Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

ODFW: The aquatic invasive species boat inspection station at the Ashland Port of Entry will open on Feb. 11, 2013. Stations in Gold Beach, Klamath Falls, Lakeview and Ontario will open in the coming months. All vehicles carrying motorized or … Continue reading →

Sunday February 24th 1:00 to 4:00 PM Join Chris Orsinger, Executive Director of Friends of Buford Park, and Laurie Bernstein, former fisheries biologist with the US Forest Service, for an exploration of the geology and fish of the Coast Fork … Continue reading →

Rogue Riverkeeper has a great action page on its Website for people who want to get involved with the fight to keep Suction Dredge mining off sensitive Oregon rivers, with info on how to look up and contact your legislators. … Continue reading →

For all you fish geeks, Oregon State University is hosting the Willamette Fisheries Science Review next week, featuring presentations from ODFW, Army Corps of Engineers, NOAA, OSU, and others on topics like: -Review Of Fish Return Data Collected At Fall … Continue reading →

The Long Tom Watershed Council is hosting a public meeting 6pm, Jan 29th at the Monroe high school to discuss the state of fisheries on the river. The Long Tom is home to a host of native fish species, including … Continue reading →

From KLCC: Fishery biologists have found that young Chinook salmon generally swim in the top 20 to 30 feet of the water column. That can pose a problem if the primary method of getting past a dam is deeper. The … Continue reading →

This new documentary is in pre-production, Frank Moore: Mending the Line Tough as nails, gentle as a poet, and determined as a badger, 90 year-old Frank Moore loves to fish. A World War II veteran, in 1944 he landed along … Continue reading →

Come out to the Vet’s Club tonight for the December TU 678 chapter meeting. This month we’ll handle the usual business and enjoy a presentation by Jared Weybright of the McKenzie Watershed Council. Jared’s presentation is titled “McKenzie Watershed Council … Continue reading →

The crew at North Coast Land Conservancy suffered a catastrophic loss last week when their headquarters at Circle Creek in Seaside burned to the ground. Not only did they lose their home office, but along with went thousands of hours … Continue reading →

From the desk of Trout Unlimited Oregon Chair Tom Wolf: ODFW wants to stock hybrid tiger muskies in Phillips Reservoir in NE Oregon to deal with an explosion of yellow perch which is crowding out the rainbow trout population. Tiger … Continue reading →