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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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Wenatchee Watershed Cold Water Campaign

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

Location: Washington

Eel River Headwaters Campaign

We're contributing a greater scientific understanding of water temperature in the Eel River headwaters.

Location: California

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

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,

Our Sound, Our Salmon Coalition

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

Location: Washington

State Scenic Waterways

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

Location: Oregon

Wild Rivers Campaign

Big Victory For Wild Rivers Campaign On January 12, 2017 the BLM and Forest...

Location: Oregon

Respect the Springers

Ninety percent of the Spring Chinook returning to the Columbia River used to...

Location: Oregon

Suction Dredge Mining Reform

Campaign Update On June 14th, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the...

Location: Oregon

Puget Sound Coastal Cutthroat Campaign

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

Location: Washington

River Steward Program

North Santiam River

Location: Oregon

Location: Oregon

Location: Oregon

South Umpqua River

Location: Oregon

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Remembering Conservation Giant Bruce Hill

Bruce Hill (1946-2017) This past week the world lost Bruce Hill, a conservation champion, and inspirational human. Bruce was a dedicated advocate and fighter for wild, native fish who contributed... Published: September 22nd, 2017

A Conversation with the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission

On Friday, September 15th in Welches, Oregon the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met to...

The Fixed Gear Fix

Can Pound Nets Save Wild Fish and Commercial Fisheries on the Columbia? A bleak future for the...

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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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Hydropower

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