WATCH: What's Really at Stake in the West Susitna?
Have two minutes? Check out "No Return," a new video from the Defend the West Su coalition about the proposed West Susitna Industrial Access Road. This 100-mile road to a speculative mining district would cause irreversible harm to waterways and other critical fish and wildlife habitat across Alaska's pristine and still-roadless West Susitna wilderness. And because this road would be publicly-funded, it'll waste hundreds of millions of dollars that Alaskans can't afford. Watch the video now, and sign on to the opposition!
In Three Oregon Watersheds, We're Proving the Concept for Coho Recovery
Five years. Three watersheds. Twenty-four projects. In October, the Wild Salmon Center officially wrapped up a five-year cooperative agreement with the NOAA Restoration Center—the first of two, to date, designed to benefit Oregon and California populations of coho salmon. “This first cooperative agreement enabled us to prove the concept—that our restoration strategy really can move the needle for coho recovery,” says WSC Southwest Oregon Program Manager Dr. Tim Elder. “Now we’re ready to scale our restoration vision up and down the Oregon Coast.” Read on for a peek at what we've accomplished, and where we're heading next.
Our Heart of Steel Series Has a New Home
Of all species in their genus, steelhead are perhaps the most fascinating for both anglers and scientists: adventurous, unpredictable, and highly individualistic. Steelhead life histories can vary dramatically—behavioral and physiological options honed and cached since at least the Miocene Era, 10 million years ago. The problem? Human interference and climate change are now drawing down these genetic reserves faster than they can adapt. In our three-part investigative Heart of Steel series, we unlock new secrets about this amazing species—along with surprising insights that could help rebuild steelhead’s superpowers of adaptation. Find the full series here.
The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.
Photo/video/art credits (from top): Defend the West Su video still (courtesy Defend the West Su coalition); Contractors onsite at the Cedar Creek Coho Enhancement Project jobsite, Elk River, Oregon (Brian Kelley @brianfilm); Steelhead (Kate Spencer, modified); Bristol Bay sockeye (Jason Ching @JasonSChing).
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