Alyssa Macy's guest appearances

Alyssa Macy

OPB's State of Wonder

Crosscut Talks

Kamala Harris

Donald Trump

Quentin Tarantino

Chuck Klosterman

John Doe

Jason Isbell

Paul Simon

Lily Tomlin

Ijeoma Oluo

Colson Whitehead

Willie Nelson

George Takei

Meredith Broussard

Wayne Coyne

Matt Sheehy

OwlTail

Helen Neville

Salmon in the Pacific Northwest have been on the decline. Two advocates tell how breaching the dams along the river could restore the population.   Salmon are integral to Pacific Northwest culture and have been for a very long time. Many generations before images of salmon filled Seattle gift shops, Native tribes relied on the fish for sustenance, and they still do today. But the salmon populations that return to the rivers here during their spawning runs are a fraction of what they used to be, and they appear to be sliding toward extinction.  In recent years, a movement to reverse that depopulation has gained steam. It has  focused on the dams along the Snake River, which stand as a major obstruction to the salmon. But the dams have also served as sources of hydroelectric power, which is something else that has more recently become woven into the culture of the Pacific Northwest. So removing those dams is no easy task.  For this episode of the Crosscut Talks podcast, retired environmental journalist Rocky Barker sits down with two people who would like to see those dams breached — Dr. Helen Neville and Washington Environmental Council CEO Alyssa Macy — to talk about what is at stake and where the movement stands now. --- Credits Host: Mark Baumgarten Producer: Sara Bernard Event producers: Jake Newman, Andrea O'Meara Engineers: Resti Bagcal, Viktoria Ralph --- If you would like to support Crosscut, go to crosscut.com/membership. In addition to funding our events and our daily journalism, members receive complete access to the on-demand programming of Seattle’s PBS station, KCTS 9.

Salmon in the Pacific Northwest have been on the decline. Two advocates tell how breaching the dams along the river could restore the population.  Salmon are integral to Pacific Northwest culture and have been for a very long time. Many generations before images of salmon filled Seattle gift shops, Native tribes relied on the fish for sustenance, and they still do today. But the salmon populations that return to the rivers here during their spawning runs are a fraction of what they used to be, and they appear to be sliding toward extinction.  In recent years, a movement to reverse that depopulation has gained steam. It has  focused on the dams along the Snake River, which stand as a major obstruction to the salmon. But the dams have also served as sources of hydroelectric power, which is something else that has more recently become woven into the culture of the Pacific Northwest. So removing those dams is no easy task.  For this episode of the Crosscut Talks podcast, retired environmental journalist Rocky Barker sits down with two people who would like to see those dams breached — Dr. Helen Neville and Washington Environmental Council CEO Alyssa Macy — to talk about what is at stake and where the movement stands now. --- Credits Host: <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBaumgarten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Baumgarten</a> Producer: <a href="https://crosscut.com/author/sara-bernard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara Bernard</a> Event producers: Jake Newman, Andrea O'Meara Engineers: Resti Bagcal, Viktoria Ralph --- If you would like to support Crosscut, go to <a href="https://crosscut.com/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">crosscut.com/membership</a>. In addition to funding our events and our daily journalism, members receive complete access to the on-demand programming of Seattle’s PBS station, <a href="https://www.kcts9.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KCTS 9</a>.

The Fight to Save Snake River Salmon with Dr. Helen Neville and Alyssa Macy

Keep your eye on this one. After several years out of state, Alyssa Macy came back to Oregon this fall to work for The Native Arts &amp; Cultures Foundation. This week, she was appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission. Great perspectives on art and what kind of resources get the biggest bang in indigenous communities.