Siletz River updates

McKenzie Chapter Update: ODFW Presentation in April & Future Meetings

On April 26, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) researcher Kara Anlauf-Dunn presented an excellent summary of her work studying temperature on native fish to the McKenzie Chapter at...

NFS and Partners Crank Up The Heat To Protect Oregon Coast Spring Chinook

Native Fish Society, along with our co-petitioners at the Center for Biological Diversity and Umpqua Watersheds, have filed a notice of our intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to...

Oregon Coast Spring Chinook Salmon One Step Closer to Endangered Species Protections

PORTLAND, Ore.— The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today it will consider Endangered Species Act protections for spring-run chinook salmon on the Oregon coast. NMFS's positive...

Endangered Species Protections Sought for Oregon Coast Spring Chinook

For Immediate Release, September 24, 2019 Contacts: Conrad Gowell, Native Fish Society, conrad@nativefishsociety.org Jeff Miller, Center for Biological Diversity,...

River Steward Program Newsletter Winter 2018

We are starting to see rains show up earlier in southern Oregon than I can remember in the past couple of years, and I hope that this is the beginning to a long wet winter here in the Northwest. ...

River Steward comments on Oregon Board of Forestry Goals and Strategies Planning

The Oregon Board of Forestry took input from citizens and interested parties at their November 7th & 8th meeting, which includes definitions for goals and strategies found in the Planning Rule...

GREB1L

The unraveling of native fish is more apparent with spring Chinook and summer steelhead than any other fish swimming in the Northwest. Anglers understand that these fish are not the same as their...

An Interview with Paul Engelmeyer

Here is a great interview with Central Oregon Coast District Coordinator Paul Engelmeyer on preserving nature's beauty. In it, Paul talks about what we can do to ensure the diverse habitats and...

Support Conservation in Your Homewaters

North Creek Campaign from Native Fish Society on Vimeo. With your help we can increase the health and abundance of wild salmon, steelhead, trout and Lamprey on Oregon's central coast. The...

Governor Brown Signs Suction Dredge Mining Reform Bill to Protect Oregon Rivers

Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3) legislation which establishes a permanent framework to manage in-stream motorized mining across Oregon. The bill...

Suction Dredge Mining Reform passes Oregon House of Representatives

May 31, 2017 Salem, OR – The Oregon House passed legislation today in a bipartisan vote to protect sensitive salmon and lamprey habitat from suction dredge mining. The Suction Dredge Reform bill...

Suction Dredge Mining Reform in Oregon moves ahead

Last month the Oregon State Senate passed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3-A Engrossed) with a vote of 21-9 to send it over to the Oregon House of Representatives, a move that would establish...

Final Oregon Coastal Coho Federal Recovery Plan Released

Out of all fish in the Northwest currently threatened with extinction, the National Marine Fisheries Service believes Oregon Coast Coho have the best chance at recovery in the next decade per the...

Following Through

The sun begins to glimmer , illuminating the highest hills in the coast range. My truck rattles down a gravel road leading to an intimate Oregon coastal stream within the Siuslaw National Forest: a...

River Stewards to NOAA: Protect wild fish, not artificial production.

On December 20th, 2016 78 River Stewards from throughout the Northwest submitted the following letter to NOAA-National Marine... Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposal to include hatchery programs as part of Pacific salmon and steelhead species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). As a diverse...

The Native Fish Society is seeking a North Oregon Coast District Coordinator

Native Fish Society North Oregon Coast District Coordinator Position Description Position Overview The Native Fish Society (NFS) is a nonprofit organization based in Oregon City, Oregon. Guided by the best available science, Native Fish Society advocates for the recovery...

Keeping it Wild

SILETZ — Francis “Doc” Reedy raises a pair of binoculars to his eyes and scans the large pool of still water where the north and south forks of the Siletz River come together. It doesn’t take him...

Oregon Fishing Guide Discusses Logging Practices