The conservation of one of the richest wild salmon spawning grounds in America is under the guidance of an alliance most ...

If the Columbia River's mouth eluded some of the most seasoned Northwest explorers who overlooked it, or mistook it for a bay or a section of rough coast, locating the river's headwaters was also ...

The EPA says the primary source of contamination at the site is the Teck Metals Ltd. smelting facility in Trail, British Columbia located approximately 10 river miles upstream of the international ...

KAYSVILLE — Two years ago, Braxton Mitchell was offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to run the Columbia River from the Continental Divide in Butte, Montana, to the Pacific Ocean. Knowing he'd ...

The town of Northport is nestled on the banks of the Upper Columbia River, just a few miles south of the Canadian border. And for many of ...

Fishing conditions, particularly in the lower Columbia River, were very good this year and participation in the program also was up slightly, said John Hone a fish biologist at the Washington ...

Populations of the birds have declined due to drought in some areas of the state, and have climbed at colonies on the Lower Columbia River. Jes Burns, OPB / EarthFix Avian biologists say they’ve ...

When the small plane he was riding in flew over a closed textile factory several months ago, Bill Stangler saw two slime-covered waste lagoons on the edge of the Broad River north of Columbia.

It is a crucial source of water for agricultural irrigation, supports a range of diverse wildlife and offers myriad recreational opportunities. Crucially, the Columbia River basin is a cornerstone ...