Adult fish facility opens Oregon's South Santiam basin to threatened salmon and steelhead
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 18:00
in Earth & Climate
Oregon's Foster Dam just got an upgrade, one that is proving vital to the survival of threatened Upper Willamette River spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead. A new facility ensures fish can bypass the 126-foot flood control structure in better condition as they migrate upstream, improving the odds they reach their spawning grounds high in the Willamette Valley's South Santiam basin.