The history of the West has always been defined by water. Long before settlers arrived, Indigenous peoples designed complex water management systems to cultivate the arid land. In the 19th and 20th ce...

Deschutes Diaries - Bet On WildExploring Steelhead Trends and Angler Impacts on the Lower DeschutesDecember 2024Welcome back to the Deschutes Diaries! In this series, we delve into the dynamics of...

Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections

A new report adds to a growing line of research showing that police departments don’t solve serious or violent crimes with any regularity, and in fact, spend very little time on crime control, in contrast to popular narratives.

The next four years will be awful for the science and conservation community. By learning from past experiences, we can minimize the damage.

The use of barriers in freshwater systems to mitigate invasions, known as isolation management, has been increasingly implemented as a protection strategy for native fish. Barriers are crucial for s...

Fisheries scientists are only now coming to understand the important roles native “rough fish” play in freshwater ecosystems across North America—even as these long-maligned species are increasingly a...

After being absent for more than a century, salmon have been spotted in Oregon's Klamath River Basin, following a mammoth dam removal project in California.

Freshwaters Illustrated is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and visibility of freshwater ecosystems.

Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...