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Oregon Private Forestland Negotiations Start

Timber and conservation parties begin work toward a Habitat Conservation Plan for 10 million acres of private forestland, in order to better protect salmon.
In B.C., an Exciting Salmon Genetics Tool Gets a Boost

New funding from GeneSolve BC will help WSC, First Nations, and other close partners expand a groundbreaking DNA library.

Scott Carlson, CRC
First Salmon, Last Chance – Part IV

In the Salish Sea, declining spring Chinook runs mean Southern Resident orcas go hungry. What actions must we take to save the first salmon and the species that depend on them?
Will Atlas Joins Pacific Salmon Commission

In a time of crisis for Canadian salmon, Dr. Atlas will help guide sound decision-making across BC and Southeast Alaska.

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Pebble: The Last Chapter

Let’s finish the job and protect Bristol Bay once and for all.

Cassie Bergman
Stream Restoration: Good Work on the Washington Coast

In the ailing timber towns of the Olympic Peninsula, long-term conservation work creates jobs and helps communities rebuild.

Shane Anderson, North Fork Studios

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Bristol Bay

The world’s greatest sockeye fishery is threatened by mining claims in the region’s headwaters.

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Chehalis River

A proposed dam threatens Washington’s Chehalis River. But a more comprehensive approach to restoration would solve salmon habitat and flood problems.

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Brian Kelley

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Oregon Water Initiative

Wild Salmon Center’s Oregon Water Initiative is focused on improving Oregon’s water rights system and finding solutions that make sense for all water users, while protecting streamflow for the state’s prized wild salmon.

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