2020 Annual Report
Between wildfires, the pandemic, and historic economic, political, and social disruptions, 2020 was one of the most challenging years that the Wild Salmon Center has ever experienced. And yet, 2020 also proved to be a year of breakthroughs. See our latest annual report for these and other ways WSC and partners delivered major wins for clean water, healthy forests, and wild salmon and steelhead in stronghold rivers across the Pacific.
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In Alaska, political leaders joined federal scientists in speaking up for Bristol Bay, and the U.S. Army Corps denied Pebble Mine’s key federal permit.
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On the Oregon Coast, WSC is leading a conservation team into historic negotiations to protect salmon and other species on 11 million acres of private forestland. On the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests, a 70-year plan moves forward, with protections possible for priority rivers like the Nehalem, Salmonberry, and Kilchis. And thirty Coast Coho Partnership projects are underway on the Oregon coast, with nearly $3 million channeled into the restoration of six coastal watersheds in the last three years.
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In British Columbia, WSC scientists and partners are mapping the DNA of hundreds of wild Pacific salmon and steelhead runs in order to ensure that future harvest preserves salmonid genetic diversity—the species’ best tool for adapting to climate change.
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And from across the North Pacific: a win for steelhead management on Washington's Olympic Peninsula; dramatic progress in the sustainable certification of Kamchatka's salmon fisheries; we launch our new Oregon Water Initiative; growing momentum to save spring Chinook; and a new project to map salmon strongholds over important lands for carbon sequestration.
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Making a Difference
Thanks to you—our friends, partners, and supporters—for working with us to protect these beautiful rivers and all the species they support, especially in this year of extraordinary challenges. Join us to support more conservation breakthroughs in 2021 and beyond.
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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): Coast coho (Alamy); Bristol Bay sockeye (Cassie Bergman); Umpqua River (Ken Morrish); leaping steelhead (Alamy); Hoh River (John Gussman); Bristol Bay (Jason Ching).
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