Ramona DeNies

Jason Ching

The Keystone of the North Pacific

Like the central stone that holds together an arch, a keystone species holds together an ecosystem. That’s the role of wild salmon in the North Pacific.

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Ultimate Ally: Yellow Dog

This Montana-based foundation helps sportsmen and women give back by supporting the Wild Salmon Center’s work to protect great fisheries for future generations.

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Andrew Matthewson

Keeping Chinook Rivers Whole in Washington

The Wild Salmon Center’s Cold Water Connection campaign is working to reopen key Olympic Peninsula rivers after 150 years of heavy logging and road-building.

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WSC Staff

Ultimate Ally: Alexander Kulikov

The onetime Soviet scientist’s journey to become one of the most effective conservationists in the Russian Far East.

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© Tom & Pat Leeson

Major NOAA Grant Will Drive Coho Recovery

Three strongholds for wild Oregon Coast coho—the Upper Rogue, Coos Bay, and Siletz—will benefit from a $2.3 million federal grant to restore habitat for this threatened keystone species.

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Eiko Jones

Forestry Board Moves to Protect Oregon Coho

The board directs Oregon’s forestry department to comply with state law, requiring it to study and create protections for this threatened keystone species.

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