Continuing coverage
endangered fish and water issues
in the Methow Valley

R. Lee Hicks
principal reporter and editor,
ESA, water and fish issues
Publisher, 1994-2002,
Methow Valley News

9/26/01 - Oregon decision could affect ESA listings in Methow

9/26/01 - County releases NMFS audit draft

9/26/01 - Salmon recovery: reviewing priorities - by Lee Hicks

9/26/01 - NMFS adds link for MVID info

8/22/01 - Fish and Wildlife adopts new cougar removal rules

8/15/01 - Poached salmon, taken from hatchery, loaded with antibiotics

8/1/01 - Fish funding a difficult journey

7/25/01 - Colorado suit parallels Methow water issues

7/18/01 - Salmon and water workshop offered

7/11/01 - Freedom and civil disobedience - Publisher's comment by Lee Hicks

7/4/01 - Publisher's comment by Lee Hicks

7/4/01 - Ecology signs off on basin "work plan"

6/27/01 - My Turn by Dick Ewing

6/27/01 - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

6/27/01 - B.C. grizzly bear transplant plan not "set in concrete"

6/20/01 - Creative and sensible approaches - Publisher's comment by Lee Hicks

6/20/01 - County files ESA suit

6/13/01 - Target flows force ditches to close

6/13/01 - Isn't 91 percent enough?

6/13/01 - Bucky Beaver, habitat specialist

6/6/01 - Regional fish board has merits - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

6/6/01 - County to sue over ESA

6/6/01 - Chinook salmon return approaching peak

6/6/01 - Skyline canal shutting off after short run

6/6/01 - More power for upper Columbia salmon board on agenda

5/30/01 - Bountiful well brings hope for varsity soccer

5/30/01 - Power council sees some light in drought

5/23/01 - Publisher's Comment ~ by Lee Hicks

5/23/01 - My Turn ~ by Dick Ruby

5/23/01 - Basin adjusts to drought

5/16/01 - Governor signs "omnibus" water bill

5/16/01 - District restricts water to 70 irrigators

5/16/01- Arrowleaf conservation effort gets $2.5 million

5/16/01 - NMFS to Carson salmon: "Go forth and spawn"

5/16/01 - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

5/9/01 - Litigation moves to fore in ESA issues

5/9/01 - Water unit wants county support

5/2/01 - Fishing: triploids, beaver and deer - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

5/2/01 - Senate sends envoy for watershed planning talk

4/25/01 - Logjam broken on water bill

4/25/01 - Water bill avoids being a hostage through process

4/18/01 - Practical solutions - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

4/11/01 - Waiting for Clarity - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

4/11/01 - Fed power agency suggests buying irrigation water

3/28/01 - County walks from water talks

3/28/01 - Hatchery pondering fate of Chinook salmon

3/7/01 - Streamflows still stall fish and water talks

2/21/01 - Time for powerful leadership - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

2/14/01 - Agreement depends on litigation wording

2/14/01 - Face-to-face time - Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

2/07/01 - Bills would ease trust water procedures

2/07/01 - County, irrigators file 60-day ESA suit notice

1/24/01 - Tribes’ culvert suit: Trojan horse of fish litigation?

1/24/01 - Litigate or negotiate? Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

1/17/01- ESA efforts balance talks, potential litigation

1/10/01 - Public funds for the public interest? Publisher's Comment by Lee Hicks

1/10/01 - Fish and water talks pause

1/10/01 - Methow Valley now in ESA litigation spotlight

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