An excerpt from the Native Fish Society's Homewaters: Reconnect 2021 Annual Report. To view the whole report online click here. Homewaters: Reconnect Message from Executive Director Mark...
Aug 24
Wack! Wack! That’s the sound of a small wooden stick dispatching multiple smallmouth bass this past weekend on the mainstem Umpqua River. On Saturday, July 16th, 35 adults, three kids, and six dogs...
Jul 21
This winter, Native Fish Society shared a survey with our supporters to better understand what keeps you engaged in NFS’s mission of the revival of wild, native fish, free-flowing rivers, and...
Jun 22
Join us from 9am - Noon on July 23rd to clean up the Kalama River! The Kalama River is a tributary to the Lower Columbia River and provides important spawning habitat for steelhead and cutthroat...
Jun 21
Native Fish Society is conducting a multi-year survey project to better tell the story of what is happening with our wild Steelhead and Coho after the removal of a dam that didn't allow fish...
Jun 2
Guest Post by Luke Whitman and Ben Walczak of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Historic land use practices have taken their toll on native fish in the Molalla River, especially salmon and...
Jun 1
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...
May 31
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...
May 26
The North Umpqua Coalition Media Contact: Mark Sherwood, Executive Director 303-898-8988 mark@nativefishsociety.org David Moskowitz, Executive...
Apr 25
By PJ Tronquet An email from Dale prepared me for what was coming. The next evening, a text from Frankie and a call from Becky confirmed that Frank had died. People my age are dying all the...
Jan 27
Native Fish Society's work to revive abundant wild, native fish has never been more ambitious and expansive. As our River Steward and Native Fish Fellowship community grows, we're increasing the...
Dec 1, 2021
At Native Fish Society, we rely on a groundswell of public support to revive abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities. As a subscriber to our weekly Redd It...
Nov 5, 2021
This fall, 2021, there is an opportunity to take part in a cutting-edge project to determine if threatened Bull Trout still reside in the Upper Deschutes basin. The focus will be on Little...
Aug 12, 2021
The North Umpqua River will be closed to all angling from August 10, 2021 through November 30, 2021 due to low numbers of Summer Steelhead and extreme environmental conditions in the North Umpqua...
Aug 6, 2021
This is our response to the WDFW led QuickSilver portfolio report, a plan presented to enable the recovery of Steelhead in Puget Sound. Please read our detailed concerns with the plan, and please...
Jun 15, 2021
River Steward Stories: Matt Mendes, Warm Springs & Lower Deschutes Rivers “Sometimes, we would just put the truck in first gear and walk alongside throwing empties in the bed,” explained Matt...
May 17, 2021
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...
Apr 2, 2021
Words by Keith Parker, Fisheries Biologist Yurok Tribe The link between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems facilitated by anadromous fish species has been described as significant, as well as the...
Jan 27, 2021
“Why do wild fish matter to you?” I asked our longtime River Steward, former board chair, and friend, Peter Tronquet. For the life of me, I cannot remember where we were or what we were doing, but...
Jan 12, 2021
Native Fish Society volunteers kicked off a multi-year project on the White Salmon River last weekend! Native Fish Society is beginning a project that will tell the story of what is happening...
Dec 17, 2020
Dec 2, 2020
Native Fish Society will be hosting a lunch and learn featuring the White Salmon River, by our River Steward and board chair, Paul Fortino on Thursday, January 14th, 2021, from 12:00pm - 12:45pm....
Winner Winner! John Over Won our 2020 Drift Boat for a Benjamin Raffle! That’s right, a brand new Ray’s River Dories Rogue drift boat, complete with a Baker Trailer and a pair of Sawyer Lite...
Oct 29, 2020
Jodi Wilmoth, the Little Deschutes River Steward for Native Fish Society and a member of our Women for Wild Fish Initiative, has always worked to protect native species be they fish or frogs. Jodi...
Oct 7, 2020
On July 16, 2020 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted partial dam transfer of the four lower Klamath River dams to Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC). Dam transfer was a...
