Backbone stands with tribes to demand that the 4 Lower Snake River dams be breached, to save endangered salmon. 

• Meeting to brainstorm creative actions, Jan 5th – Sign Up Here

• Resources to share

1. You’re invited to a meeting to kick off our efforts in 2022

We’ll discuss actions we can take from January – July, to make our elected officials align their policymaking with what the vast majority of scientists say– that there is no alternative but to breach the 4 Snake dams.  A free flowing river is a must for salmon, steelhead and other native species – and with the growing climate impacts on the river, we are running out of time for the fish, who hover on the brink of extinction.

At Backbone, we’re focusing our resources on this important issue. And we commit to supporting community-based organizers and organizations working on local actions that raise awareness about the plight of wild Snake salmon and what a free flowing Snake would mean for us all in the Pacific Northwest.

So please sign up to join us at this zoom meeting to discuss ideas for creative actions that get attention and make a difference!

Wednesday, January 5th – Noon (Pacific) / 3pm (Eastern)

All who wish to see a free flowing Snake are welcome to attend. Your voice, energy, time, and ideas are important.

2. Resources to share

• Backbone friend, supporter and videographer Jeff Dunnicliff put together an outstanding 2+ minute video on the history of the dams and why they were built (it’s probably not what you think!)  Watch HERE.
• Trout Unlimited dedicated the current issue of their magazine to the Snake River issue, taking a strong stand in support of breaching the dams.  The content from that issue is available online. (The cover featured Backbone’s projection on Lower Granite Dam.)
• One of the best resources for understanding this complex issue is the documentary Dammed to Extinction, available to watch for free on Kanopy.
• Get your own Snake River yard sign by reaching out to the contactperson in your area. Let’s blanket the NW with our opposition to these dams!

3. Support this work

If you’re able to, please make a tax-deductible donation to fuel creative activism this Spring, to restore the Snake as a free and wild flowing river.

Whether you donate, show up, help organize, recruit others, write policymakers, or hold a banner, we are grateful for your help in this critical work.