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I Am Salmon

I Am Salmon my bodythe elegant resultof millions of years of trial and erroradapting to mountain ranges that have come and gonerivers once flowing now dry rocks made and unmadeand mestill here I...

| Posted: Jun 29, 2018

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Protect Our Metolius River Wild Fish

Sign the petition and send a comment to ODFW urging angling regulation changes to protect our Metolius wild fish! The Metolius River in Central Oregon is the crown jewel of the upper Deschutes...

| Posted: Jun 22, 2018

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A Stream Transformed - Deer Creek Restoration Project

Before and after Deer Creek Restoration- US Forest Service Photo Beginning at Clear Lake as a series of springs and seeps, the upper McKenzie River tumbles its way down the west side of the...

| Posted: Jun 21, 2018

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Fishing, Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Coho Salmon From Oregon State Forest Logging

For Immediate Release, June 13, 2018 Contacts: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Glen Spain, PCFFA and IFR, (541) 689-2000,...

| Posted: Jun 13, 2018

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In Memoriam: Wayne Somes

Wayne Somes, an individual dedicated to the Willamette River, and the recovery of its iconic fish, passed away, Saturday, May 5th, 2018 at the age of 71, after a long battle with Parkinson’s...

| Posted: Jun 10, 2018

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B.C. Keep 'Em Wet Regulation

Responsible fish-handling practices are critical for effective catch and release angling. Air exposure is harmful to fish and has been shown to increase mortality and cause a variety of negative...

| Posted: May 31, 2018

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Willamette Hatchery Plans Fall Short

This spring, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for hatchery operations in the Willamette basin. These Hatchery Genetic Management...

| Posted: May 30, 2018

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Beardslee Trout

Reflections of Place Seven thousand years ago, Lake Crescent was shaped like a lightning bolt. It drained east from its outlet at Indian Creek to the Elwha River and into the Strait of Juan de...

| Posted: May 29, 2018

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Landslides, Good and Bad

Let's stop clearcut logging on steep slopes in state and private Oregon forests Since the 1994 adoption of the Northwest Forest Plan, which regulates logging on federal land in Oregon, commercial...

| Posted: May 29, 2018

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New Science: Fall Chinook don't turn into Spring Chinook.

Written by Native Fish Society member Renee Fitts Thompson et al., in their new paper,“Anthropogenic habitat alteration leads to rapid loss of adaptive variation and restoration potential in wild...

| Posted: May 9, 2018

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