Aug 5, 2020
WORDS: Dana Sheedy, Native Fish Fellow In 1995, I was an impressionable young fisheries biologist fresh out of graduate school making my way through the Columbia River Basin. That year, a...
Jul 10, 2020
Native Fish Society strives to restore abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. In March of 2020, Native Fish Society was...
May 6, 2020
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...
Jan 31, 2020
Dec 28, 2019
In this third installment of River Stories, we catch up with River Steward, Jim Andras. Jim and his wife Rachel are River Stewards for Bear Creek, an important spawning and rearing tributary for...
Nov 1, 2019
This significant stand of forest is becoming increasingly squeezed by development. Keeping the property in forest use protects water quality and provides critical habitat for marine wildlife such...
Oct 1, 2019
Join Confluence Fly Shop in partnership with Kulshan Brewing for a screening of the Patagonia film, Artifishal. Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of...
Sep 11, 2019
Dear Members & Supporters, From one fish and river filled summer to another - I hope you’re enjoying the sun-drenched days, warm weather, and time out on the water. This summer, as I’ve paused...
Aug 26, 2019
A friend and colleague once opined that conservation professionals do a poor job of celebrating the successes of our failures. We work hard and passionately to advance our campaigns towards the end...
Aug 13, 2019
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in the Dundee Hills of Oregon. From the filmmakers:...
Aug 2, 2019
What do you imagine when you dream of the future of Oregon's Willamette basin? Do you see clear waters roiling from thousands of fish jockeying for space on spawning gravel high in the Cascade...
Jul 30, 2019
After nine years of diligent service, Rob Elam is stepping down from the Native Fish Society’s Board of Directors. For more than half his tenure, 2010-2016, Rob served as board chair. Service on a...
Jul 25, 2019
Greetings from your Washington Regional Coordinator! Here is a progress report on our Western Washington program, the ongoing issues we are working on, and our programmatic successes! New...
Jul 11, 2019
In this second installment of River Stories, we catch up with new River Steward, Alex Bradberry. Alex owns Waters West Fly Shop in Port Angeles, WA. Alex is nothing if not determined. When she...
Jul 10, 2019
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in Central Oregon. From the filmmakers: Artifishal is a...
Jun 11, 2019
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in West Linn, Oregon. From the filmmakers: Artifishal is...
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in Portland, Oregon. From the filmmakers: Artifishal is a...
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in eastern Oregon. From the filmmakers: Artifishal is a...
We are excited to announce the release of the new feature-length film Artifishal produced by Patagonia and Liars + Thieves! and a showing in southern Oregon. From the filmmakers: Artifishal is a...
May 21, 2019
In this first installment of our "River Steward Stories", we catch up with River Steward Stan Petrowski who has successfully advocated for his homewaters on the South Umpqua to reform harmful...
May 20, 2019
This week, River Stewards and NFS members are applauding U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley from Oregon for their re-introduction of legislation to help boost recreation and advance key river...
May 3, 2019
Media Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, nick@cascwild.org, (314) 482-3746 Conrad Gowell, Native Fish Society, Conrad@nativefishsociety.org, (971) 237-6544 Mary Scurlock, Oregon Stream...
Apr 24, 2019
We envision a Klamath River with abundant wild salmon and steelhead that return from the Pacific Ocean with a bounty of marine nutrients, and nourish the river’s human and environmental communities...
Mar 11, 2019
February 20, 2019 FR: Native Fish SocietyTO: Ways & Means CommitteeRE: Comments on the Oregon Governor’s Budget NFS Supports the Following POPs POP 100 - “Protecting Oregon’s Forests and...
Feb 20, 2019
Voice of the Beaver The focus of the 2019 State of the Beaver Conference is dedicated to speaking on behalf of the beaver, its plights, contributions to ecosystem viability and natural solutions...
Feb 18, 2019
A great deal has happened over the last four years since we started our temperature monitoring work throughout the headwaters of California’s Eel River to prepare for the relicensing of the Potter...
Jan 7, 2019
If you live in or near the South Sound of Washington State, please get out your calendars, and mark the date January 24th! I will be holding a Native Fish Meet & Greet in Olympia, and would love...
Dec 19, 2018
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