Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Dec. 3 aimed at restoring salmon and steelhead habitats in the Columbia River Basin, which have been declining in number due to dam construction.
The executive order directs state agencies to work with Oregon and regional tribes—Yakama, Umatilla, Nez Perce, and Warm Springs—to implement the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (CBRI).
Inslee called on state agencies to advance science-based solutions, restore habitats, and bring together diverse interest groups to preserve the salmon population in the Columbia River Basin.
“Salmon have inhabited Washington for millions of years, but their time is running out. We cannot waver for a moment, now or in the future, in our work to restore these runs,” the governor said in a statement....
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