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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
Willamette Spring Chinook Recovery Gains Momentum
Upper Willamette Spring Chinook were listed as a threatened species in 1999. Finally, in 2008 the United States Army Corps of Engineers has come up with a proposal to mitigate harm caused by the operation dams in the Willamette basin … Continue reading
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McKenzie River Two-Fly tournament participants have a blast, fund salmon habitat improvement
On Friday, October 3rd, the first annual McKenzie River Two-Fly tournament officially kicked off at the welcome reception at the Oregon Electric Station with guides, participants, and Trout Unlimited members enjoying appetizers, beer and wine. This inaugural event raised $2500 … Continue reading
Q&A with Jim Van Loan, Steamboat Inn North Umpqua River
Jim Van Loan, proprietor of the Steamboat Inn on the North Umpqua likes his steelhead wild and wary, not brainless bruisers dispensed from an ODFW fillet factory. Van Loan has been arguing at ODFW hearings, championing habitat over hatcheries and … Continue reading
McKenzie River Trust 5th Annual Green Island Tree Planting
The Fifth Annual Green Island Tree Planting is set for Saturday, October 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 10,000 Trees, 300 Volunteers, 1 Day! This project is part of a larger effort to restore Green Island from historic agricultural … Continue reading
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Letter of support for the proposed bait ban on the McKenzie River
Anglers will have a final opportunity to comment on the proposed 2009-2012 angling regulations at the next meeting of the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 in Forest Grove. At that meeting, the Commission will formally … Continue reading
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Recommended reading: Half-pounders exploding on the Rogue River
Lots of fly fishing links this morning: Buster clubs Chinook Buster Wants to Fish is clubbing the first Chinook of the fall season somewhere on the Pacific NW Coast. TU Bull Trout Rendezvous VIII The Oregon State Council of TU … Continue reading
To Protect Redsides and Bull Trout, Bait Ban Proposed on the Mckenzie
The Register Guard recently reported that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to ban bait on a popular stretch of the Mckenzie river between Blue River and Goodpasture Bridge. As reported by the RG, the proposal initially … Continue reading
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Sportsmen need to stand up for hard rock mining reform now
Trout Unlimited, Northwest Steelheaders and other conservation groups are making a concerted effort to update the 1872 Mining Law. According to the National Wildlife Federation: Under this law, mining takes precedence over all other public land uses, including fishing. The … Continue reading
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Disappearing rainbow trout on the Upper Deschutes?
An email from our pal Nic Callero from the National Wildlife Federation: I have been drifting the Upper Deschutes River in the summertime for ten straight years between Wickiup Dam and the mouth of the Little Deschutes. One thing I … Continue reading
State Trout or Steelhead stamp for fishing fly-only waters in Oregon?
I was having a conversation recently with a gear fisherman buddy about Oregon’s fly fishing only waters — places like the Metolius, North Fork Middle Fork Willamette and North Umpqua. He argued that those designations were unfair to folks using … Continue reading
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Lahontan trout restoration efforts begin on Upper, North McDermitt creeks
ODFW plans to begin restoring Lahontan cutthroat trout to the McDermitt creek basin, according to a recent press release. On Aug. 27 and 28, Upper McDermitt, North Fork McDermitt and tributaries will be treated with rotenone, a naturally occurring fish … Continue reading
Carmen-Smith EWEB relicensing update
As many of you know, EWEB’s Carmen-Smith Hydroelectric Project on the Upper McKenzie River is up for relicensing. EWEB is in the process of submitting a new long-term license application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approval. The … Continue reading
Trout Unlimited Oregon Council outlines conservation priorities for 2009
Last week we attended the Oregon Trout Unlimited State Council meeting at Belknap Hot Springs. Council Chair Tom Wolf was on hand to discuss the organization’s conservation and legislative priorities for the upcoming year. The video below outlines that agenda: … Continue reading
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Snake River Salmon featured on CBS 60 Minutes this Sunday
This coming Sunday evening, June 22, CBS News 60 MINUTES will feature an expose on the severely depressed salmon populations in the Columbia and Snake Rivers. The story will spotlight the tremendous amount of taxpayer dollars our federal government continues … Continue reading
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ODFW electrofishing Crooked River next week
From an ODFW press release: Biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will sample the Crooked River below Bowman Dam for redband trout and mountain whitefish beginning Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27. Biologists will be electrofishing the river … Continue reading