All the wild runs of the Snake River will eventually be lost unless the 4 lower Snake dams are breached. The sad news is that even with breaching, some of the remaining marginal wild runs will likely be lost. Too little, too late for those fish.

The costs of breaching, lost energy, reverting from barge to rail, increased pumping for irrigation, are spendy but bearable. It would be an act of courage to admit we made a mistake in developing the lower Snake dams and to correct our mistake by breaching them. Why is it so hard to be brave?

Sincerely,

Salmo g.