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Algae Bloom in Lower Snake River by Bert Bowler Spokesman-Review, November 14, 2023

Rewilding the lower Snake River is the best inclusive solution for all involved, especially wild salmon and steelhead. A healthier ecosystem will provide longer-term benefits compared to the status quo. Replacing energy, transportation and irrigation is feasible and affordable. A warming climate will continue to degrade the 140 miles of unhealthy reservoirs.

Thirty miles of toxic blue-green algae appeared in the lower Snake this fall. Alex Fremier, an environmental science professor at Washington State University, said the bloom on the Lower Snake is "unusually large" for a river. Dammed waters and blooms are certainly connected.

No toxic algae were observed in the free-flowing Snake above Lower Granite reservoir.

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