Meet River Steward Chelsey Betterley!

Chelsey leapt at the chance to help out with redd surveys on the White Salmon tributaries. Want more information on how you can help with this important work? Call J. Michelle at 360-349-0743. ...

Speaking up for our Homewaters

Jeff Hickman, Nehalem River Steward and wild fish advocate wrote an opinion piece this month on his concerns for the future of wild fish in his homewaters. In this piece, Jeff shares the impacts of...

Oregons Rivers Drive Tourism and Recreation Economy

Chris Daughters, McKenzie River Steward and owner of the Caddis Fly Shop in Eugene wrote a great piece sharing the economic impacts the River Democracy Act of 2021 will provide for the great state...

Wild Fish Need Funding

Oregon State legislators want to hear what you have to say about state agency budgets. This includes the next two years of funding for natural resource agencies like the Oregon Department of Fish...

Protecting Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon

How we can achieve our goal: It is our hope that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s final plan takes a precautionary approach to protecting southern Oregon’s wild fish. We strongly...

River Steward Stories: Meet Ben Leyva!

Meet Ben Leyva! Ben dove in (every pun intended) with both feet, right into the White Salmon redd count project. Ben has been one of our most active volunteers on the White Salmon, logging more...

NFS and Partners Crank Up The Heat To Protect Oregon Coast Spring Chinook

Native Fish Society, along with our co-petitioners at the Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, have filed a notice of our intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to...

Help Restore Funding for Willamette Wild Fish Recovery

The Simpson Plan for the Columbia Basin: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

In February, Representative Simpson (R-ID) released a "concept" for breaching the four lower Snake River dams. We know that removing these dams is necessary to revive abundant, wild fish in the...

Legalize Sustainable Fishing on the Lower Columbia River!

Sign the Petition! Tell the Director of WDFW to Legalize Sustainable Commercial Fishing in the lower Columbia River Our friends at Wild Fish Conservancy are delivering this important petition on...