Why are so many Coho salmon dying? The answer might be in your tires

By Camila DomonoskeJessica Yung, Rebecca Ramirez
November 20, 2024

For decades, Coho salmon were turning up dead in urban streams the Pacific Northwest. The salmon would stop swimming straight, and then die before they had a chance to spawn. Researchers worried that unless they figured out the cause, the species would eventually go extinct.

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Scene in Edmonds: Finding passage for salmon

My Edmonds News
Posted: November 20, 2024

Joe Scordino on the scene. (Photo courtesy Karen Barnes)

It is salmon migration season and significant numbers of chum salmon are actively making their way up Shell Creek. As is always the case, they need to pass many obstacles along the way. This year they were presented with a new and unexpected challenge.

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