For the better part of 15 years the Yukon River Chinook salmon stock has been in significant decline. Several of the runs in recent years have been only 30 to 35 percent of their historical average. The cause behind the decline is something both Alaskan and Canadian fisheries experts are still trying to uncover, as many of the fish that aren't returning to the Yukon are of Canadian origin.
Departing for the Yukon
Published July 11, 2010
Student fellow Elwood Brehmer gets ready to depart for the Yukon Flats in Alaska, where he will explore the immense challenges that families living there face.
Heavy rains and airplane crashes mark a Student Fellow's reporting trip to the Yukon.
Conflicting hunting regulations pose problems protecting the Yukon's declining caribou population.
Student Fellow
Elwood Brehmer is a senior studying journalism at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He grew up in River Falls and after a year at Carroll College in the Milwaukee area, returned to attend UW-...
