Mar 9, 2021 - 'Save Our wild Salmon' Spring Speaker Series: Hear from the experts and ask them questions
Mar 8, 2021 - Seattle Times: Biden appointments, including Nez Perce fisheries champion, bolster Native American presence in federal government
Mar 3, 2021 - Dam Removal Success Stories 2021: Part 2 of a five-part series
Feb 8, 2021 - Congressman Simpson (R-ID) announces a groundbreaking proposal to restore Northwest salmon populations and invest in its communities and infrastructure
Feb 1, 2021 - Dam Removal Success Stories 2021: A five-part series
Dec 23, 2020 - Happy Holidays 2020 - From Save Our wild Salmon
Dec 10, 2020 - Save Our wild Salmon’s Year-end Review 2020
Dec 10, 2020 - 2020 has been a big year for Pacific salmon and their rivers!
Nov 29, 2020 - What a Biden Administration might mean for Northwest salmon and orcas
Nov 25, 2020 - Happy Thanksgiving 2020 - From Save Our wild Salmon
Oct 21, 2020 - Fall 2020 Action Campaign: Contact Senators Cantwell and Murray!
Sep 8, 2020 - 'Save Our wild Salmon' Fall Speaker Series: Hear from the experts and ask them questions
Sep 2, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - September 2, Issue 8.
Aug 26, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - August 26, Issue 7.
Aug 19, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - August 19, Issue 6.
Aug 11, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - August 12, Issue 5
Aug 5, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - August 5, Issue 4
Jul 29, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - July 29, Issue 3
Jul 22, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - July 22nd, Issue 2
Jul 15, 2020 - Hot Water Report 2020 - July 15th, Issue 1
Jun 1, 2020 - 'Save Our wild Salmon' June Speaker Series: Hear from the experts and ask them questions
Apr 30, 2020 - GiveBIG 2020 - May 5th and 6th. Please help sustain our work at this critical time
Apr 21, 2020 - 2020 CRSO Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS): An SOS Summary of the Public Comment Period (April 2020)
Mar 13, 2020 - An Update/Statement re: the Draft EIS, public comment process and coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020 - Speak up for salmon! The Draft EIS for Columbia and Snake River Salmon – A Resource Page
Mar 1, 2020 - SOS Blog: The federal agencies' "new" Draft report - what just happened and what's next
Dec 23, 2019 - Happy Holidays 2019 - from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
Dec 23, 2019 - Save Our wild Salmon's 2019 year-in-review - and look ahead!
Dec 23, 2019 - Get Involved! Washington State's 'Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process' - A Resource Page
Dec 9, 2019 - Lower Snake River Stakeholder Process: Online Questionnaire
Nov 27, 2019 - Happy Thanksgiving 2019 - from the Save Our wild Salmon crew!
Nov 17, 2019 - The Hill: A fresh look at the future of hydropower requires that we see clearly its past and present
Oct 23, 2019 - Harpers: The $68,000 Fish, The future of salmon in the Pacific Northwest
Oct 2, 2019 - The 2019 Nimiipuu River Rendezvous Review!
Sep 30, 2019 - You're Invited: 'Dammed to Extinction'
Sep 30, 2019 - Lewiston Morning Tribune: Don’t make the choice; merely clarify it
Sep 11, 2019 - Nimiipuu River Rendezvous Sept 20th to 22nd – Save the Date!
Sep 3, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 30th
Aug 28, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 23rd
Aug 26, 2019 - Action Alert - Contact these Northwest leaders today - "Salmon, orca and communities need leadership today!"
Aug 19, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 16th
Aug 13, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 9th
Aug 8, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - August 2nd
Jul 12, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 26th
Jul 12, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 12th
Jul 12, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 19th
Jul 5, 2019 - Hot Water Report 2019 - July 5th
Jun 13, 2019 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition Job Posting
May 5, 2019 - GiveBIG 2019 is on Wednesday, May 8 - make your pledge today!
Apr 21, 2019 - Can we come together? Next week in Idaho.
Apr 18, 2019 - 17th Annual Rose’ Revival Fundraiser for SOS
Mar 13, 2019 - InvestigateWest: Legislature, Inslee Struggle to Fix Roads that Block Salmon, Help Starving Orca
Feb 22, 2019 - CBB: Researchers Synthesize Dam Removal Studies; Suggest Ecosystem Effects Can Be Predicted
Feb 4, 2019 - Call and write your Washington State legislators today! Starving orcas need salmon!
Dec 23, 2018 - Save Our wild Salmon's 2018 year-in-review - and look ahead!
Dec 4, 2018 - The Revelator: Four Major Dam-Removal Projects To Keep an Eye on in the Coming Year
Nov 26, 2018 - 11.27.2018 is GIVINGTUESDAY - Please support wild salmon and free-flowing rivers
Nov 21, 2018 - Happy Thanksgiving from the Save Our wild Salmon Crew!
