YAKIMA, Wash. -- With water flows down and the heat up, temperatures in parts of the Yakima River this summer have been running more like those in the waters of coastal Hawaii, according to the ...

White pelicans are one of the largest bird species in North American and were wiped out in Washington state until 1993.

Many times salmon will wait at Bateman Island in the Tri-Cities until the Yakima River cools to at least 73 degrees, but this year even the Columbia River is warm and salmon are perishing.

Sports; Outdoors; Yakima River salmon fishing opens Saturday Tue., May 13, 2014 Roy Houle, foreground, and Rob Phillips, both of Yakima, had no trouble catching and netting spring chinook salmon ...

Conservationists are celebrating the protection of five miles of river frontage along the White Salmon River. The 174-acre ...

It will allow sockeye salmon and other fish to go from Cle Elum Lake through the dam and on to the Cle Elum River. In her remarks, Haaland touted the project as a model for conservation.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Several thousand sockeye salmon could soon make their way up the Yakima River, helped along by cooler weather and a wave of extra water flowing down the river.The Bureau of ...

With the survival of several species of fish, including salmon, hanging in the balance,... State to test Yakima River's water Seattle Post-Intelligencer Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

Every September in south-central Washington, the gates of Tieton Dam open and the Tieton River pours through. More than a half-million gallons of water flow each minute for 45 days.

YAKIMA – With water flows down and the heat up, temperatures in parts of the Yakima River this summer have been running more like those in the waters of coastal Hawaii, according to the ...

Crews weed Yakima River to clear stargrass, help salmon find gravel Annette Cary - Tri-City Herald . Updated August 18, 2015 6:46 AM.

Yakama Nation researchers are shooting pelicans near the Yakima River in Benton County. Research had been announced to study their impact on salmon populations.