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How proactive salmon conservation can deliver global benefits

A new study examines the “stronghold strategy”—an ambitious plan to protect food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience through salmon rivers.
Welcome Greg Knox

Wild Salmon Center’s new British Columbia Director has a vision for scaling conservation work across the province.
New fronts open in West Susitna campaign

Alaska state agencies aren’t above using deception to advance plans for an unpopular road.
Take Action: Support full funding for the Private Forest Accord!

The Private Forest Accord is an unprecedented agreement between conservation groups and timber industry representatives that updated logging practices on private land. But without state funding, the hard-won protections for rivers and forests could all go away.
Take Action: Protect state forests from timber industry legislation

Your voice is needed to stand tall for Oregon’s state forests. The timber industry has renewed efforts to undermine the progress we’ve made to protect clean water, salmon and wildlife habitat, and safe drinking water for the half-million Oregonians who rely on state forest watersheds.
Take Action: Stronghold rivers and wild salmon need water—and our help

Oregon’s outdated water laws have long prioritized extraction over protection, and our rivers and fish have paid the price. But right now we can do something about it: by passing Senate Bill 427 and closing a dangerous loophole that currently allows the state to approve applications for water right changes even if they hurt our streams.

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Coastal Restoration

On the Oregon and Washington Coasts, WSC is working to restore salmon and steelhead streams impacted by more than 160 years of logging, mining, road building, and other development. With significant federal and state funding now flowing to these projects, our work with coastal partners is delivering real benefits.

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International Taimen Initiative

Through community involvement, education and science-based strategies to identify and protect taimen strongholds, we have an important opportunity to protect this critically endangered, flagship species.

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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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