The number of coho salmon returning to Oregon’s coastal rivers has improved dramatically in recent years, to the point that the salmonoid may qualify for removal from the federal Endangered Species ...

The number of coho salmon returning to the Upper Willamette Basin smashed records for the second year in a row, but it wasn't necessarily a bonanza for anglers. A total of 53,169 adult coho passed the ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness goes deep on the record coho salmon runs in the Upper Willamette Basin. Urness talks with Chris Kern, the west region manager for the ...

Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the Upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of the ocean-going fish entered the river ...

Host Zach Urness breaks down the government shutdown and three other stories on wildfires, salmon and Douglas fir trees.

PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) — While a controversial southern Oregon dam may delay the migration of a threatened species of salmon, the impact isn’t significant enough to violate federal environmental laws, a ...

This riverside retreat offers stellar scenery and outdoor activities ranging from sailing and fishing to hiking and biking, ...

Nearly perfect ocean conditions and a high survival rate of smolt that headed to the Pacific Ocean in 2008, have led to a record number of coho salmon returning to Willamette Valley rivers to spawn.

While work crews continued dismantling dams on the Klamath River, leaders of four tribes gathered on a riverbank last week to watch and offer prayers as a valve on a tanker truck was opened. From a ...

SEATTLE - There won't be much of a salmon season for fishermen off the California coast for the second year in a row. The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted three options Thursday for this ...

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials say there will be no salmon fishing at the southern Oregon coast this year. The Mail Tribune reports the Pacific Fishery and Management Council made the decision ...