Hunter Creek updates

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...

Let's stay vigilant for wild fish

On Friday December 17th 2021, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Commission voted 5-2 to continue the harvest of wild Winter Steelhead as part of their adoption of the Rogue South Coast...

Wild Steelhead Release - One Last Dance

This month, the wild fish groundswell showed up in a big way. On October 15th, close to 50 people testified before the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission asking for Catch and Release...

Stand up for Wild Fish in Southern Oregon

What to expect in standing up for Wild Steelhead on October 15th Below is a brief outline of how you can stand up for wild steelhead in southern Oregon. Here’s how you can join the groundswell of...

Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act - Thank you Senators Wyden and Merkley

Thank you Senators Wyden and Merkley for reintroducing the Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, providing a boost in recreation opportunities in Southwestern Oregon and on the Molalla River in...

Southwest Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act

Wild Steelhead Release

Since 2017, fishing guide Harvey Young, local River Stewards, and other grassroots advocates have advocated for the sustainable management of wild steelhead in Southern Oregon - the only place in...

Oregon's Southern Coast - A Stronghold for Wild Anadromous Fish

In mid august, I visited watersheds located on Oregon’s southern coast to learn more about the communities, fish, and the environment. I had a simple goal - learn what I can do to support these...

River Steward Stories - Dave Lacey

Inspired to grow a region-wide grassroots movement for science-based conservation, River Steward Dave Lacey encompasses every value of an outstanding local advocate for his homewaters. Continuing...

Wild Steelhead Release: Building from Setbacks & Taking Next Steps

Thank you for following this thread on wild steelhead release in southwest Oregon. To everyone who made the drive to Salem to testify in December and January - we all owe you our utmost gratitude....

​Show Up January 17 for Wild Winter Steelhead

We took a big step forward, but we’re not there yet. It’s time to turn out even more support on January 17, 2020 at 11am to ensure wild winter steelhead in southwest Oregon are healthy, not...

Questions from the Community - Can You Propose a 1 Wild Winter Steelhead Annual Bag Limit for Southwest Oregon?

Questions from Our Community Q: Can we propose a regulation change for a bag limit of 1 wild winter steelhead per year? Native Fish Society ensures fisheries contribute to the long term health of...

Comments to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission: Release Wild Steelhead

River Steward Program Newsletter Winter 2018

We are starting to see rains show up earlier in southern Oregon than I can remember in the past couple of years, and I hope that this is the beginning to a long wet winter here in the Northwest. ...

Building a coalition for a sustainable wild steelhead fishery in southwest Oregon

Across their native range, there are twelve rivers in the lower 48 states and Canada where sport anglers can still legally harvest wild steelhead. All twelve of these rivers are in Oregon, and ten...

Fishing, Conservation Groups Sue to Protect Coho Salmon From Oregon State Forest Logging

For Immediate Release, June 13, 2018 Contacts: Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 484-7495, ngreenwald@biologicaldiversity.org Glen Spain, PCFFA and IFR, (541) 689-2000,...

Landslides, Good and Bad

Let's stop clearcut logging on steep slopes in state and private Oregon forests Since the 1994 adoption of the Northwest Forest Plan, which regulates logging on federal land in Oregon, commercial...

Congressman Uses Falsehoods to Urge Reopening Kalmiopsis and Wild Rivers Coast for Strip Mining

For immediate release Contacts: Dave Lacey, Hunter Creek River Steward & Oregon South Coast Tours, 541-373-0487, dave@southcoasttours.net Susan Jane Brown, Western Environmental Law Center,...