Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

Native Fish Society Chapter Meeting Update

Due to unexpected events, we’re canceling tomorrow evening’s chapter meeting. We hope to see you back at Ninkasi on April 26, when ODFW’s Kara Anlauf-Dunn will share the research she’s been conducting on native fish tolerance to increasing water temperatures … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society 27th Annual Benefit Auction

A Guaranteed Good Time for a Great Cause! When: Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 Where: The Loft at 8th Avenue – Portland, OR What: A banquet and auction supporting the revival of wild, native fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities. You’re invited to join … Continue reading

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ACTION ALERT: Tell the Board of Forestry to Stand Strong for a State Forest HCP

From Wild Salmon Center: URGENT! Timber Industry Wants to Torpedo Tillamook Conservation—AGAIN Here we go again. At a special meeting this Wednesday, Feb. 15, the timber industry will ask the Oregon Board of Forestry to scrap the major state forests habitat … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society January Meeting

Native Fish Society will be hosting a trivia night, featuring categories such as “Native Fish of Oregon” and “Rivers of Oregon.” In addition to bragging rights, the winning team will also be rewarded with awesome MiiR mugs, featuring a leaping … Continue reading

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The Lost Salmon : Documentary on Spring Salmon

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 … Continue reading

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Plan for 13 Willamette River Basin dams to be discussed in Eugene, Sweet Home, Stayton

From the Statesman Journal A plan that will reshape management of 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin is the subject of four meetings next week in Eugene, Springfield, Sweet Home and Stayton. The U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading

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Do we anglers, ourselves, amount to a ‘conservation challenge’?

From Trout Unlimited and Kirk Deeter Angling Trade magazine (of which I am also editor) recently conducted a poll of folks with a stake in the business of fly fishing, asking what they considered to be the greatest conservation issue … Continue reading

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Eugene/Springfield International Fly Fishing Film Festival

International Fly Fishing Film Festival visits Eugene/Springfield November 15th, 2022. True West is excited to once again be hosting the International Fly Fishing Film Festival on November 15th! The new twist to this year’s showing is that we will be hosting at Planktown Brewing … Continue reading

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NORTH UMPQUA FOUNDATION ONLINE AUCTION

The North Umpqua Foundation Auction is currently live. Click here to view items for bid. You can also simply make a donation here. Founded in 1983 when anglers and other concerned parties banded together to oppose a hydroelectric project that … Continue reading

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The Broken Promise of Salmon Hatcheries

In a powerful opinion essay for The News-Review, Karl Konecny argues that it’s time for fisheries managers to acknowledge the broken promises of fish hatcheries and work to restore Oregon’s wild salmon and steelhead. Salmon hatcheries have existed in Oregon … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society Invites You To the 4th Annual Homewaters Roundup!

You’re Invited to a Guaranteed Good Time for a Great Cause!  When:In-person event: Friday, November 11th, 2022; 6pm – 9pm  Online Auction: Bidding begins at Noon on November 4th, and closes at 8:30pm PST on November 11th  Where: In-person event: 65599 Tweed Road, Bend, … Continue reading

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Chouinard just dropped the microphone on conservation and the outdoor industry.

From Angling Trade Magazine by Kirk Deeter That’s it. Game… set… match. Take a knee… clock expires. Summit ascended… wave ridden… blue marlin landed… However you want to frame it, Yvon Chouinard, the 83-year-old founder of Patagonia (and his family) … Continue reading

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Native Fish Society September Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that we will be meeting this Wednesday, September 28th, at 5:30pm again at Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 Blair Blvd, Eugene. We will discuss: Coordinating temperature monitoring in key watersheds next summer; Sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates for stream health … Continue reading

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Determining the Future of the Leaburg Hydroelectric Project

This video fully addresses the Leaburg Dam, Canal and Hydro project. EWEB is still taking public comment on this issue until October 10th. You can submit your comments at this link: https://www.eweb.org/about-us/power-supply/mckenzie-river-hydro-projects/future-of-the-leaburg-canal/leaburg-public-comment-form

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST IS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WITH THE NATIVE FISH SOCIETY MCKENZIE CHAPTER!

Jeff Ziller, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife District Fish Biologist, will be joining us, giving his perspective on current fish trends in the McKenzie, discussing potential citizen science collaborations with ODFW, and answering any questions you might have! … Continue reading

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