rocky reach dam

The formal process takes a minimum of five years, but PUD Hydro Licensing Manager Janel Ulrich says they've been Chelan preparing since 2021.

Juvenile Chinook salmon traveling downstream had a survival rate of almost 94 percent while almost 100 percent of adult fish traveling back upstream survived.

That figure reflects the increasing value of hydropower in the energy market, where Chelan PUD sells about 80% of the energy it generates.

Organizers are trying to assemble as many electric vehicles as possible in one place with the gathering.

The festival is meant to celebrate the return of salmon into the river system to spawn after years in the Pacific Ocean.

The Seattle area utility will purchase five percent of the total output from the PUD's Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams for five years at a fixed rate.

When you have young kids (or grandkids) you are always looking for things that are fun and educational. Anytime we made a trip to Seattle we had to go to the Seattle Science Center. Closer to home we have the Chelan County PUD Rocky Reach Discovery Center.

Unlike deer on the side of the road that are likely to jump right in front of you, the bighorn sheep seem to be in no hurry to get out of the way or move at all. Just a few days ago I’m coming to work and there is a mature bighorn sheep in the middle of the road, licking the road,

The gathering for families and kids takes place every year on the Saturday closest to Halloween, although it was canceled the past two years because of the pandemic.