Every summer, many rivers across Alaska appear as if they have caught fire. The water turns a deep, almost impossible red as ...

It’s sink or swim, eat or be eaten when smolts hit the ocean. The conditions there can play an outsized role in how many of them survive to adulthood and return to fresh water rivers to spawn. But the ...

The migrations that make up the well-known salmon life cycle have long been described as one way at a time. Juvenile salmon hatch and swim down rivers to the ocean, where they grow and mature before ...

In Fulbright Park on a Wednesday afternoon, dozens of fifth graders released salmon fry into Ahtanum Creek. The release was the culmination of a detailed, months-long program to teach kids about the ...

Kids and families will dive into the world of salmon through interactive, educational activities that highlight the salmon life cycle, their ecological role, and their cultural significance in Alaska.

“Going local” has been a mantra for people who want to make environmentally responsible choices about what they eat. But where food’s from might matter the most when calculating its carbon footprint.

“Oh man, you’ve just been eaten by catfish,” California Department of Fish and Wildlife interpreter Molly Shea told 6-year-old Sebastian Alvarez after he spun the salmon wheel of survival for a tenth ...

Hundreds of students filled the Johnson Lake Campground on Wednesday to learn about wildlife and outdoor safety at the 24th Annual Kenai Peninsula Salmon Celebration. The annual event caps off the ...

A study shows how a single gene in Atlantic salmon can dramatically influence the timing of puberty -- a key factor for salmon life cycle and survival. A study carried out at the University of ...