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Will limits on fishing free up salmon for starving orcas?
With fishery limits now set, attention turns to rebuilding "overfished" salmon runs and protecting southern resident orcas.
Jes Burns
Jes Burns is the Southern Oregon reporter for EarthFix, an environmental journalism collaboration led by Oregon Public Broadcasting in partnership with six other public media stations in Oregon, Washi
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Forget Smokey — new tech helps us assess fire danger
A tool forest managers use to determine the level of fire danger is getting its first update in more than
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Scientists help hatchery salmon find the sweet smell of home
Confused salmon keep getting lost on their way back to the nest, but wildlife scientists are helping them make scents of the journey.
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Old-growth forests could help native songbird species beat climate change
Increasingly hot and dry summers in Oregon and Washington have started to affect the songbirds that migrate thousands of miles to breed here each spring.
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More gray whale sightings along the Northwest coast
Gray whale sightings are up on the Oregon and Washington coasts in recent weeks. Counts at Oregon’s Whale Watching