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Action Alerts

Say NO to a Proposed Coal Mine in the Telkwa River!

Conservation Campaigns

Celebrating Wild Abundance: Case Studies of Wild Fish Resilience

We're sharing stories of wild, native salmon and trout populations that are flourishing in the absence of hatchery programs: either because a hatchery program never existed or has been removed. If you would like to contribute to this collection, please fill out the form at the bottom of the page.

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Molalla Watershed Restoration: Reviving a Wild Fish River to its Former Glory

Habitat restoration is essential to the survival and recovery of important wild fish populations, such as spring Chinook salmon, winter steelhead, and Cutthroat trout, that call the Molalla River home. By restoring degraded areas and reconnecting critical spawning and rearing habitats, we can create more suitable habitats for wild fish to thrive. This can help to increase the size and health of wild fish populations, improve water quality, and enhance the overall ecological health of the river. Habitat restoration can also provide valuable benefits for other species and the surrounding community, such as improved water resources, increased recreational opportunities, and a more resilient ecosystem. By investing in habitat restoration, we can help to secure the future of wild fish in the Molalla River and support a healthy, productive ecosystem for generations to come.

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Protect Oregon Coast Springers

Spring Chinook Salmon (also referred to as springers) are an essential species to the rivers of the Oregon Coast. Not only are they a keystone species in the ecosystem, playing a vital role in maintaining the health of the river and its food web, but the spring Chinook Salmon run has cultural and spiritual significance for local tribes and communities, who have relied on the fish for sustenance for thousands of years.

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Reviving Wild Abundance: An All-Wild Steelhead North Umpqua River

The North Umpqua River and its wild fish are invaluable public treasures for our community and our state. Wild fish species, such as summer steelhead, play a critical role in the ecosystem of the North Umpqua River in Oregon. They provide a source of food for other animals, help to maintain water quality, and serve as indicators of the overall health of the ecosystem. By protecting and restoring wild fish populations, we can ensure the continued health and productivity of the North Umpqua River and its ecosystem. However, native fish populations in the North Umpqua River face significant threats due to hatchery fish that are putting their survival at risk. To protect these important species, it is important to reduce the number of hatchery releases, implement sustainable fishing practices, and conserve critical habitats to support healthy populations of wild, native fish in the North Umpqua River.

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ReWild the Willamette

Native Fish Society is fighting to recover Oregon's most imperiled wild fish by building a groundswell of public support to advocate for effective fish passage at the 13 federally owned and operated dams in the basin. And we are holding the management agencies accountable in court, assuring that they take action now to provide relief to struggling populations and ensuring that they develop and implement a long-term plan to recover the species.

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North Umpqua River: Winchester Dam Removal

The North Umpqua River and its wild fish are invaluable public treasures for our community and our state. For decades, these resources have been diminished by Winchester Dam, a structure whose sole purpose is to provide recreation for a few private homeowners. The dam owners, Winchester Water Control District, have failed to maintain the structure for the past 30 years. This neglect has resulted in major infrastructure problems that threaten our fish, water quality, and community safety. In 2023, attempted dam maintenance resulted in the mortality of hundreds of thousands of Pacific Lamprey, water quality violations, and blocked volitional fish passage. But there is hope. Native Fish Society is invested in our mission of restoring the North Umpqua River to its former glory, reviving wild, native fish population and returning the river to a free-flowing state, providing unimpeded access to more than 160 miles of cold water habitats for native fish.

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Deschutes: Return to Wild & Cool

Oregon’s Deschutes River is home to a diversity of native anadromous and resident fish, however, this precious resource is under threat. Non-native fish species, poor water quality, and human impact have all taken a toll on the river, leaving its future uncertain. But there is hope. Native Fish Society is invested in our mission to restore the lower Deschutes River to its former glory, reviving its wild, native fish population and improving water quality for future generations.

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Action Alerts

Say NO to a Proposed Coal Mine in the Telkwa River!

