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Infrastructure · LeavenworthThe region’s network of hatcheries sustains salmon populations. They’re in danger of mass failure Age before beauty: Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery in Washington raises 1.2 million spring chinook salmon each year. It was built in 1940. Photo: USFWS/Nicole Shepherd By Nick Engelfried. July 10, 2025. Hundreds of fins undulate beneath the surface in a walled pond next to Icicle Creek at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, a little more than 100…Read Article
SPECIAL REPORT: PNW hatcheries face rising costs, crumbling infrastructure

Salem, Oregon · SalemProposed laws would streamline rights transfers, impose new environmental reviews and address dwindling water supplies Reconsidering water: New rules affecting everything from commercial irrigation to residential wells are being discussed in the Oregon Legislature. Photo: North Unit Irrigation District By Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle. June 10, 2025. In an effort to modernize and streamline how state officials allocate what’s left of O…Read Article