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Columbia Gorge: Fisheries : The Columbia River was once the home of huge salmon runs; chinook, sockeye, silver, chum, and steelhead. Now only remnants remain, supported by heroic and expensive efforts. For 10,000 years before Europeans settled the region, this resource supported Native Americans who knew how to harvest the fish without destroying the runs.

The Columbia River was once the home of huge salmon runs; chinook, sockeye, silver, chum, and steelhead. Now only remnants remain, supported by heroic and expensive efforts. For 10,000 years before Europeans settled the region, this resource supported Native Americans who knew how to harvest the fish without destroying the runs.

Updated: Oct 28, 2008 10:44pm PST