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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
Tillamook fisheries and rivers need our help
All of us who care about the rivers of Tillamook County need to get pumped up for a fight. We need to act, and we need to prepare ourselves for more action in the future. Here’s the deal: A handful … Continue reading
Chapter Overview: Trout Unlimited McKenzie, Upper-Willamette 678
Over the past few months, our little Eugene Trout Unlimited Chapter has grown from a few guys sitting around a conference table to groups of up to 20 folks at the shop, with guest speakers. The organization has always had … Continue reading
Salmon restoration expert Charley Dewberry to speak at next Trout Unlimited meeting
On Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 at the Caddis Fly Angling Shop in Eugene, Charles Dewberry will be speaking about ongoing salmon restoration efforts in the Siuslaw basin, Tillamook basin and coastwide. His presentation will also explain the habitat needs … Continue reading
McKenzie River bait ban coalition underway
First of all, thank you to the first 100 people to sign the McKenzie River Bait Ban petition. Click Here to sign the petition. It was offline a bit this afternoon when we hit the 100-respondent mark. The free software … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Bait Ban Proposal and Petition
UPDATE: OK…. one more time. The issue with the survey/petition is once again resolved. Would you support a bait ban regulation on the McKenzie River to protect wild trout? Oregon Fly Fishing Blog, The Caddis Fly and TU Chapter 678 … Continue reading
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Poacher Apparently Pillages Yachats River
On February 18, 2009 a stream survey team found a gillnet hidden in the bushes where Beamer Creek Road intersects the diminutive and inaptly named Yachats River. Located south of Newport, the Yachats hosts runs of fall chinook and coho … Continue reading
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Trout Unlimited’s Willamette Bank Restoration This Saturday
This Saturday, Trout Unlimited members and the public are invited to participate in our riparian vegetation enhancement project in the Whilamut natural area of Alton Baker park on the Willamette River. What began 2007 as a blackberry thicket has been … Continue reading
Thanks to sponsors, patrons of the TU Wine and Waders event
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 Wine and Waders event, and special thanks to everyone who helped us raise money for local coldwater fisheries conservation. Special thanks to all of our sponsors: Chet Croco … Continue reading
The economic value of Rogue River salmon
A brand new report from Save the Wild Rogue analyzed the economic value of salmon and steelhead in the Rogue River. Here are some of the results: West coast residents enjoy more than $1.5 billion in economic benefit each year … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon Conservation News, Southern Oregon
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Improvements to the “Willamette Project” may help threatened chinook and steelhead
Recently, Greg Taylor, a biologist with the Army Corps of Engineers spoke candidly with Trout Unlimited 678 members about the impacts of and planned improvements to Federal dams in the Willamette Basin. The “Willamette Project” operated by the Army Corps … Continue reading
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Wine and Waders this Sunday: Support TU in Eugene
Annual Trout Unlimited Fundraising event this Sunday: Wine and Waders Please join us this Sunday February 22nd for the annual fundraising auction for Trout Unlimited Chapter 678. The event takes place at Territorial Vineyards, 907 W 3rd Ave. Eugene, OR … Continue reading
Oregon fisheries news: Omnibus Wilderness and Merkley’s Snake Dam Stance
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act protects Oregon’s Elk River salmon and steelhead From our pal Nic Callero at the National Wildlife Federation The Omnibus Public Lands Management Act (S. 22) is expected to hit the floor of the House of … Continue reading
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Trout Unlimited Wine and Waders event Sunday Feb 22
Next Sunday is Trout Unlimited Chapter 678’s annual Wine and Waders event at Territorial Vineyards in Eugene. This is a potluck event with auctions and raffles for a great cause — restoration and conservation of our native coldwater fish. The … Continue reading
Fisheries and the 2009 Oregon State Legislature
There are lots of fisheries related bills on the agenda for the Oregon State Legislature in 2009. Here are a few to keep an eye on: Dismantling OWEB New legislation on the docket would combine the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board … Continue reading
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Survey: Biggest threats to wild fish in Oregon?
Earlier this week I was contacted by Jeff Hickman, a steelhead guide on the North Coast that is now working as a conservation organizer through the Sierra Club’s Hunter and Angler campaign. Jeff’s job is to get hunters and anglers … Continue reading
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