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View Comments The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is being forced to make immediate and extensive changes to the way it operates the 13 dams in the Willamette Valley, including Detroit Dam, to give native species of fish a chance to survive. Under an order from federal District Court Judge Marco Hernandez issued July 16, the Corps will be forced to take actions such as improving fish passage and water quality, deep drawdowns of water to allow juvenile fish to pass downstream, spilling water at different times of year, and releasing adult fish above the dams. Hernandez's order laid out broad ac...

A particularly dry winter and spring is leading to low water levels in the Willamette River and, by extension, all the tributaries and reservoirs dotting the Mid-Willamette Valley. That means impacts to Oregon’s recreation opportunities and possibly larger impacts on water quality and wildlife such as fish. “This is a significant year because we’re talking about low water levels,” said John Morgan, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). “We’ve had low water levels in the past and it’s obviously affected recreation, but we also need to m...

More This stunning whitewashed covered bridge was built in 1936 and offers a bit of a Norman Rockwell kind of American moment. Cockerell said, “People just love this type of bridge because you can look out of it - you can see the fishermen downstream or people swimming too It really is nearly like walking across any uncovered bridge.” Perhaps stop in at the nearby Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Roaring River Hatchery where you can learn more too. “Folks come out to look at the fish for sure,” noted Tim Shambers, of ODFW. “But while they’re here we try to show them so...

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