Skagit River updates

Washington State Legislative Session Wrap Up

The Washington State Legislative long session ended on April 23rd. Native Fish Society joined Trout Unlimited’s Washington State Advocacy Committee and volunteers to meet with legislators and ask...

Washington State Legislature requires net pen industry to pay for oversight

Aquaculture net pens operate in the public waters of Washington state. The state government sets rules for the pens, monitors and inspects the pens, and when things go wrong, the state must step in...

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. ...

To Open or Not to Open the Skagit Steelhead Fishery

To Open or Not to Open the Skagit Steelhead Fishery This question is on the minds of many steelhead anglers across the Pacific Northwest as state and federal fisheries agencies currently weigh...

Strong Runs Winter 2017

Strong Runs ~ Winter 2017 ~ Issue 11.1 If you're a member of the Native Fish Society keep your eyes peeled -- our latest Strong Runs newsletter should be showing up in your mailbox this week! This...

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...

Great for the Elwha, Good for the Nisqually, Now Onto the Skagit

Great for the Elwha, Good for the Nisqually, Now Onto the Skagit August 16, 2016 (Oregon City) - Yesterday the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the designation of two new Wild...

Wild Stock Gene Banks for ESA-listed Puget Sound Steelhead

Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission 600 Capitol Way N. Olympia, WA 98501-1091 Subject: Wild Stock Gene Banks for ESA-listed Puget Sound steelhead Dear Commissioners, The...