Kendra Chamberlain

1 week ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. May 7, 2025. Two federal agencies have decided to push back a public comment period on an issue related to the breaching four Lower Snake River dams. The move has sparked concerns that the Trump administration may be working to undo—or at least bury—the historic settlement agreement between a group of Pacific Northwest Tribes and the federal government to restore salmon populations that have been harmed by dam operations in the Columbia River Basin.

2 weeks ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain, April 28, 2025. The Clearwater River Basin, dubbed a Noah’s Ark for chinook salmon, steelhead and native trout by the conservation group American Rivers, has been added to group’s annual list if Most Endangered Rivers. The move comes after a controversial U.S. Forest Service land management plan stripped protections for 700 miles of river corridors in north-central Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest.

3 weeks ago | nrtoday.com | Kendra Chamberlain

As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts. Specifically, the department wants to update the state’s mule deer hunting units to track population changes. “Mule deer are struggling across the western United States,” ODFW’s spokesperson Michelle Dennehy told Columbia Insight.

4 weeks ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. April 16, 2025. As mule deer populations continue to decline across the West, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) says it will use better data to manage its annual mule deer hunts. Specifically, the department wants to update the state’s mule deer hunting units to track population changes. “Mule deer are struggling across the western United States,” ODFW’s spokesperson Michelle Dennehy told Columbia Insight.

1 month ago | columbiainsight.org | Kendra Chamberlain

By Kendra Chamberlain. April 10, 2025. The Trump administration has issued a jaw-dropping proposal to open up nearly 60% of National Forest land for logging under the guise of wildfire mitigation—but it won’t help reduce wildfire risk in the Pacific Northwest. In fact, it will likely make forests—particularly dry forests—more vulnerable to high-intensity wildfire.