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. 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.

The Key In The Code
On 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 First Salmon, Last Chance. (New to the series? Catch up with Part I: The Urgency of the Moment and Part II: If the Dams Fall.)

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.

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 Halford. We are honored to have their expertise in science, politics, academia, conservation, and communities in Kamchatka, B.C., and Alaska.

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 this season.

https://wildsalmoncenter.org/2020/12/16/anglers-and-tribes-step-up-for-washington-steelhead/

New Temporary Rules for Washington Steelheaders
This month, WDFW took important and necessary steps to address escapement goals 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.

https://wildsalmoncenter.org/donate/online/

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'll also include a WSC bottle as gift!

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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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