Chinook salmon return to Mount St. Helens watershed for first time since 1980 eruption

Chinook salmon return to Mount St. Helens watershed for first time since 1980 eruption

After over four decades, spring Chinook salmon returned to the upper North Fork Toutle River thanks to a reintroduction effort.

WDFW, Cowlitz Indian Tribe, and U.S. Forest Service celebrate first Chinook salmon reintroduction to Mount St. Helens area since 1980 eruption

WDFW released 30 adult spring Chinook into South Fork Coldwater Creek, the first such release in the Mount St. Helens area since the 1980 eruption.