Pacific Northwest

California condor

California condors nesting in Pacific Northwest for first time in a century

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A pair of California condors reintroduced by the Yurok Tribe appear to be incubating the first egg in the Pacific Northwest in more than a century, nesting inside a hollow old-growth redwood in Redwood National Park in early February 2026. The female, named Ney-gem’ Ne-chween-kah — Yurok for “She carries our prayers” — and her mate were among the first cohort released in 2022 as part of the Northern California Condor Restoration Program. The species fell to just 22 individuals in 1982 and has since recovered to 607. The Yurok Tribe began working toward this moment in 2003, driven by the condor’s sacred role in Yurok World Renewal ceremonies and a two-decade commitment to restoring ecological and cultural balance to their ancestral territory.

Salmon jumping upstream

President Biden brokers $1 billion deal with Oregon, Washington, 4 Columbia River tribes to revive Northwest salmon population

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The plan brokered by the Biden administration pauses long-running litigation over federal dam operations and represents the most significant step yet toward eventually taking the four Snake River dams down. The plan will strengthen tribal clean energy projects and provide other benefits for tribes and other communities that depend on the Columbia Basin for agriculture, energy, recreation and transportation, the White House said.