News & Features

Brian Kelley

On a Patchwork of Private Land, Coho Streams are the Thread

High up on a Rogue River tributary in Oregon, timber companies find that stream restoration connects private interests and long-term benefits.

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Morgan Heim

Coho Habitat Restoration Means Coastal Jobs

Investing in salmon watersheds brings work to rural communities. For fishing towns on the Oregon Coast, it’s smart money now, and for the future.

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Alamy

As Gorse Chokes Oregon, Salmon Fans Fight Back

Battling this spiny invasive shrub is key for fish, farmers, and a less flammable future.

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Upper Nehalem Watershed Council

Restoring Six Oregon Coast Coho Watersheds

Backed by years of planning and several major grants, Wild Salmon Center and partners are about to kick off a critical mass of salmon restoration projects in Oregon.

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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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New Coho Plans for Elk, Siuslaw

Two of Oregon’s coastal rivers for coho now have a comprehensive game plan for targeted coho recovery.

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Dave Herasimtschuk

Nehalem: A Wild Salmon Stronghold

Go riverside to see what WSC and local partners are doing to protect an Oregon Coast gem, in the new short film “Nehalem: A Wild Salmon Stronghold.”

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Alamy

Native beavers join Oregon wild coho recovery work

Celebrating a season of critical coho recovery work on the Upper Nehalem River.

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Oregon Coast Coho

Restoration on rivers like the Siuslaw, Nehalem, and Elk sets the stage for a coho comeback.

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