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| Dear Friend, |
| On May 4, the Biden administration launched a public comment period to gather feedback on Columbia River salmon and other native fish restoration. The government is collecting comments for the next month, but it’s key that we turn out in force and early to have the biggest impact. |
| Join supporters from across the country and tell the Biden administration that breaching the four lower Snake River dams — and replacing the services they provide — must be a part of a comprehensive solution that brings endangered salmon, steelhead, and orca back to abundance and upholds the federal government’s legally-binding commitments to Northwest Tribal Nations. |
| Submit a public comment today, and please, if you can, take time to personalize it. |
| Snake River salmon populations, and the highly endangered orcas that rely on them, are headed towards extinction, but we can restore thriving salmon runs and literally pump life into Northwest ecosystems if we breach four dams on the lower Snake River. The dams stop salmon from accessing millions of acres of prime spawning habitat and make the lower Snake River a lethally hot gauntlet for these fish. A recent NOAA report reached the same conclusion, stating that breaching the lower Snake River dams is “essential” and must be a “centerpiece action” to recover endangered Columbia River salmon and steelhead. |
| This is a key moment — we’ve already got critical support from statewide elected officials in Washington State such as Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray, but the Biden administration has yet to propose a path to breaching the dams and replacing their services. Time is running out for Snake River salmon, and it’s time for our leaders to lead. |
| Submit a public comment today telling the Biden administration it’s time to act with conviction and save Snake River salmon. |
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Sincerely,
Todd True
Senior Attorney
Northwest Office |
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| Photo Credits: East fork of the Salmon River, one of the major tributaries of the Snake River. The four dams impede the migration of adult salmon trying to return to spawn in the clean, cold waters of high elevation tributaries. (Neil Ever Osborne / Save Our Wild Salmon / ILCP) |
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