Nov 18, 2018 - Call Governor Inslee Today: "Secure funding for the lower Snake River stakeholder forum!"
Nov 13, 2018 - An update on orca and salmon protection efforts (11.11.18)
Oct 25, 2018 - Orca/Salmon Alert - 5-day comment period closes TODAY (Oct. 29) - Act now!
Oct 1, 2018 - SIGN THE PETITION: Endangered orca and salmon need bold action now!
Sep 7, 2018 - You're invited! 2018 Flotilla to 'Free the Snake' - Sept. 7/8 in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley
Aug 28, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - August 24
Aug 13, 2018 - Hot Water Report - August 10
Aug 7, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - August 3
Jul 30, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - July 27
Jul 23, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - July 20
Jul 22, 2018 - U.S. Dept. of State: Town Hall To Discuss Modernization of the Columbia River Treaty Regime
Jul 22, 2018 - News Deeply: Here’s How the Largest Dam Removal Project in the U.S. Would Work
Jul 22, 2018 - CBB: Connecting Salmon Recovery Efforts: Columbia Basin Partnership Releases Vision Statement, Goals
Jul 16, 2018 - Del Norte Triplicate: Dam Removal Plan Out for Public Review
Jul 16, 2018 - CBB: Council Fish/Wildlife Committee Discusses Tribal Plans To Restore Pacific Lamprey To Historic Range
Jul 16, 2018 - TDN: Columbia Riverkeeper: Stronger than ever?
Jul 9, 2018 - Seattle Times: Audit finds 70 percent of B.C. fish-processing plants do not comply with environmental regulations
Jul 5, 2018 - Yes! Magazine: 5 Reasons Salmon Are an Environmental Justice Solution
Jul 3, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Commission Selects Kelly Susewind As New Washington Department Of Fish And Wildlife Director
Jun 28, 2018 - News Deeply: Salmon Are Booming in Oregon’s Rogue River. Dam Removal May Be Why.
Jun 28, 2018 - Alison Morrow: What wildlife need from us—awareness
Jun 21, 2018 - Hot Water Report 2018 - June 28
Jun 18, 2018 - Columbia Basin Bulletin: Tie Vote In U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Rulings In Washington State Fish Culverts Case
Jun 18, 2018 - Editorial: Shifts of market and region
Jun 11, 2018 - Seattle Times: Tied U.S. Supreme Court decision means Washington must remove barriers to salmon migration
Jun 1, 2018 - Seattle Times: Once-flooded Elwha land becomes forest
May 30, 2018 - Oregonian Guest Opinion: Trump's attack on salmon recovery is unconscionable
May 24, 2018 - For the Sake of the Snake
May 21, 2018 - Post Register: 'It’s about art making a statement’
May 16, 2018 - YOU'RE INVITED! CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF WILD & SCENIC RIVERS WITH SAWYERS PADDLES AND OARS - A BENEFIT FOR SAVE OUR WILD SALMON
May 14, 2018 - B-Run Steelhead - Extinction in the Heart of Idaho
Apr 19, 2018 - Seattle Times: Supreme Court showdown: Washington’s attorney general vs. tribes over salmon habitat
Apr 2, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - Portland, OR - Thursday, April 26 - 6-9 pm
Apr 2, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - Olympia, WA - Wednesday, April 25 - 6-9 pm
Mar 27, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Walla Walla
Mar 15, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Moscow
Mar 15, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes: Spokane, the journey begins
Mar 2, 2018 - Seattle Times: State kills Atlantic salmon farming in Washington
Mar 1, 2018 - Spokesman Review: Recreation is big business
Feb 16, 2018 - Loaves and Fishes - Spokane - March 4, 2018
Feb 15, 2018 - Washington state moves closer to banning Atlantic salmon farms
Feb 4, 2018 - The Tyee: Megadams Not Clean or Green, Says Expert
Jan 30, 2018 - Seattle Times: Fish farm caused Atlantic salmon spill near San Juans, then tried to hide how bad it was, state says
Jan 18, 2018 - Tale of Two Rivers Online Resources
Jan 12, 2018 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Cracker Building in Spokane - Thursday, January 25
Dec 21, 2017 - 2017 Year in Review: Much done – much to be done
Dec 19, 2017 - A Tale of Two Rivers - at the Burke Museum in Seattle - Wednesday, January 24
Dec 17, 2017 - Seattle Times: Violations prompt Washington state to cancel Atlantic salmon farm lease at Port Angeles
Nov 29, 2017 - From the desk of Jacob Schmidt: Faith leaders meet with McMorris Rodgers office to oppose HR 3144
Nov 29, 2017 - 'It Takes Our Purpose': With No Salmon, Yurok Tribe Struggles With Identity
Nov 21, 2017 - Happy Thanksgiving from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition!

