Our rivers help power our homes, move goods, and support fish and wildlife. Their future matters to all of us.

Before RiverFest on Saturday, we joined community and regional leaders at the RiverFest Leadership Breakfast. Speakers discussed policies such as increased water releases over dam spillways and the implications for barging, electricity production, and fish habitat.

Northwest RiverPartners’ Clark Mather shared encouraging messages: adult salmon and steelhead returns at Bonneville Dam in 2025 were nearly three times as high as in 1938, when counting began. He also emphasized that our region can accomplish great things when we work together.

Thank you to the Public Power Council, Northwest RiverPartners, and Tidewater Transportation and Terminals for sharing their perspectives—and to Tidewater for a tour of its Snake River terminal facilities.

Working together starts with understanding what connects us.

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