Action Alert: Tell Gov. Brown to Veto Oregon's Harmful Hatcheries!

Oregon Governor Kate Brown needs to hear from you about the need to invest in Habitat, Not Hatcheries! Please sign the petition to the governor and tell her: The best hatchery is a healthy river -...

State Scenic Waterways

2019 Study Session Announced for South Umpqua River In May 2019, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced it would move forward with studying the South Umpqua River as a candidate for...

River Steward Stories: Stan Petrowski

In this first installment of our "River Steward Stories", we catch up with River Steward Stan Petrowski who has successfully advocated for his homewaters on the South Umpqua to reform harmful...

An Introduction to River Steward Stories

What many people don’t realize is that by and large, America’s most significant conservation victories start with a small group of concerned locals determined to make a difference. That’s why...

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...

Twenty Oregon Fishing and Conservation Groups Petition for New Logging Rules to Protect Coho Salmon

Media Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, nick@cascwild.org, (314) 482-3746 Conrad Gowell, Native Fish Society, Conrad@nativefishsociety.org, (971) 237-6544 Mary Scurlock, Oregon Stream...

Thank You For the Best Wild Fish Party Yet!

Whoa! We can't THANK YOU enough for making the 23rd Annual Biggest Party in the Universe for Wild Fish a rip-roaring, tail-walking, waterfall-leaping success. Over 300 members, supporters,...

​The Chehalis River Dam Proposal…Our Wild Fish need your Help!

Envision A Wild & Free Klamath River

We envision a Klamath River with abundant wild salmon and steelhead that return from the Pacific Ocean with a bounty of marine nutrients, and nourish the river’s human and environmental communities...

Old, Harmful Hydro Doesn't Belong in Oregon's Climate Response

March 3, 2019 FR: Native Fish SocietyTO: State Senator Michael Dembrow, Chair, Senate Environment & Natural Resources CommitteeRE: Oregon RPS and Opposition to SB 508 Native Fish Society is an...