Conservation Campaigns

Celebrating Wild Abundance: Case Studies of Wild Fish Resilience

Molalla Watershed Restoration: Reviving a Wild Fish River to its Former Glory

Protect Oregon Coast Springers

Reviving Wild Abundance: An All-Wild Steelhead North Umpqua River

ReWild the Willamette

North Umpqua River: Winchester Dam Removal

Deschutes: Return to Wild & Cool

Past Alerts

Tell WDFW to Designate the Entire Skagit as a Wild Steelhead Gene Bank

Oregon Fish And Wildlife Commission

Honor California’s South Fork Smith River as Heritage Trout Waters!

Remove the Lower Snake River Dams, Now!

Keep the Waters of the Smith River Where They Belong - In the River!

Protect Idaho's Wild Steelhead

Keep the Mandatory Hatchery Steelhead Retention Rule

Evaluate Volitional Fish Passage at Detroit Dam!

Prioritize protecting wild salmon and steelhead habitat in Chetco Bar Fire Plan

Protect Our Metolius River Wild Fish

Take Action To Help Revive Abundant Wild Steelhead

It's time to give Willamette salmon and steelhead the full protection of the law

Restoring a Wild and Free Klamath River

Support Dam Removal on the Eel River

​Speak up on the need for fish passage, not mitigation, at Bowman Dam on Oregon's Crooked River

Let us Focus on Reviving Clackamas Spring Chinook and Wild Opportunity

TAKE ACTION FOR KLAMATH DAM REMOVAL

Block the Chehalis Dam, again

All in for Dam Removal

Say "Yes!" to Flows for Fish in Southern Oregon

TAKE ACTION: Essential Salmonid Habitat - Protect your Homewaters

Oregon Legislative Lobby Day - Add Your Voice!

Help Restore Funding for Willamette Wild Fish Recovery

Wild Fish Need Funding

Keep Wild Fish Wild - No Hatch Boxes in Oregon!

Tell Oregon's Senators that Kellogg Creek Dam Has to Go!

Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon

Deschutes River Fisheries Management

Columbia steelhead are in crisis. It's time for OR and WA to act!

Washington Coastal Steelhead Need Your Voice NOW

Release Wild Steelhead in Southern Oregon - One Last Chance

Request DEQ Designate the Metolius River as an Outstanding Resource Water

Strengthen Oregon's Fish Passage Requirements

Say No to Commercial Jet Boat Tours on Upper Rogue River

Require Permanent Minimum Flows in the Shasta River

Hold Federal Dam Operators Accountable for Willamette Wild Fish Recovery

Preserve Water Quality in the Crooked River, Trout Creek, and lower Deschutes!

Hold WDFW Accountable for the failed Gillnet Buyback Program

Ask your State and Federal Representatives to stand up for the North Umpqua River

Ask ODFW Commission to hold Winchester Water Control District accountable for the harm and killing of state sensitive species.

Demand the Army Corps Protect Willamette Basin Salmon

Urge Legislators to Protect Oregon's Rivers & Fish from Proposed Rollbacks

Support Decreased Hatchery Fish Production in the Willamette

Save Salmon, Save Money!

Urge Elected Officials to Hold Winchester Dam Owners Accountable for Environmental Disaster

ACTION ALERT – SAY NO TO JET BOATS IN THE UPPER ROGUE

TAKE ACTION: Urge Elected Officials to Hold Winchester Dam Owners Accountable for Environmental Disaster

Wild Fish Need Your Voice! Speak Up for the Future of Oregon's Wild Fish

TAKE ACTION: Speak up for Wild Fish in the Upper Rogue River!

Urgent Action Alert: Protect North Umpqua Wild Steelhead

Deep Drawdowns, Healthy Rivers: Support Stronger Actions for Willamette Salmon & Steelhead

Speak up on the need for fish passage, not mitigation, at Bowman Dam on Oregon's Crooked River