From steelhead updates to Stronghold kudos, our December has been busy.


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2020: Silver Linings for Salmon Conservation

It’s been a tough year for communities around the North Pacific. Covid-19. Economic hardship. Record-breaking wildfires. Yet in a painful year, you helped deliver major salmon conservation milestones ([link removed]). The list includes halting Pebble Mine in Alaska, a historic deal for Oregon forests, new momentum to remove four Klamath River dams and prevent a Chehalis dam, and growth for grassroots salmon groups in Russia. More than ever, we're humbled and inspired by the strength and support of the Wild Salmon Center community. 

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The Key In The CodeOn Oregon’s Rogue River, DNA detectives take on salmon shapeshifters, strange science, and a 15-million-year-old mystery. That's all in Part III of our ongoing spring Chinook series ([link removed]) First Salmon, Last Chance. (New to the series? Catch up with Part I: The Urgency of the Moment ([link removed]) and Part II: If the Dams Fall ([link removed]).)

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Study in BioScience Spotlights Indigenous Salmon Practices
The study—from WSC Salmon Watershed Scientist Dr. Will Atlas and a team of Indigenous leaders and conservation scientists—finds that Indigenous fishing practices and governance models can help revitalize struggling North Pacific salmon fisheries ([link removed]).

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WSC Welcomes Four New Board Members
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Tatiana Degai, Dr. Andrea Reid, Dr. Mary Ruckelshaus, and former State Senator Rick ([link removed]) Halford ([link removed]). We are honored to have their expertise in science, politics, academia, conservation, and communities in Kamchatka, B.C., and Alaska. 

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Stronghold is an Amazon Editors' Pick!
The critically-acclaimed book about Wild Salmon Center CEO & President Guido Rahr's journey to save Pacific salmon earns a new honor. It's a perfect read for your fishing- and adventure-loving loved ones ([link removed]) this season.

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New Temporary Rules for Washington Steelheaders
This month, WDFW took important and necessary steps to address escapement goals ([link removed]) that again won't be met on many of its steelhead rivers. The new angling restrictions follow advocacy and conservation efforts by coastal Tribes and groups including WSC.

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Gift with Purpose this Holiday Season

Until December 20th, donate in honor of a loved one and we'll send them a card with a special note from you. If you donate $30 or more, we ([link removed])!

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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/image credits (from top): Silver coho (Alamy); Dr. Tasha Thompson doing fieldwork (Mikal Jakubal); Heiltsuk Nation fish weir on B.C.'s Koeye River (B. Deroy); Tatiana Degai (photo courtesy Tatiana Degai); Copies of Stronghold (Robert Wade Photography); Olympic Peninsula steelhead (John McMillan).





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