The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation dedicated their new, state-of-the-art hatchery on June 20 downstream of Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport, Wash. The hatchery will release up to 2.9 million spring and summer chinook into the Columbia and Snake rivers. The hatchery will boost the availability of salmon for the Tribe as well as sports fishing. It will help to rebuild naturally spawning salmon runs in areas impacted by the construction and operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System.