On the Oregon Coast, ranching and salmon go hoof-in-hand

“We move these sheep every day.” On Oregon’s Elk River, fourth-generation sheep rancher Terry Wahl had a problem: a culvert that was flooding his fields and ruining his livestock forage. That’s when Wild Salmon Center and our local partner Curry Watersheds stepped up to help. Finding solutions that make life better for people and fish is what we do—with huge thanks to the federal partners who support our coastal restoration work across the Pacific Northwest. (Watch our film short on Instagram and full version on Youtube.)

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New fronts open in campaign to keep the West Susitna wild

Alaska’s proposed 100-mile West Susitna Access Road would crisscross the Iditarod Trail and 83+ salmon streams—and cost at least $600 million in public funds—all to benefit foreign mining companies. For years, Alaskans have said no to privatizing the West Su at public expense. Yet state agencies aren’t above using deception to advance their plans—including claims that a new 22-mile road extension is somehow unrelated. We set the record straight. Stay tuned for opportunities later this spring for Alaskans to fight back.

A Mongolia wild fish meeting makes history

Last month, for the first time in 61 years, scientists and other experts across Mongolia met for dedicated talks about fisheries and native fish populations like Siberian taimen, the world’s largest salmonid. “This historic meeting received a lot of national media coverage,” says Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush. “We expect these talks will be a great catalyst for collaboration on these issues.” The meeting was convened by the WSC-led International Taimen Initiative and partners including river outfitters and Mongolian federal agencies.

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The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.Photo credits (from top): Fourth generation sheep rancher Terry Wahl on Oregon’s Elk River (Holden Films @Holden_Films); Alaska’s stunning, roadless West Susitna region (Tim Plowden); Still from “Sustaining Mongolia's Fish Populations and Fisheries,” a national stakeholder meeting organized in part by Wild Salmon Center’s International Taimen Initiative (courtesy WSC); Orca (Alamy).

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