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# Swimming Upstream: Can We Save Our Salmon?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/crosscut-festival/episode/swimming-upstream-can-we-save-our-salmon-ub05wr/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:58.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T12:15:21.000Z
- Description: The salmon runs of the Columbia River Basin are sliding towards extinction.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Crosscut Festival, Season 2, Episode 11, #ZZZ_Episode_9449fffe-df9a-4087-ae4d-b02ad69845bd, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b6699ade-a36f-4797-a26c-a624cf4599ef, #v1.16

The salmon runs of the Columbia River Basin are sliding towards extinction. At the heart of this conversation: an extinction crisis, the urgency to address it, and the moral and legal imperative to honor our commitments.