News & Features

David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated

How Oregon’s Water System Can Adapt to a New Climate Reality

If drought and heat are becoming Oregon’s new normal, it’s in everyone’s interest to adapt our water management framework to this complex reality.

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Freshwaters Illustrated

Progress for Oregon Water Policy: Report from the 2021 Regular Session

Wild Salmon Center’s new Oregon Water Initiative scores major investments for streamflow stewardship.

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Alamy

Protect Southern Oregon Stream Flows

Take Action: Speak up for streamflow protections in Oregon’s Rogue, Umpqua, and South Coast rivers.

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Matthew DeLorme

Protect the Tillamook Rainforest

We’re building momentum for stronger conservation in the Tillamook Rainforest, home to six wild salmon strongholds. At the end of 2021, Oregonians will have an important opportunity to speak up for the forest.

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Alamy

Protect Wild Fish

Stand up for world class wild fish runs on the Rogue, Chetco and Elk rivers by telling the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect and prioritize existing runs of wild fish in the area.

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WSC Staff

Welcome Brett Brownscombe

Wild Salmon Center’s new Special Projects Director will help drive our ambitious and expanding policy work in Oregon.

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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.

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First Salmon, Last Chance – PART III

On Oregon’s Rogue River, genetic detectives take on shapeshifters, weird science, and a 15-million-year-old mystery.

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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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First Salmon, Last Chance – PART II

On Northern California’s Klamath River, dams have brought spring Chinook to the brink. To save the species, Indigenous knowledge is key.

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