Spokane Tribe releases 150 Chinook salmon into Spokane River

Spokane Tribe releases 150 Chinook salmon into Spokane River, highlighting weeklong fisheries conference

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Wed., Aug. 24, 2022

A chinook salmon scampers over rocks before being gently guided into the deeper waters of the Spokane River.

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The Spokane Tribe and volunteers help release 146 adult chinook salmon to the Spokane River at Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park on Wednesday. The release is part of the Spokane Tribe’s and other Upper Columbia tribes’ longstanding efforts to reintroduce salmon into the upper reaches of the Columbia River basin.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi
One at a time, the Spokane Tribe and volunteers help move 146 adult Chinook salmon to the Spokane River at Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park, Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The release is part of the Spokane Tribes and other Upper Columbia tribes longstanding efforts to sustainably reintroduce salmon into the upper reaches of the Columbia River basin.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
One at a time, the Spokane Tribe and volunteers help move 146 adult Chinook salmon to the Spokane River at Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park, Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The release is part of the Spokane Tribes and other Upper Columbia tribes longstanding efforts to sustainably reintroduce salmon into the upper reaches of the Columbia River basin.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
The Spokane Tribe and volunteers help release 146 adult Chinook salmon to the Spokane River at Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park, Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The release is part of the Spokane Tribes and other Upper Columbia tribes longstanding efforts to sustainably reintroduce salmon into the upper reaches of the Columbia River basin.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo
One at a time, the Spokane Tribe and volunteers help move 146 adult Chinook salmon to the Spokane River at Sandifur Bridge in People’s Park, Wednesday, August 24, 2022. The release is part of the Spokane Tribes and other Upper Columbia tribes longstanding efforts to sustainably reintroduce salmon into the upper reaches of the Columbia River basin.

Colin Mulvany The Spokesman-Revi