Something’s in the water and it’s worth celebrating. Salmon have a known presence in the Pacific Northwest, particularly as they visibly return to spawn. Gig Harbor – like many cities around ...

Mila Ellis paints a kokanee salmon in the process of making a fish print at the Donkey Creek Chum Festival at the Harbor History Museum in Gig Harbor, Wash., on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.

On a smoky September weekend, nearly 200 volunteers led by artist Austin Picinich, 17, painted a pair of murals over McAleer Creek totaling 188 feet in length.

But in one small river in the Central Valley, the salmon are spawning in record numbers thanks to the efforts of an East Bay water company. Most have never heard of the Mokelumne River in San ...