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Native Fish Society envisions a future with abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities.

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Homewaters: Revival! Annual Benefit Banquet + Auction

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - Montgomery Park
2701 SW Vaughn St., Portland, Oregon

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Native Fish Society

Guided by the best available science, Native Fish Society advocates for the recovery of wild, native fish and promotes the stewardship of the habitats that sustain them.

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B.C. Keep 'Em Wet Regulation

Responsible fish-handling practices are critical for effective catch and...

Location: British Columbia

Bulkley River Steelhead Catch & Release Study

Catch-and-release is often used as a tool for the conservation of recreationally targeted fish, and this is certainly...

Location: British Columbia

Fish Trap Fisheries

In collaboration with the Wild Fish Conservancy, we are evaluating an experimental fish trap, known as a pound net,...

Location: Oregon, Washington,

Wild Rivers Campaign

Big Victory For Wild Rivers Campaign Together Against The Mines...

Location: Oregon

Support the Springer Revival

Introduction Native Fish Society is working to ensure that the Rogue’s wild...

Location: Oregon

North Creek Campaign

Help River Steward Matt Lund restore connection to 13 miles of high quality habitat in the North Creek sub-basin.

Location: Oregon

Respect Willamette Threatened Fish

Issues: Incomplete historical records predating hatchery influence; and...

Location: Oregon

Wild Steelhead Release

Our goal is to secure catch and release regulations for wild steelhead in...

Location: Oregon

Landslides to Logjams

Introduction: Not all landslides are bad. In fact, the native salmon,...

Location: Oregon

Wenatchee Watershed Cold Water Campaign

Wenatchee Watershed Cold Water Campaign from Native Fish Society on...

Location: Washington

Our Sound, Our Salmon Coalition

Say No to Atlantic Salmon Net Pens Cooke Aquaculture, an Atlantic salmon net...

Location: Washington

Puget Sound Coastal Cutthroat Campaign

Despite being one of the most widely distributed salmonids along the Pacific...

Location: Washington

State Scenic Waterways

The Oregon State Scenic Waterways Act The Oregon State Scenic Waterways Act...

Location: Oregon

Eel River Headwaters Campaign

In the summers of 2015 and 2016, Native Fish Society staff, River Stewards...

Location: California

River Steward Program
Quillayute River
Location: Washington
Necanicum River
Location: Oregon
Siletz River
Location: Oregon
15 Mile Creek
Location: Oregon
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News & Media

Announcing Salmonberry Survey Volunteer Dates for 2019

Volunteer Opportunity! Join us for the annual spawning surveys for wild winter steelhead on the rugged Salmonberry River. This volunteer conducted data is extremely important for tracking... Published: February 18th, 2019

2019 State of the Beaver Conference

Voice of the Beaver The focus of the 2019 State of the Beaver Conference is dedicated to...

Published: February 18th, 2019

Bulkley Basecamp for a Benjamin

You could spend a week steelhead fishing British Columbia's Skeena River and its legendary...

Published: January 28th, 2019
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Science

Policy development and implementation for the protection and restoration of native wild fish entails the four H’s:

Harvest, Hatcheries, Habitat, and Hydropower.
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