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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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Alamy

Breaking Through

Annual Report 2020: Last year was one of the most challenging years that the Wild Salmon Center has ever experienced. And yet, 2020 also proved to be a year of breakthroughs.

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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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KPFF Consulting Engineers

A Greenlight for a Key Fish Barrier Project

On the Washington Coast, our Cold Water Connection Campaign is building a turnkey database of high-priority salmon restoration projects. It’s already unlocking government funding.

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Cassie Bergman

Bristol Bay to EPA: Finish the Job

Our coalition is sending a clear message to the Biden Administration: it’s time to protect Bristol Bay for good.

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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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Martinelli

Donor Spotlight: Martinellis

The Martinelli family celebrates wild salmon and giving back to the places they love.

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Dave Herasimtschuk

Protecting Salmon Strongholds, Slowing Climate Change

The strong overlap between salmon ecosystems and priority lands for carbon sequestration offers an opportunity for new land-based strategies to stop climate change.

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© Rick Stare

Inside the Oregon Capitol: Forest Legislation Wrap Up

The timber industry scored a tax holiday and legislators passed on fixing the troubled Oregon Forest Resources Institute. But make no mistake; these issues will be back.

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