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As sockeye salmon boom in Alaska, is there a lesson for us in Washington?

This year, more than 78 million sockeye salmon returned to the estuaries of Western Alaska, a record high and a stark contrast with most salmon populations elsewhere as urban infrastructure and rising water temperatures threaten numerous species. University of Washington professor Daniel Schindler told Soundside that sockeye salmon have been climate change winners in recent years, but why is still an answer researchers are seeking an answer to.
- Libby Denkmann
Fat Bear Week emerges from scandal to crown a new champion Tuesday

The park says its virtual ballot box was stuffed in Sunday's semifinal, won by the mammoth 747 — who faces a young upstart female named 901 in the final.
- Bill Chappell
Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you

Native Land Digital, a Canadian nonprofit, offers resources for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn more about the land and its history. It hopes its map will be just a part of that journey.
- Rachel Treisman
Wildfire season gave Washington a break in 2022
- Dyer Oxley
$1B up for grabs to help salmon get to where they're going

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announce a $1 billion program to help save the region's salmon while visiting Washington state Thursday.
- David Hyde
Samish elders celebrate Cayou Channel

State officials have renamed the passage between Orcas and Shaw islands "Cayou Channel" after the early 20th century Samish leader, Henry Cayou.
- John Ryan
What role should the ecosystem play in this updated treaty between the U.S. and Canada?

The United States and Canada are going to renegotiate how to handle flood control and hydropower on the Columbia River. But salmon advocates also want negotiators to consider the health of the whole Columbia River ecosystem.
- Courtney Flatt
How will three La Niña seasons affect the PNW?

The state is facing a third year of La Niña-type weather. You likely remember some of the results of La Niña from last year - when the Pacific Northwest saw significant flooding due to all that wet weather. And it’s not just us. This weather pattern impacts the entirety of the Western US, as well as other countries located on the Pacific - like Australia, Indonesia, and East Africa.
- Libby Denkmann
In Alaska's Fat Bear Week election, there's no party like a salmon party

If hypocrisy in politics turns you off, the election you need is in Alaska, where the candidates are voraciously out for themselves. You can vote beginning Wednesday.
- Bill Chappell
Breaching Snake River dams is needed to restore salmon, NOAA report says
- Courtney Flatt

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