Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News

Improvements to the “Willamette Project” may help threatened chinook and steelhead

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Caddisfly

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

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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Oregon fisheries news: Omnibus Wilderness and Merkley’s Snake Dam Stance

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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 →

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Fisheries and the 2009 Oregon State Legislature

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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?

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

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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Oregon Trout Unlimited and the Klamath Restoration Project

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Last month, Todd Mullen, vice president of Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 sat in on a call with the TU folks who are working on the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and sent out the following summary: You may have heard on … Continue reading →

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Protecting the McKenzie River from death by 1,000 cuts

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Joe Moll, Executive Director of McKenzie River Trust is working hard to prevent us from loving our homewaters to death. Find out more about the threats to the McKenzie River watershed and what our local land trust is doing about … Continue reading →

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United States, Canada Agree to Reduction in Canadian Chinook Harvest

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Caddisfly

The United States will compensate Canada to the tune of thirty million dollars and the Canadians will reduce chinook harvest off the west coast of Vancouver Island by thirty percent.  The change came about as a result of the Pacific … Continue reading →

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Oregon river access rights battle brewing — get ready

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Oregon river access law is going to the state legislature in 2009 — and if big landowner lobbyists have their way you can bet Oregonians are going to lose ground on public fishing access. According to Enviro-Lobbyist David Moskowitz, Oregon’s … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Governor Kulongoski calls WOPR “incomplete.”

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Caddisfly

Recently, we reported that the Western Oregon Plan Revision was on the Governor’s desk for review and asked our readers to speak out against the plan.  The Governor released his findings today asking the BLM not implement the WOPR.  View … Continue reading →

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Oregon Fly Fishing Blog joins Trout Unlimited and other conservation groups in opposition to the WOPR

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Caddisfly

Wading into northwest forest policy is kind of like skinny dipping with piranha only more dangerous and probably dumber.  Nonetheless, as anglers who care deeply about the health of our salmon and steelhead runs and the rivers that nurture them … Continue reading →

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McKenzie River restoration continues at Green Island

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Sunday morning a crew of Trout Unlimited Chapter 678 volunteers teamed up with McKenzie River trust to work on the Green Island Project. We planted 250 trees — cottonwoods, big leaf maple and alder — along an historic side channel … Continue reading →

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EWEB, Conservation Groups Announce Planned Fish Ladder

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Caddisfly

Eugene, Oregon Yesterday, the Eugene Water and Electric Board announced an agreement reached after months of arduous settlement negotiations between EWEB, conservation groups, environmental groups, Indian tribes and state agencies regarding the final license application for EWEB’s Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project. … Continue reading →

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Trout Unlimited ramping up support in Deschutes area

Posted on October 21, 2008 by Oregon Fly Fishing Blog

Trout Unlimited hasn’t had much influence in central Oregon. The organization has tried to start chapters in the area in recent years with limited success. But the Deschutes system is such an important watershed, TU isn’t going to give up … Continue reading →

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