Hells Canyon Complex News Today

Pittsburg Landing boat launch and campground to be limited

“The sight of wild spawning salmon racing across the shallows of a pristine Idaho wilderness stream is a rare sight in the 21st century,” writes Jerry McGehee, 36-year veteran of

SEATTLE — In a major agreement over the operations of hydropower dams in the Columbia River Basin, the federal government has promised to spend $1 billion to help restore wild

The agreement stems from a court battle stemming decades over operations of dams in the Columbia Basin.

The federal government, tribes and conservationists have extended their settlement talks over the Lower Snake River dams.

SEATTLE — Dam removal remains on the table on the Lower Snake River under an agreement announced Thursday, after two years of settlement talks between the federal government and tribes

The Snake River in Hells Canyon is expected to get a bit bony in coming days, the result of a flow reduction planned by Idaho Power Company.

The Adams County Sheriff's Office said a report about a man shooting at power generating facilities was called in at about 11:30 p.m. June 8, 2023.

LEWISTON, ID -

An Idaho public utilitys nearly two-decade effort to renew a three-dam hydroelectric project license on the Snake River on the Idaho-Oregon border is advancing with federal regulators announcing plans to update an environmental study.