96 Overfishing, Habitat Destruction Pose Greater Threat to Salmon than Snake River Dams, Lawrence Weyer, Yakima Herald

Overfishing, Habitat Destruction Pose Greater Threat
to Salmon than Snake River Dams
by Lawrence Weyer
Yakima Herald, April 12, 2021

To the editor -- Help! I don’t understand. Why would U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho push for the removal of the four Snake River dams in Washington? Historically, the major Snake river spawning areas were the Clearwater, Salmon, Weiser, Payette, and Boise. Salmon are blocked from three of those tributaries by dams with no fish ladders. The Washington dams do have fish ladders.

Also, declining salmon stocks have been documented as far back as 1894 (Oregon History Project). It appears to me that overfishing and spawning habitat destruction pose greater threats.

As Alice once said, "Curiouser and curiouser."

Lawrence Weyer, Goldendale
Overfishing, Habitat Destruction Pose Greater Threat to Salmon than Snake River Dams
Yakima Herald, April 12, 2021

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Overfishing, Habitat Destruction Pose Greater Threatto Salmon than Snake River Dams

Overfishing, Habitat Destruction Pose Greater Threat
to Salmon than Snake River Dams