In St. Mary’s, Alaska, the people of the Yupiit of Andreafski look to the south wind, the budding tree leaves, and even the formations of migrating birds to discern whether the pulse of salmon ...

Scott Kirby/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife A hundred years ago, a million adult chum salmon would return each autumn to spawn in tributaries and creeks along the Columbia River. But, like ...

Salmon are an integral part of Washington’s ecosystem and cultural heritage. From stream to sea, many species rely on them to bring nutrients from the ocean back to creeks. Small bugs feed on their ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. Every June, Serena Fitka goes home to her Yup’ik community of St. Mary’s, Alaska, near the confluence of the Yukon and Andreafsky rivers in ...