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. ...
Dec 31, 2018
It has been a hard year for the Deschutes River and its native fish. Below average snowpack in the higher elevations followed by an early, hot, and long summer drove water temperatures into lethal...
Sep 28, 2018
A Guaranteed Good Time for A Good Cause! Join the Native Fish Society Thursday, July 19th, 2018 at the Miracle Barn in Bend, OR for a great evening of fellowship, festivities, and a live auction...
Jun 30, 2018
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, 2018
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, 2018
In the 2017 legislative session, Senate Bill 3 was passed by the Oregon State Legislature and signed by Gov. Brown that restricted in-stream motorized mining in all of Oregon's Essential Salmonid...
Dec 5, 2017
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
Save the Date - Saturday, October 7th, 2017 6 - 8 PM Deschutes Brewery Public House 1044 NW Bond St. Bend, Oregon 97703 NFS and Deschutes Brewery are teaming up for an awesome fresh hop...
Sep 25, 2017
On Friday, September 15th in Welches, Oregon the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission met to discuss several items important to fisheries conservationists throughout the state. First, the wild...
Sep 18, 2017
We often get questions about what a maxillary clip represents. The maxillary is a bony structure, located on the upper jaw of a fish, circled in red on the photo above. When a fish has a maxillary...
Aug 7, 2017
Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3) legislation which establishes a permanent framework to manage in-stream motorized mining across Oregon. The bill...
Jun 14, 2017
May 31, 2017 Salem, OR – The Oregon House passed legislation today in a bipartisan vote to protect sensitive salmon and lamprey habitat from suction dredge mining. The Suction Dredge Reform bill...
May 31, 2017
Last month the Oregon State Senate passed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3-A Engrossed) with a vote of 21-9 to send it over to the Oregon House of Representatives, a move that would establish...
Apr 28, 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
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...
Feb 13, 2017
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...
Jan 2, 2017
Six years ago I met Doug Robertson at my first Native Fish Society board meeting. In a small room of strangers, Doug’s warmth and laughter drew me in immediately. He wanted to talk about trout...
Aug 23, 2016
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