EPA to Restart Bristol Bay Clean Water Act Protection Process
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to reinstate proposed protections for the watersheds of Alaska’s Bristol Bay, a turn of events that could prevent Pebble Mine from devastating North America’s best salmon stronghold. "This move puts us a step closer to significant protections for Bristol Bay,” says Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center CEO. With our coalition, we're now working to provide EPA with the clear science that supports Clean Water Act protections, and mobilize public support for putting Bristol Bay permanently off limits to hard rock mining.
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Meet Wild Salmon Center Ambassador Jeff Hickman
Choosing the guiding life was never just about chasing fish for Jeff Hickman, a Wild Salmon Center Ambassador and owner of Fish the Swing, which runs a jet boat camp on the Deschutes, winter steelhead lodges on the Clackamas and Oregon Coast, and Kimsquit Bay Lodge on B.C.’s Dean River. “It was always about conservation for me,” he says. We talk with Hickman about his faith in steelhead, and why he's taking a stand for this wild fish by setting down the fly rod, for now.
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We Asked for Your Feedback. Here's What You Told Us.
This past spring, Wild Salmon Center shared a survey with our community to better understand what draws you to wild salmon conservation and what keeps you engaged in WSC’s mission. We learned a LOT from the responses that came in from more than eight hundred of you. (Wow!) Here are five big takeaways from our 2021 community survey.
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How Oregon's Water System Can Adapt to a New Climate Reality
Drought and heat are fast becoming Oregon's new normal. That means that water—one of the state’s most precious assets—has never been more stretched. Our Oregon Water Initiative is working to identify the core structural challenges faced by the state's outdated water system, and enact smart solutions that benefit all water users, including Oregon's wild fish. Here's a primer on how Oregon's water system can adapt for a new climate reality.
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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): Alaska's Bristol Bay (Bob Waldrop); Jeff Hickman of @FishtheSwing (Jeremy Koreski @jeremykoreski); Bristol Bay sockeye (Cassie Bergman @cassie_bergman); Oregon river (David Herasimtschuk/Freshwaters Illustrated @davidherasimtschuk); Bristol Bay river (Cassie Bergman @cassie_bergman).
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