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The industrialization of the Columbia Basinโ€™s rivers has caused the system to lose its natural balance.

Now, governors of Oregon, Washington, Idaho & Montana have agreed to work together to restore Columbia River Basin salmon & steelhead.

Here's why it's time to #FreeTheSnake:
๐ŸŒŠ Healthy rivers support human health.

The cultural impacts for the Nimiipuu people of the lower Snake River dams are incalculable. Now facing COVID-19, the Nimiipuu have higher health risks because they no longer have adequate access to ancestral foods. Salmon fight to pass a dam via NOAA Fisheries West CoastA dam alters the Snake river and blocks passage for salmon v
โŒ›๏ธ The decline of salmon is not just hurting human health, it's pushing orcas toward extinction.

Due to a loss of their primary food supply, ~70% of orca pregnancies end in miscarriage today. Without salmon, their families and future are at risk too. on.nrdc.org/36vmPnF
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