Posts by Mark Sherwood

Support Wild Fish Abundance - Make A Year-End Donation To Native Fish Society!

Dear friends of wild fish,The Native Fish Society is proud to be the place where you take action and support the revival of abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and sustainable fisheries. We’re...

Conservation groups express support for the community of Sweet Home, clean water, and native fish in Willamette River Basin

For Immediate Release: November 21, 2023Media Contacts:Mark Sherwood, Native Fish Society, mark@nativefishsociety.orgJonah Sandford, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, jonah@nedc.orgDaniel...

Gratitude to J. Michelle Swope as NFS Sunsets the Washington Coordinator Role

Gratitude to J. Michelle Swope as NFS Sunsets the Washington Coordinator RoleAs of this week, Native Fish Society will no longer staff a full-time coordinator position in Washington state. We’re...

Press Release: Survey Shows Only 17 Wild Spring Chinook Salmon observed in Oregon’s South Umpqua River

For Immediate Release, October 23, 2023Contact:Meg Townsend, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6409, mtownsend@biologicaldiversity.orgStanley Petrowski, Umpqua Watersheds, (541) 825-3070,...

A Beautiful Evening Celebrating Southern Oregon’s Wild Fish & Homewaters

On Thursday, June 8th, Native Fish Society hosted our first-ever Homewaters: South by Northwest celebration of southern Oregon’s homewaters and native fish at Valley View Winery in the Applegate...

Kayla Lockhart Joins the Native Fish Society Board of Directors

The Native Fish Society welcomes Kayla Lockhart to our board of directors. Kayla first discovered fly fishing to help cope with her depression and anxiety from a difficult upbringing. Today fly...

Joey Tonahill Joins Native Fish Society Board of Directors

The Native Fish Society welcomes Joey Tonahill to our board of directors. Joey is an 'old retailer' having spent close to 30 years owning ski shops in Vail Village, Colorado.  Through...

Home Waters: SxNW

Join Native Fish Society, in partnership with Valley View Winery, Fly Water Travel, and the Ashland Fly Shop, on Thursday, June 8, from 5:30-8:30pm for Home Waters: South by Northwest - a...

FEDERAL REGULATORS GREEN LIGHT LARGEST RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT IN US HISTORY - Removal of Four Klamath River Dams to Begin in 2023

P R E S S   R E L E A S ENovember 17, 2022Karuk Tribe • Yurok Tribe • Klamath Tribes • Hoopa Valley TribeTrout Unlimited • Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations • Institute for...

Native Fish Society Board of Directors Welcomes Jodi Wilmoth

The Native Fish Society Board of Directors is proud to welcome its newest member Jodi Wilmoth. Jodi works in Environmental Consulting with a varied list of stake holders including private...

Justin Cetas Remembrance

Six years ago I met Justin Cetas at the Annual Salmon Celebration in Westmoreland Park. Justin had recently joined the Native Fish Society’s board of directors and volunteered to help at our booth...

LARGEST DAM REMOVAL PROJECT IN HISTORY NEARS FINAL APPROVAL

Native Fish Society's Annual Report for 2021

An excerpt from the Native Fish Society's Homewaters: Reconnect 2021 Annual Report. To view the whole report online click here.Homewaters: ReconnectMessage from Executive Director Mark...

Umpqua Bass Bash - A bashing good time!

Court Hits Pause on Termination of Harmful Hatchery Program

PORTLAND, Ore – On May 18, 2022, a Marion County Circuit Court judge granted a preliminary injunction that pauses the elimination of the Rock Creek Hatchery summer steelhead program pending the...

Native Fish Society Board of Directors Welcomes Warner Munro

The Native Fish Society Board of Directors is proud to welcome its newest member, longtime friend of the organization and dedicated advocate for Oregon’s wild places and native fish Warner Munro....

Rogue South Coast Management Plan: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Over the past two years, Native Fish Society has been neck-deep in the creation of the Rogue South Coast Multi-Species Conservation Management Plan (RSP) advocating for science based fisheries...

Release Wild Steelhead

Wild Winter Steelhead are a staple to southern Oregon and the communities and ecosystems that call it home. Despite a lack of data about population health and the fishery, it is still legal to kill...