Auditor Salmon won't seek re-election; two GOP senators interested

MONTPELIER — Tom Salmon, son of a former governor, who was first elected state auditor as a Democrat then switched to the Republican Party, says he is stepping out of Vermont politics entirely at the end of the year.

Salmon revival in sight as Elwha River dams fall in U.S. Northwest

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, Washington (Reuters) - In the wilderness of Washington state's Olympic National Park, hydraulic hammers chip away at the Glines Canyon Dam in the largest dam-removal project in U.S. history. The grinding knocks off chunks of concrete, slowly removing the once-imposing 210-foot-tall (64-metre) structure, whose construction in 1927 on the Elwha River blocked one of the world ...

California DFG tries new tactic to increase salmon survival rates

Department of Fish and Game (DFG) biologists are trying a new tactic to help California's ocean-bound juvenile salmon, in hopes of increasing survival rates.

Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute Unveil 129-foot Salmon

ANCHORAGE, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines and the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute today unveiled the world's largest king salmon. Stretching nearly 129 feet, the fish-themed design will ...

New Haven schoolchildren learn about salmon in Colchester (slideshow)

COLCHESTER — Students from Foote School in New Haven released Atlantic salmon fry into the Connecticut River Watershed Friday at the Salmon River. They had raised the salmon from eggs in their classrooms.