Water Violations in Northern California possibly kills steelhead and threatened salmon

Between Wednesday, August 17th, and Thursday, August 18th, the Shasta River Water Association (SRWA) violated their water right curtailment in the Shasta River, one of the Klamath Rivers' key... Between Wednesday, August 17th, and Thursday, August 18th, the Shasta River Water Association (SRWA) violated their water right curtailment in the Shasta River, one of the Klamath Rivers' key...

First Lamprey passes through Soda Springs fish ladder 180 miles from the Pacific Ocean on the North Umpqua River

A long-anticipated event had hydro scientists high-fiving along the North Umpqua River July 22. Video cameras caught the first Pacific lamprey to pass upstream through the fish ladder on the Soda...

Request DEQ Designate the Metolius River as an Outstanding Resource Water

Clean-Up on the Kalama

As wild runs continue to decline and emergency rules around fishing closures are becoming commonplace, Native Fish Society endeavors to facilitate meaningful ways for local stewards to have...

Umpqua Bass Bash - A bashing good time!

Say NO to a Proposed Coal Mine in the Telkwa River!

ACT NOW. COMMENTS DUE BY SUNDAY, JULY 3.Australian mining company, Allegiance, is proposing a 1000 hectare (2471 acres) metallurgical coal mine in the Telkwa River Basin in British Columbia. The...

Giving the Molalla River a Chance

Guest Post by Luke Whitman and Ben Walczak of Oregon Department of Fish and WildlifeHistoric land use practices have taken their toll on native fish in the Molalla River, especially salmon and...

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...

Following the Steelhead - Through Northern California

I spent the summer and fall of 2020 and 2021 meandering across the rivers and creek of Northern California, looking for juvenile O. mykiss. I swam, walked, minked (slithering over rocks and jumping...

Reintroducing Spring Run Chinook

Upper Klamath River Spring Chinook were historically an abundant species of Salmon harvested by locals and tribes and provided a significant benefit to the entire Klamath River ecosystem. In the...