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The Latest on a 70-Year-Plan for the Tillamook Rainforest

Checking in with WSC’s Brett Brownscombe on the effort to protect state lands in the the Tillamook Rainforest.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A 70-Year Conservation Plan for the Tillamook

The Oregon Board of Forestry voted unanimously to move ahead a plan for long-term in stream and forest reserves for roughly half of the Tillamook—250,000 acres.

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