Wild Salmon Center News - September 2024

Skeena Steelhead are Having a Good Year. What Does that Mean?
Numbers are in from the Tyee Test Fishery: more than 33,000 summer-run steelhead have passed the lower Skeena—the 13th best return since 1955 . Yet we’re just three years from the river's lowest recorded return, when 5,400 steelhead passed the fishery. “There can be a sense, with a strong year like this, that everything is fine again,” says Greg Knox, Executive Director of Wild Salmon Center partner SkeenaWild. “But if we’re serious about the long-term health of these fish, we have to consider the bigger picture.” Here's what experts think about the Skeena's good year, and how Knox and others hope to keep the momentum going.
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Dive in to Wild Salmon Center's First-Ever Virtual Event
We invite you to join us for the debut of Headwaters with Wild Salmon Center—our brand-new live virtual presentation format—on October 9th at 6:00 p.m. Pacific! Get ready for an exclusive insider’s look at the latest in Pacific salmon conservation, delivered straight to your home, office, or clubhouse. This is your chance to hear directly from President & CEO Guido Rahr and WSC's expert program directors as they share breakthroughs, news, and updates from our work across the Pacific.
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NEW STUDY: How Logging Impacts Salmon Rivers
Across Western North America, clearcuts scar coastal forests. But how, exactly, does logging impact salmon? A new study from scientists at Simon Fraser University and Wild Salmon Center finds that while impacts can vary by watershed, logging at any level carries real risks for salmon—from hotter, lower summer flows to bigger floods in winter. “In an era of rapid climate change, it’s more critical than ever to understand how forestry also warms salmon streams and changes flows,” says study co-author Dr. Matt Sloat, WSC Science Director. “This study deepens our understanding.”
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In Case You Missed It: Federal Land Managers Protect 28 Million Acres in Alaska
In late August, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced protections for 28 million public acres across Alaska, safeguarding critical salmon rivers and wildlife habitat from extractive industrial development. You asked for these protections earlier this year. Now, the Secretary has responded to you and the hundreds of Alaska Native Tribes, communities, and businesses who spoke up. As part of the decision, 1.2 million acres near the Pebble deposit will also be off-limits to mining and drilling—helping to stop the next generation of mining threats in Bristol Bay. THANK YOU for speaking up for Alaska's salmon and public lands!
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