Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

From the Native Fish Society: Mining companies want to develop nickel strip mines in the pristine headwaters of the Wild and Scenic Smith and Illinois Rivers in southwest Oregon. Nearby Hunter Creek and Pistol River are also threatened! These watersheds … Continue reading →

From Trout Unlimited See TU Post here: Protect Oregon Streams Two minutes can help protect 14,000 miles of Oregon streams. The Oregon Board of Forestry (BOF) will soon decide whether to increase Oregon’s riparian buffers. These buffers supply cool water … Continue reading →

From TU 678: The ban on fishing after 2pm for coldwater species in many of Oregon’s rivers and streams has been lifted. Starting yesterday, September 1st, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife resumed normal fishing hours on most streams … Continue reading →

Want to know the latest about the Deschutes River? How are water temperatures, water levels and dam releases affecting the rivers health and future? Join the Deschutes River Alliance at the Portland downtown Patagonia store: 907 Irving Street on September … Continue reading →

Hale Ovisten’s comment from Bill Bakke is an important one, so I though I would post it in order to stress the importance of commenting about the “simplification” tact that ODFW is using. See the comment below and please do … Continue reading →

Success on the baseball diamond comes from doing the little things right: an outfielder’s throw hitting the cutoff man, or a batter laying down a bunt. Little things are important in the ocean, too. Large swirling “baitballs” of tiny schooling … Continue reading →

From the Native Fish Society: Mining companies want to develop nickel strip mines in the delicate headwaters of the Smith, Illinois, Pistol rivers and Hunter Creek. These headwaters play a critical role in providing the cold, clean water necessary to … Continue reading →

Last week, in a surprising about-face, Oregon county commissioners turned their backs on the hard work Oregon residents and their delegation have put into crafting a balanced bill to deal with issues on the O & C Lands Act. Instead … Continue reading →

It’s only early July and low warm water is a hot topic for most western waters. Below are a couple of links to the latest information we have seen. Additionally a graph indicating “Healthy Trout Water Temperatures”. Stay tuned to … Continue reading →

From the Native Fish Society: Suction dredge gold mining is a practice in which riverbeds are “vacuumed up” by a large, loud, and gas-powered floating machine. Materials from the riverbed go through a sluice where heavy metals drop out, in … Continue reading →

From Tracy Penell, for Trout Unlimited: A few weeks back on the campus of the University of Washington, Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative brought together scientists, conservationists, and anglers alike for a workshop exploring the current state and restoration potential … Continue reading →