The state of Pacific salmon—and why we all need all need wildness.

A few weeks ago, Wild Salmon Center President & CEO Guido Rahr opened our second annual Headwaters event (full recording here) with the story of his journey to become a passionate protector of wild salmon and their home rivers. A keystone species, salmon are like the red blood cells that circulate in our own bodies to keep us healthy—only these amazing creatures deliver benefits to our entire planet. From Rahr’s address to expert briefings from our team, here’s the latest on the state of Pacific salmon.

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Liam Neeson will be the voice of the world’s first salmon film for giant screen theaters

Academy Award nominee Liam Neeson will narrate the upcoming documentary Running Wild: Return to the River. Wild Salmon Center, the film’s conservation sponsor and scientific advisor, is thrilled that Neeson—an avid angler and conservationist—is lending his iconic voice to the project. Says Neeson: “The story of the salmon’s return is one of nature’s greatest odysseys—and a powerful reminder of our responsibility to protect the wild places that sustain us all. I was drawn to this film because it captures both the beauty and the urgency of conservation.” Running Wild comes to giant screen and IMAX(R) theaters this spring.

The mystery of the Hoh River spring Chinook

Just inside the Hoh River estuary on Washington’s rugged Olympic Coast, hundreds of spring Chinook show up each summer—even in years when low salmon forecasts have prompted the Hoh Tribe to voluntarily close its fishery. Are these Chinook just taking a strangely long break before heading upriver? Or is the Hoh River estuary attracting…salmon tourists? To find out, Wild Salmon Center, the Hoh Tribe, and other partners launched an ambitious fish tracking project—one that could be a model for what’s possible in other salmon rivers.

Visiting the Klamath, Mongolian experts bear witness to a “magical” return of salmon

Last month, Mongolian government officials and natural resource experts were among the first international observers to see Klamath River salmon spawning above the former J.C. Boyle Dam site: one of four dams removed from the river last summer. “Delegation members wanted to see the largest dam removal project in the world for themselves,” says Wild Salmon Center Senior Mongolia Consultant Dr. Saulyegul Avlyush, who helped lead the tour. “We never expected to see so many salmon already spawning above the dams. It was magical.”

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Photo/image credits: Wild Salmon Center President & CEO Guido Rahr (@Holden_Films); Academy Award-nominated actor Liam Neeson, narrator of Running Wild: Return to the River (courtesy Mission Partners Entertainment Group); Wild Salmon Center staff and Hoh Tribe natural resource experts wade the Hoh River (WSC); Klamath-Mongolia delegation members and guests visit a newly restored feeder stream near the Klamath mainstem above the former J.C. Boyle dam site (WSC); wild Alaska sockeye (Alamy).

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The state of Pacific salmon—and why we all need all need wildness.

Liam Neeson will be the voice of the world’s first salmon film for giant screen theaters

The mystery of the Hoh River spring Chinook

Visiting the Klamath, Mongolian experts bear witness to a “magical” return of salmon

The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.

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The state of Pacific salmon—and why we all need all need wildness.

Liam Neeson will be the voice of the world’s first salmon film for giant screen theaters

The mystery of the Hoh River spring Chinook

Visiting the Klamath, Mongolian experts bear witness to a “magical” return of salmon

The mission of the Wild Salmon Center is to promote the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.

New mailing address:Wild Salmon CenterPO Box 10026Portland, OR 97296United States

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New mailing address:
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United States