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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
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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Native Fish Society September Meeting Reminder
Just a reminder that we will be meeting this Wednesday, September 28th, at 5:30pm again at Ninkasi’s Better Living Room, 155 Blair Blvd, Eugene. We will discuss: Coordinating temperature monitoring in key watersheds next summer; Sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates for stream health … Continue reading
Determining the Future of the Leaburg Hydroelectric Project
This video fully addresses the Leaburg Dam, Canal and Hydro project. EWEB is still taking public comment on this issue until October 10th. You can submit your comments at this link: https://www.eweb.org/about-us/power-supply/mckenzie-river-hydro-projects/future-of-the-leaburg-canal/leaburg-public-comment-form
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST IS BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT WITH THE NATIVE FISH SOCIETY MCKENZIE CHAPTER!
Jeff Ziller, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife District Fish Biologist, will be joining us, giving his perspective on current fish trends in the McKenzie, discussing potential citizen science collaborations with ODFW, and answering any questions you might have! … Continue reading
Why Protecting Old Growth Trees Protect Our Fish and Waters Too
by Helena Virga. Forest and Climate Campaign, Oregon Wild Oregon’s native trout, steelhead, and salmon rely on our trees, and our trees rely on our fish. Over millions of years, many plants and animals of the Pacific Northwest evolved to … Continue reading
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Take Action on Safeguarding Bristol Bay
From: Meghan Barker and Trout Unlimited’s Save Bristol Bay team Dear Bristol Bay supporters, We know it’s been a busy summer- if you’re like us, your days have been filled with fishing and soaking up that warmer weather. But now … Continue reading
2022 Columbia River Summer Steelhead Update
by David Moskowitz, Executive Director and John McMillan, Director of Science Overall, things are looking better than expected for wild summer steelhead in the Columbia River basin. Of course, we’re now entering the dry, hot slog of August and September. … Continue reading