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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
Turbidity Update – Finn Rock Reach Restoration Project
From McKenzie River Trust Phase II of the Finn Rock Reach Floodplain Enhancement Project is underway. The Project will enhance habitat conditions across more than 80 acres adjacent to the McKenzie River and restore historic floodplain connections between the main … Continue reading
‘WHY DOES WINCHESTER DAM STILL EXIST?
From Native Fish Society In a letter to the editors of The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon-resident Connie Page posed a question: Why does Winchester Dam (on the North Umpqua River) still exist? The dam is bad for the river’s salmon and steelhead … Continue reading
OREGONIANS: SPEAK UP FOR COASTAL CHINOOK
Given the recent declines in Oregon Coast fall Chinook salmon populations, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering a more conservation-oriented approach to wild fall Chinook harvest in 2023 and has asked for public comment. This presents a crucial … Continue reading
Phase 2 of Finn Rock Reach Restoration Underway
Volunteers visited Finn Rock Reach in hopes of rescuing some natives and dispatching some “invasives” this week. The project is well underway and is going to provide tons more habitat for salmonids on the middle McKenzie River. We caught largemouth … Continue reading
Native Fish Society Meeting – May 31st, 2023
Kara Anlauf-Dunn of ODFW gave a great presentation at last months chapter meeting about how increasing stream temperature affects native fish and her studies on native fish tolerance to heat across watersheds. It should be a good way to prepare … Continue reading
Oregon DEQ Aquatic Life Rule making and the Deschutes
By Liz Perkin Native Fish SocietyThe Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has recently released their proposed changes to the Fish and Aquatic Life Uses of Oregon’s waterbodies. Some systems will be getting more stringent protections as a result of these … Continue reading
States set 2023 Columbia River summer/fall salmon and steelhead seasons
ODFW Resources CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Oregon and Washington fishery managers recently finalized seasons and regulations for 2023 Columbia River summer and fall recreational salmon and steelhead fisheries. Detailed regulations are available at https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/OSCRP/CRM/index.asp (see Summer and Fall Columbia River Recreational Fishery Regulations) Forecasts for … Continue reading
Umpqua Bass Bash June 24th, 2023
Join us Saturday, June 24th, as Native Fish Society hosts our Second Annual Umpqua Bass Bash! This event will help remove Smallmouth Bass from the river and bring awareness to the problems this invasive fish species causes for native fish and … Continue reading
Finn Rock Phase Reach Restoration Phase 2 Community Conversation – McKenzie River Trust
The video above shows gives an aerial view of Phase 1 of the Finn Rock Reach restoration. As you drive up 126 past the Finn Rock Boat Launch what was a single channel is now an abundance of channels, log … Continue reading
Outlook for Deschutes & John Day Summer Steelhead
From Liz Perkin, Native Fish Society On April 18, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) hosted a webinar (watch the recording here) to inform the angling public of the outlook for this year’s run of Columbia basin summer … Continue reading
Native Fish Society – 2023 Homewaters: Run Wild Benefit Banquet
You’re Invited to Native Fish Society’s 27th Annual Homewaters Benefit Auction + Wild Fish Celebration Guided by the best available science, Native Fish Society advocates for the recovery and protection of wild, native fish and the stewardship of the habitats … Continue reading
NFS and partners secure new protections for Oregon Coast coho salmon
Legal Agreement Will Bring New Protections From Logging to Oregon Coast Coho Salmon For Immediate Release, March 23, 2023 Contact: Amy Atwood, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 503-5660, atwood@biologicaldiversity.org Josh Laughlin, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 844-8182, jlaughlin@cascwild.org Jennifer Fairbrother, Native Fish Society, (541) … Continue reading
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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
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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