Take Action: Stop orca and salmon extinction

The Southern Resident orcas that call Puget Sound their home are starving because their primary food source -- Chinook salmon -- are being driven to extinction. Four federal dams on the lower Snake River are significant contributors to the decline of salmon populations that were once one of the most prolific food sources for the Southern Resident orcas.

Breaching these four dams on the lower Snake River is the single biggest opportunity we have to restore key salmon populations that the Southern Resident orcas and Northwestern communities rely on.

Tell Sens. Merkley and Wyden to support breaching the lower Snake River dams.

Subject: Stop orca and salmon extinction

Your Letter:

The Southern Resident orcas that live in the waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon and California are starving because their primary food source -- Chinook salmon -- are being driven to extinction. Four federal dams on the lower Snake River are significant contributors to the decline of salmon populations that were once one of the most prolific food sources for the Southern Resident orcas. 
 
Breaching these four dams on the lower Snake River is the single biggest opportunity we have to restore key salmon populations that the Southern Resident orcas and Northwestern communities rely on. We can choose to power our communities with renewable energy and utilize different transportation methods aside from barging, but salmon and orca don’t have a choice. We can stop extinction and lead the largest salmon restoration in history, but only if you move swiftly and boldly this summer.

Please engage with Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee to support and build on an actionable plan to remove the four lower Snake River dams.

Sincerely,

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