The Lost Salmon, chronicles the plight and potential recovery of the iconic spring chinook salmon of the Pacific Northwest. Faced with extinction in many river systems of the West, a new genetic discovery could aid in their recovery. Once teaming in the millions along the west coast and a sacrament for the oldest civilizations in the Americas, time is running out for the genetically distinct wild springers and the new genetic discovery could lead to their protection under the Endangered Species Act.