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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
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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Native Fish Society January Meeting
Native Fish Society will be hosting a trivia night, featuring categories such as “Native Fish of Oregon” and “Rivers of Oregon.” In addition to bragging rights, the winning team will also be rewarded with awesome MiiR mugs, featuring a leaping … Continue reading
The Lost Salmon : Documentary on Spring Salmon
The Lost Salmon, chronicles the plight and potential recovery of the iconic spring chinook salmon of the Pacific Northwest. Faced with extinction in many river systems of the West, a new genetic discovery could aid in their recovery. Once teaming … Continue reading
Plan for 13 Willamette River Basin dams to be discussed in Eugene, Sweet Home, Stayton
From the Statesman Journal A plan that will reshape management of 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin is the subject of four meetings next week in Eugene, Springfield, Sweet Home and Stayton. The U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading
Do we anglers, ourselves, amount to a ‘conservation challenge’?
From Trout Unlimited and Kirk Deeter Angling Trade magazine (of which I am also editor) recently conducted a poll of folks with a stake in the business of fly fishing, asking what they considered to be the greatest conservation issue … Continue reading
Eugene/Springfield International Fly Fishing Film Festival
International Fly Fishing Film Festival visits Eugene/Springfield November 15th, 2022. True West is excited to once again be hosting the International Fly Fishing Film Festival on November 15th! The new twist to this year’s showing is that we will be hosting at Planktown Brewing … Continue reading
NORTH UMPQUA FOUNDATION ONLINE AUCTION
The North Umpqua Foundation Auction is currently live. Click here to view items for bid. You can also simply make a donation here. Founded in 1983 when anglers and other concerned parties banded together to oppose a hydroelectric project that … Continue reading
The Broken Promise of Salmon Hatcheries
In a powerful opinion essay for The News-Review, Karl Konecny argues that it’s time for fisheries managers to acknowledge the broken promises of fish hatcheries and work to restore Oregon’s wild salmon and steelhead. Salmon hatcheries have existed in Oregon … Continue reading
Native Fish Society Invites You To the 4th Annual Homewaters Roundup!
You’re Invited to a Guaranteed Good Time for a Great Cause! When:In-person event: Friday, November 11th, 2022; 6pm – 9pm Online Auction: Bidding begins at Noon on November 4th, and closes at 8:30pm PST on November 11th Where: In-person event: 65599 Tweed Road, Bend, … Continue reading
Chouinard just dropped the microphone on conservation and the outdoor industry.
From Angling Trade Magazine by Kirk Deeter That’s it. Game… set… match. Take a knee… clock expires. Summit ascended… wave ridden… blue marlin landed… However you want to frame it, Yvon Chouinard, the 83-year-old founder of Patagonia (and his family) … Continue reading
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