Orcas
The Orca Lead the Way, Reflections from All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca
Photo: Save Our Wild Salmon On the evening of June 12th, tribal members, whale activists, salmon researchers, and so many
June 15, 2024 No Comments
orcas
endangered species act
Summer Solstice Brings Hope for Snake River Orca and Washington’s Southern Resident Orca
Seattle’s long running Fremont Solstice Parade was led this year by over 30 people waving sinuous blue/silver chinook and red/green
June 22, 2022 No Comments
Orcas
Youth-led rally & march highlights urgent need to stop salmon and orca extinction, remove lower Snake River dams
On the first weekend of Orca Recovery Month, youth organizers and conservation groups marched and rallied in Seattle, calling on
June 7, 2022 1 Comment
snake river
Rally for the River to Save Salmon and Orca
Hundreds of people across the Northwest gathered on August 7th to demand Northwest members of Congress save salmon and the
August 13, 2021 2 Comments
wildlife
The conclusion remains: the Lower Snake River Dams have to be breached.
This is a guest post from Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment, (NPtE) President, Elliott L. Moffett
I am the President of Nimiipuu Protecting the Environment (NPtE). I along with Julian Matthews are the co-founders of NPtE. We got our start principally during the rolling blockade of Megaloads traversing the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in North Central Idaho. Megaloads are pieces of equipment too large for ordinary traffic and must receive special attention to travel over highways because of their size. Tribal members, members of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee (NPTEC), and the public objected to the megaloads going to Canada to the tar sands, and we objected to the callousness of the owners and transport company who subject dangerous extractive industries onto vulnerable communities, and we objected to the lack of consultation when the Reservation Community may have been impacted and the impact to the environment. The Reservation Community wants environmentally sound practices as more fitting of Community values. Read more…
September 3, 2020 9 Comments
snake river
Save our Endangered Salmon and Orcas: Join us Sept. 8-9 for Free the Snake Flotilla!
For far too long, the four outdated and costly dams in the lower Snake River have pushed our wild salmon
September 6, 2017 No Comments
endangered species act
Empathizing With All Mothers for Mother’s Day
What does it mean to be a mother? Maybe you know because you are one. Maybe you know because
May 11, 2017 1 Comment
whales
Southern Resident Killer Whales Need More Protection – Expanded Critical Habitat is Needed Now!
The time is now to expand the Southern Residents’ critical habitat! If they are to survive and recover to healthy, self sustaining populations, they have to have the places they live and feed protected, reduced toxins in their waters, ample salmon as a food source, and reduced sound levels for communication.
February 24, 2016 2 Comments
extinction
Orcas, Salmon and Rivers – A Life Giving Linkage
Rivers and salmon are an easy linkage to understand—no water, no salmon. However, what we now know is that some
September 28, 2015 3 Comments
extinction
Those Dammed Salmon — Set them Free!
So… I was not anticipating being so touched by a movie about dams. How moving could that possibly be? Very
September 8, 2015 No Comments
