We were reminded recently that salmon are a global species facing everywhere similar pressure. We received a recent email from Lithuania, a small Nordic county that has its own “Hemphill” dam problem. Apparently recent flooding and restoration work have destroyed the salmon spawning beds. There
Courtesy of Phil Roberts we have new video of Hemphill Dam and Chinook smolt near the dam. See video at the link below: Hemphill Dam high water 2017 Smolt near Hemphill Dam 2017
Channel 3 did a nice story on salmon passing the fish ladder at the Lincoln Gauging Station behind Lincoln, as well as the video fish counting program by Friends of Auburn Ravine. The fish are counted by volunteers as the fish pass over a white