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Keep up to date on the latest news from around the Pacific Rim.

Welcome Jon Hart

Wild Salmon Center’s new GIS Spatial Analyst will help us illuminate the case for salmon conservation across the North Pacific. Back in 2018, Jon Hart spent a lot of time …

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Celebrating 30 Years

It started with a map, and a vision. Thirty years later the stronghold strategy is still hard at work. Check out our latest annual report.

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In B.C., a Salmon Fishery Closure Opens the Door to Reform

On British Columbia’s Central Coast, a failing chum fishery left a wide wake of unintended impacts. Now there’s hope that a years-long pause can help rebuild the region’s wild fish runs.

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Watch: Finding Flow

In our new video Finding Flow, WSC’s Oregon Water Policy Director Caylin Barter heads to southern Oregon to document the current state of rivers and streams in this rapidly changing region.

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Seeing Redd: How Jason Ching Reimagined Bristol Bay

The photographer’s fresh, arresting images have turned heads and fueled the campaign to stop Pebble Mine. We asked him to tell us who he is—and what makes him tick.

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Welcome Stacey Detwiler

Our new Oregon Policy Manager has a history of helping the state’s forestry laws catch up with its neighbors. Now she’s working to make Oregon a true conservation leader.

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You Can Be a Bristol Bay Hero

Let’s make 2022 the last time Bristol Bay’s fishing season starts under the shadow of Pebble Mine.

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End Pebble Mine

VICTORY! On January 31, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Clean Water Act protections will safeguard the headwaters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

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Private Forest Accord Signed Into Law

With Governor Brown’s signature, salmon headed for new protections across 10 million acres of private forestland in Oregon.

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WSC and Bristol Bay Allies Head to DC for Final Push with EPA

The next-to-last step on Clean Water Act protections comes in late May, with a public comment period.

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