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Category Archives: Oregon Conservation News
McKenzie River Native Fish Society River Steward Chapter Meeting
Over the past year, the team at Native Fish Society (NFS) has been brainstorming ways in which we could build the groundswell of public support for wild fish throughout the Pacific Northwest. Out of this brainstorm, our team is very … Continue reading
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Wild Fish on the North Umpqua Need our Help
Please read the press release below and sign up for the in person workshop. It’s critical that concerned North Umpqua anglers voices are heard. The link to sign up is here and in the body of the press release. Thanks … Continue reading
Willamette River Basin News 2022
Looking out across a barren landscape of thick mud dotted by boulders and tree stumps, you might perceive a scene of destruction, but to Native Fish Society Conservation Director Jennifer Fairbrother, she sees a river reborn and a fighting chance … Continue reading
Native Fish Society Virtual Auction – April 2-9, 2022
What: A Virtual Benefit Auction for Wild Fish & Free-Flowing Rivers When: April 2 – 9, 2022 Where: Wherever makes you happy, as long as you have a wifi connection! You’re invited to join us on an amazing journey into … Continue reading
Photos: Habitat Enhancement Project on the McKenzie
We had a good time with the McKenzie River Trust this Saturday planting willows and other low lying bushes at the Finn Rock Reach restoration project. Thanks to all who participated. Stay tuned for another opportunity coming soon!
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Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Expands South Coast Wild Fish Protections
While we didn’t get catch and release on the south coast ODFW has adopted important wild fish protections. From Wild Salmon Center Last month, the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission voted to establish a network of Wild Fish Emphasis Areas … Continue reading
Join us for a Habitat Enhancement Project on the McKenzie River
Join the Caddis Fly Angling Shop and McKenzie River Trust for a volunteer planting project on the middle McKenzie River! This project will help to restore native plant communities in the 85-acre Finn Rock Reach restoration project site. Completed in … Continue reading
A Letter to My Fellow Anglers: Don’t hang it up. Stand Up.
NFS Southern Oregon Regional Manager Kirk Blaine’s open letter to fellow anglers below articulates the need for a cautious approach to management of Oregon’s South Coast Rivers. We have one more chance to let ODFW know how we feel about … Continue reading
One Last Chance to Protect Wild Steelhead
From Native Fish Society Next week, ODFW Commissioners will be making a monumental decision on the future of wild winter steelhead regulations in southern Oregon. Commissioners will decide to either adopt fishing regulations that will require the catch and release … Continue reading
Tell ODOT to Remove Kellogg Dam
From Native Fish Society Now is the time to remove the aging and dangerous Kellogg Dam! The Oregon Department of Transportation will be receiving a windfall in the form of an extra $1.2 billion thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and … Continue reading
Protect Wild Steelhead on the South Coast
From Native Fish Society In less than a month, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will discuss the Rogue-South Coast Multi-Species Conservation and Management Plan for the final time. It is our sincere hope that the Commission takes a precautionary … Continue reading
Stop the harvest of endangered Bull Trout in Lake Billy Chinook!
Kaden Leeper started this petition to ODFW Regulation Review Board One of the most threatened fish in North America needs your help! Due to overfishing and their mistaken status as a “trash fish” in the early 20th century, bull trout … Continue reading
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The Wild & Scenic Film Festival comes to Eugene on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021!
Join the Upper Willamette Stewardship Network in celebration of our environment and the people working to care for it across the globe. This year’s film festival will be virtual to help protect our community against COVID-19. The Upper Willamette Stewardship … Continue reading
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Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon
Ask ODFW Commission to Adopt Catch and Release Regulations for Wild Steelhead This Friday, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commissioners will be reviewing the Rogue South Coast Conservation Management Plan before adopting it in the December meeting of this … Continue reading
A Pause on Hatchery Summer Steelhead in the North Umpqua River
From Native Fish Society During the September Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting, the North Umpqua Coalition: Native Fish Society, Trout Unlimited, Steamboaters, The North Umpqua Foundation, Conservation Angler, and Umpqua Watersheds, expressed their advocacy for a pause of the … Continue reading