Previously closed schools are reopening, this time for child care for parents still required to work. They're supplemented by nonprofits like the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club.
Despite calls to remove the dams to save salmon and orcas, federal agencies say the risks to hydropower, navigation and electricity costs are too high.
Citing declining snowpack and increased winter recreation, 10 environmental groups are planning to force the government to protect these elusive carnivores.