Protecting globally significant salmon ecosystems.
When we protect wild salmon, we safeguard our rivers, forests, communities, and economies.
The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to identify, understand and protect the best wild salmon ecosystems of the Pacific Rim. We devise and implement practical strategies, based on the best science, to protect forever these extraordinary places and their biodiversity.
Центр Дикого Лосося
Миссия Центра дикого лосося – определить, понять и защитить лучшие экосистемы дикого лосося на Тихоокеанском побережье. Мы разрабатываем и осуществляем научно обоснованные практические стратегии долгосрочного сохранения этих необычайных мест и их биологического разнообразия навеки.
News & Updates
Wild Salmon Center Annual Report
Celebrating our accomplishments in 2008!
Our 2008 annual report is now available--outlining progress on our primary objective: protecting the Pacific Rim's most vibrant and healthy wild salmon watersheds. We are working every day to achieve remarkable protections for wild salmon strongholds in North America, the Russian Far East and Japan. See what your support has helped us achieve! View Report.
Canada Launches Salmon Stronghold Pilot Program
Wild Salmon Center partner Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council to apply the "salmon stronghold" approach to the Harrison River.
June 24, 2009, BC, Canada--The Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council (PFRCC) announced in a press conference in Vancouver, BC that it will launch the first "salmon stronghold" pilot program in Canada. Read More.
Tillamook Forest Faces Increased Clearcutting
The Oregon Board of Forestry votes for more logging in Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests.
June 3, 2009, Salem, Oregon--The Oregon Board of Forestry voted to increase logging by 20 percent in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests--Oregon’s largest contiguous coastal rainforest and one of the most important remaining strongholds for wild salmon and steelhead. Read the coverage in the Oregonian and Statesman Journal and find out more about WSC's efforts to protect the Tillamook at thetillamook.net.
"Salmon Stronghold" Bill Introduced
Bipartisan legislation would protect our healthiest wild salmon ecosystems.
April 22, 2009, Washington, D.C--U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA 1st) and Mike Simpson (D-ID 2nd) introduced legislation to protect and restore the healthiest remaining wild Pacific salmon ecosystems in North America--"Salmon Strongholds." Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), with co-sponsorship from the entire West Coast Senate delegation, introduced a companion bill on April 2nd. The Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act will complement vital efforts to recover threatened and endangered salmon populations by directing new federal resources toward voluntary, incentive-based conservation efforts in salmon stronghold basins across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and Alaska. Read Senate Press Release, House Press Release and Senator Cantwell's introductory statement.
Advancing Protected Areas in Russia
Workshops focus on successfully managing salmon protected areas.
April, 2009, Portland, Oregon--The Wild Salmon Center and Portland State University hosted a series of workshops on Protected Area management for our Russian partners in Kamchatka and Khabarovsk who are working towards designating over 6 million acres as protected in the coming year. Read more.