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...
5 days ago
When the going gets tough, the tough pick their guitars and play. Or at least that's what angler, author, lifelong musician and wild steelhead advocate Chris Santella and his band Catch & Release...
Oct 25
When the lower four Klamath River dams come out in 2021 we will witness the largest river restoration event in history to benefit wild salmon and steelhead, clean water, and communities throughout...
Aug 7
This week I joined a small team of volunteers and hiked several miles up one of California’s most remote Wild and Scenic Rivers, the North Fork of the Salmon River, which flows into the rugged...
Jul 27
There is much to celebrate about this year’s forecast for close to a half million wild fall Chinook salmon returning to the Rogue River in Southern Oregon. At a time when we hear more about the...
Jul 6
Come and join us at the 50 Year Celebration of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act! 50 Years of Local Gems: Partners Come Together to Host Celebration for Wild and Scenic Rivers and the National...
Jun 5
Written by Native Fish Society member Renee Fitts Thompson et al., in their new paper,“Anthropogenic habitat alteration leads to rapid loss of adaptive variation and restoration potential in wild...
May 9
In response to a petition for listing submitted by the Karuk Tribe and Salmon River Restoration Council, the National Marine Fisheries Service initiated a process to solicit comments and review...
May 1
Coalition takes Army Corps to court over the future of the Willamette's anadromous fish The Willamette Valley is the most populous watershed in the state, home to about 70 percent of Oregonians....
Apr 2
In the first part of our series, In Depth on the Deschutes, we explored the issues impacting the river and its fish today. In the second part of our series, we take a look at the goals Native Fish...
Mar 27
The Native Fish Society and its Lower Deschutes River Stewards get a lot of questions about what's going on with the Pelton Round Butte fish passage project. Some people are pretty well-informed...
Feb 21
Last year marked the start of a five-year process for relicensing the three-part hydroelectric and water diversion project known collectively as Potter Valley Project in the headwaters of...
Jan 9
The Army Corps of Engineers was directed in a 2008 Biological Opinion by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) to improve conditions for threatened and endangered fish in the Willamette...
Jan 3
Biologically Based Water Quality Standards Essential for the Lower Deschutes River In August I had an opportunity to visit with Governor Kate Brown regarding a number of challenges and...
Dec 4, 2017
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...
Nov 2, 2017
Update: Klamath River dam removal and opportunities to be involved Update: The KRRC has recently announced that demolition will occur January - March in 2021. Stay tuned for more updates. Plans...
Oct 31, 2017
Eel River Headwaters Campaign Update Thank you to everyone who submitted comments to Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) regarding the upcoming relicensing of the Potter Valley Project on the Eel...
Oct 3, 2017
Help restore access for wild salmon and steelhead to the cool headwaters of the Eel River! California’s Eel River represents one of the greatest opportunities to recover wild Chinook salmon and...
Jul 30, 2017
We are pleased to announce that on Wednesday, June 14th, Native Fish Society became charter members of the Eel River Forum, a group comprised of 23 public agencies, tribes, non-profit conservation...
Jun 20, 2017
Save the Bs, Save the Columbia Of the Columbia River's many runs of salmon and steelhead, there are particular fish species whose lives are so difficult and complex that they magnify the...
Jun 8, 2017
The Native Fish Society and our River Stewards have been advocating for the Deschutes River and its wild, native fish for over a decade. In 2016, we redoubled our efforts, intent on holding...
Mar 6, 2017
Last week, NOAA Fisheries released its final version of a recovery plan set to recover California's Coastal Chinook Salmon ESU and the Northern California Steelhead DPS. In January 2016, Native...
Oct 31, 2016
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....
Aug 1, 2016
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...
Snake River Salmon have been trucked, put on barges, diverted up fish ladders — all in the hope that enough would bypass the four dams standing in their way to reach their historic habitat,...
Jul 14, 2016
A recent photograph published in the Spokane Review of an angler holding a wild steelhead out of the water on the Clearwater River has provoked a number of reactions -- from congratulations to...
Jun 3, 2016
Native Fish Society Founder and Director of Science and Conservation, Bill Bakke, has put together a Leap Year's special of a February Conservation Report. This month includes: Snake River in Hot...
May 7, 2015
Dear Mr. Bill Bradbury, Chairman NW Power and Conservation Council851 S.W. Sixth AvenueSuite 1100Portland, Oregon 97204-1348 The Native Fish Society and the Wild Steelhead Coalition appreciate...
Sep 17, 2013
Dear Council Members Bradbury, Anders, Booth, Karrier, Lorenzen, Rockefeller, Smith and Yost, Alpine Lakes Protection Society, American Rivers, American Whitewater, Cascadia Wild, Center...
Help us protect our precious watersheds with your support.
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