Molalla River updates

Thank You Molalla Planting Volunteers!

“As you can see, these roots are pretty long, so it’s going to be tough, but try to dig a hole deep enough so that the roots can go straight down into the ground,” explained Jim Crawford, Fruit...

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Molalla River Replanting

Want to get your hands dirty and help wild, native fish? Join Us for a Native Fish Habitat Restoration Event!Would you like to contribute to Native Fish Society’s largest habitat restoration...

Restoration Success!

Even the guys who had worked with Columbia Helicopters before couldn’t help but get a little excited as the Vertol helicopter came into view over the hills early on the morning of June 14. As the...

Molalla River Restoration - PART IV: Coming 'Round The Bend With The BLM

*Note: This is Part Four of a Four Part Series. Read Parts One, Two, and Three. The “Corner Bend” site doesn’t look all that impressive at first blush. Sure, it’s a good place for an apex jam that...

Molalla River Restoration - PART III: Copper Creek

*Note: This is Part Three of a Four Part Series. Read Part One HERE, Part Two HERE and Part Four HERE. Heavy rain gave way to deep snow as we made our way higher and higher up into the Molalla...

Molalla River Restoration - PART II: The Partnership

*Note: This is Part Two of a Four-Part Series. Read Part One, Part Three and Part Four. In November 2021, when Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) North Willamette District Fish Biologist...

Molalla River Restoration - PART I: Background

*Note: This is Part One of a Four Part Series. See other published Parts at the bottom of the page. Standing atop a rocky outcropping, I spot several spring Chinook spawning in the shadow of the...

Giving the Molalla River a Chance

Guest Post by Luke Whitman and Ben Walczak of Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeHistoric land use practices have taken their toll on native fish in the Molalla River, especially salmon and...

What's Happening on the Willamette

Looking out across a barren landscape of thick mud dotted by boulders and tree stumps, you might perceive a scene of destruction, but to Native Fish Society Conservation Director Jennifer...

Willamette Dams Litigation - Legal Rulings and Implementation Reports

On September 1, 2021, U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez issued a final opinion and order directing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to...

Win on the Willamette! ​Judge Issues Injunction to Save Willamette River Chinook Salmon and Winter Steelhead

On September 1, 2021, U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez issued a final opinion and order directing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to...

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act - Thank you Senators Wyden and Merkley

Thank you Senators Wyden and Merkley for reintroducing the Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, providing a boost in recreation opportunities in Southwestern Oregon and on the Molalla River in...

River Steward Stories - Tom Derry

Conservation and wild Fish are two things found deep in Tom Derry’s heart. His passion and willingness to give back is portrayed through his work as a Molalla River Steward and the Director of Wild...

ReWild the Willamette LIVE!

This week, Native Fish Society Conservation Director Jennifer Fairbrother sat down with our partners at WildEarth Guardians to discuss our ongoing collaboration in Oregon's Willamette River...

Reimagining the Willamette

What do you imagine when you dream of the future of Oregon's Willamette basin? Do you see clear waters roiling from thousands of fish jockeying for space on spawning gravel high in the Cascade...

Oregon Senators Introduce Key Recreation and Land Protection Bill

This week, River Stewards and NFS members are applauding U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley from Oregon for their re-introduction of legislation to help boost recreation and advance key river...

Willamette Coalition Makes It Official at Public Kickoff Event

The Willamette Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Coalition has officially gone public! Last month, Native Fish Society and founding coalition members hosted the Rewild the Willamette event. Willamette...

River Steward Program Newsletter Winter 2018

We are starting to see rains show up earlier in southern Oregon than I can remember in the past couple of years, and I hope that this is the beginning to a long wet winter here in the Northwest. ...