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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
Stand up for Public Lands
From: Angling Trade Kirk Deeter There are many reasons to appreciate being a fly angler in the United States of America. We have abundant, diverse river systems and plenty of lakes and ponds. We have native fish, wild fish—even stocked … Continue reading
Restoration Underway on Quartz Creek
From: McKenzie River Trust News Last week, we launched a major restoration project on Quartz Creek—a key tributary of the McKenzie River. This work is part of a larger effort to bring back healthy floodplain forests along the middle McKenzie, … Continue reading
Winchester Dam Removal Initiative – April 30th
When: April 30th 2025 5-8pm Where: Oakshire Public House The spring issue of WaterWatch of Oregon’s Instream newsletter includes an article detailing the latest on WaterWatch’s efforts, in conjunction with Steamboaters and Pacific Coast Federations of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA), on securing formal permission to … Continue reading
DISCONNECTED McKENZIE
From Native Fish Society March 2025 Eugene Water and Electric Board Violating Endangered Species Act Advocates Sue to Address Harm to Bull Trout and Chinook Salmon EUGENE, OR — Today, conservation organizations filed suit against the Eugene Water and Electric Board … Continue reading
Act Now for Oregon Wildlife
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is woefully underfunded. That’s why our conservation partners at Oregon Wild are working to pass Oregon House Bill 2977, which would raise the state’s transient lodging tax—also known as the tourism tax—in order to … Continue reading
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Support New Instream Water Rights in the South Willamette Basin
Comments Due by 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16th From WaterWatch of Oregon: Last spring the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced it had applied for over 260 new instream water rights in the Willamette River system to protect instream flows for … Continue reading
The Biggest Environmental Win Ever for Trout Anglers?
KIRK DEETER DECEMBER 2024 This week saw the U.S. Congress pass legislation that may do more for the future of trout fishing than anything that has happened before–and very few in the fly-fishing industry are talking about it. The “Good Samaritan Remediation … Continue reading
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Fly Fishing Meetings and Events Dec 3-5, 2024
On Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, the Redsides and Bluebacks (Corvallis) chapters of TU will be holding a happy hour at PublicHouse in Springfield from 5 – 6 p.m. We’ll be in ‘The Study’ room, which is adjacent to the Beer Hall. Following … Continue reading
Wild Fish Need Your Voice! Speak Up for the Future of Oregon’s Wild Fish
Now is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Oregonians to weigh in on the public investments YOU want our state to make to build resilience for salmon, steelhead, and trout in the face of a changing climate. Currently, ODFW is conducting a survey to … Continue reading
Film Showing: The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the lower Deschutes
Join us for the Lane County premiere of a new documentary about the majesty and challenges of the lower Deschutes River, The Last 100 Miles: The Fight for the lower Deschutes. Richard E. Wildish Community Theater, 630 Main Street, Springfield, … Continue reading
Native Fish Society – McKenzie River Cleanup
Join the Native Fish Society’s McKenzie Chapter for a river cleanup at Armitage Park on October 27th at 10am. We’ll provide hot beverages, donuts, garbage bags, and gloves as we work together to clean the McKenzie River. Afterward, gather with us … Continue reading
ACTION ALERT – SAY NO TO JET BOATS IN THE UPPER ROGUE
From Native Fish Society Over the past decade, Native Fish Society and other southern Oregon conservation groups have been working to protect the wild native fish of the upper Rogue River from the harmful impacts of large jet boats. And … Continue reading
McKenzie Watershed Council River Clean Up 2025
The McKenzie Watershed Council is holding their McKenzie River Cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 28th! There are still plenty of land areas and stretches of river to claim as your own for the cleanup and there’s a free BBQ at Hendricks … Continue reading
The future of native Willamette River fish is in Limbo
Story by Meira Gebel Axios The fate of threatened native fish in Oregon’s Upper Willamette River Basin remains in limbo after a federal agency missed a key deadline to file a report to Congress on whether eight hydroelectric dams are still necessary. … Continue reading
Hatchery Reform on the Table in Oregon as ODFW Launches Public Engagement Process
by Jennifer Fairbrother Native Fish Society A System in Need of Reassessment Warming rivers; wildfires; aging infrastructure; supply cost increases; conflicts with wild fish conservation and recovery. Just a few of the reasons it’s time for the state of Oregon … Continue reading
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