Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

From Oregon State University: Genetic research is showing that healthy steelhead runs in Pacific Northwest streams can depend heavily on the productivity of their stay-at-home counterparts, rainbow trout. Steelhead and rainbow trout look different, grow differently, and one heads off … Continue reading →

From the desk of Tom Wolf, Oregon’s Trout Unlimited State Council Chair: At the Board of Forestry meeting yesterday, the Board picked Doug Decker by a 4-2 vote to be the new State Forester to head the Oregon Department of … Continue reading →

The Long Tom Watershed Council is looking for 8-10 volunteers to help monitor the migration of coastal cutthroat trout in streams near Monroe. The goal of the project is to learn about the migration behavior of resident and fluvial-migrating cutthroat … Continue reading →

The legislators in Salem are putting together a bill to merge state fish and wildlife agencies with parks and land departments, creating an umbrella organization — the Oregon Department of Natural Resources, presumably in a move save the state some … Continue reading →

From Alan Moore, TU national staff in PDX: Check out this video at the link below. This year has seen an unbelievable, off-the-charts return of ESA-listed wet n’ wild Oregon Coast coho to Thompson Creek, a conservation property and small … Continue reading →

From Cascadia Wildlands: The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is accepting public comments through tomorrow (Jan. 12) on the application by the Port of Coos Bay for a slip dock at the Port to accommodate the proposed Jordan Cove … Continue reading →

Last night in Salem, ODFW held an open house town hall meeting. Based on last night’s meeting, I feel the agency is really headed in the right direction. ODFW Fish Division Director Ed Bowles and his staff made some statements … Continue reading →

Tuesday, January 4th, 6-9pm the Inland Sports Fishing Advisory Committee will host an “All Come” meeting in the Commission room at the ODFW Salem HQ. Director Roy Elicker, along with Fish Division Administrators, Program Managers, ODFW Fish Management staff and … Continue reading →

The McKenzie River Trust (MRT) has just purchased and protected a 217 acre property on the Siuslaw River for fish and wildlife habitat conservation. The Waite Ranch estuary acquisition builds on other land protection efforts over the last 20 years, … Continue reading →

The Elwah’s illegal dams are finally coming out, with the first phases of removal slated for fall 2011. There have been a spectacular number of dam removals in the press over the last several years, but perhaps none have held … Continue reading →

Artists4action is a non-profit group that hopes to convince artists and their audiences to speak up for environmental action. The group is currently focused on Pacific Salmon and just hosted a benefit show with The Sugar Beets last weekend. Executive … Continue reading →