Molalla River updates

Willamette Coalition Makes It Official at Public Kickoff Event

The Willamette Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Coalition has officially gone public! Last month, Native Fish Society and founding coalition members hosted the Rewild the Willamette event. Willamette...

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. ...

​​NFS, conservation partners request preliminary injunction seeking immediate changes at Willamette dams.

As a result of the dire state of threatened Upper Willamette River wild spring Chinook salmon and winter steelhead caused by dams in Oregon’s Willamette River basin, a coalition of conservation...

For Willamette Fish, the Work is Far From Done

This week, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife was granted a five year federal authorization to lethally remove sea lions at Willamette Falls. While much attention has been given to the...

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...

NFS and conservation partners file lawsuit to save Willamette River Chinook salmon and steelhead

After nearly a decade’s worth of missed deadlines, postponed actions, and poor communications from Federal Agencies, a coalition of conservation groups filed suit on March 13 against the U.S. Army...

Corps on Notice for Failing to Protect Willamette River Chinook and Steelhead

Missed deadlines, postponed actions, poor communication drive fish closer to the brink. Contacts: Lizzy Potter, Advocates for the West, 503-914-6388, epotter@advocateswest.org Marlies Wierenga,...

Molalla Side Channel Restoration Project

October 30th, 2017 Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board ATTN: Meta Lofsgarden, OWEB Executive Director Liz Redon, Willamette Basin Regional Office 775 Summer Street NE Suite 360 Salem,...

A Conversation with the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission

On Friday, September 15th in Welches, Oregon the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met to discuss several items important to fisheries conservationists throughout the state. First, the wild...

Governor Brown Signs Suction Dredge Mining Reform Bill to Protect Oregon Rivers

Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3) legislation which establishes a permanent framework to manage in-stream motorized mining across Oregon. The bill...

Suction Dredge Mining Reform passes Oregon House of Representatives

May 31, 2017 Salem, OR – The Oregon House passed legislation today in a bipartisan vote to protect sensitive salmon and lamprey habitat from suction dredge mining. The Suction Dredge Reform bill...

Suction Dredge Mining Reform in Oregon moves ahead

Last month the Oregon State Senate passed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3-A Engrossed) with a vote of 21-9 to send it over to the Oregon House of Representatives, a move that would establish...

Remembering Mark Schmidt | Molalla River Steward

Remembering Mark Schmidt Mark Schmidt was one of Native Fish Society’s original River Stewards and the first recipient of the River Steward of the Year Award. Mark was one of the most welcoming and...

Where Are Willamette Winter Steelhead?

Fish passage counts at Willamette Falls have everyone worried, and wondering, what happened to threatened Willamette winter steelhead this year. Biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and...

River Stewards to NOAA: Protect wild fish, not artificial production.

On December 20th, 2016 78 River Stewards from throughout the Northwest submitted the following letter to NOAA-National Marine... Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposal to include hatchery programs as part of Pacific salmon and steelhead species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a diverse...

The Native Fish Society is seeking a Willamette Valley District Coordinator

Position Overview The Native Fish Society (NFS) is a nonprofit organization based in Oregon City, Oregon. Guided by the best available science, Native Fish Society advocates for the recovery of...

Denial and Delay Endangers Willamette Wild Winter Steelhead Crisis

Since the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released a press statement at Willamette Falls, there has been a public outcry about the conflict between wild winter steelhead and sea lions. Dr....

Of Wild Winter Steelhead, Sea Lions, and Crisis Management

Since the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released a press statement at Willamette Falls, there has been a public outcry about the conflict between wild winter steelhead and sea...