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March 21, 2024 at 10:07 PM

A victory for Oregon state forests, and $19 million for cold water in Washington.

Plus, meet Ivan Thompson, salmon champion. Oregon State Forest Plan Clears Key Hurdle  On March 7, a plan to protect essential fish and wildlife habitat on Oregon’s North Coast got a big boost when the Oregon Board of Forestry voted to advance a habitat conservation plan covering more than 600,000 s…

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February 16, 2024 at 12:26 AM

Meet California's secret stronghold. See the Klamath running free.

Plus, thanks! You really showed up for Alaska public lands! Meet Butte Creek: California's Secret Stronghold  A century ago, California's Central Valley may have seen spring Chinook runs as large as 700,000 fish. Today, good years rarely top 30,000. Almost all of these wild springers are headed to …

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January 18, 2024 at 8:21 PM

An Alaska story in 5 maps, and a science deep dive with Dr. Stephanie Carlson.

Plus, why 2023 was one fin-tastic year. In Five Maps, Why Alaska Needs Your Help  In Alaska, everything is bigger. That’s true right now, of a rare chance to save some of America’s largest intact landscapes. We have just a few weeks left to prevent 28 million acres of protected Alaska land (an are…

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January 4, 2024 at 3:20 PM

Thanks to you, we’re taking historic steps for salmon in 2024.

Your support drives campaigns and conservation gains across the North Pacific. Dear John, In 2000, Wild Salmon Center launched an idea as wild as the fish we seek to protect. We committed ourselves to securing the long-term health of an entire archipelago of wild salmon and steelhead strongholds acr…

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December 27, 2023 at 4:26 PM

12 Reasons Why We Love 2023

The moments that make this one of the best years ever for Wild Salmon Center.Moments of Gratitude: A Dozen Things We Couldn’t Have Done Without You Dear John,    2023 was a year of epic victories and new challenges for all of us here at Wild Salmon Center. From our high tech work with First Nations…

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December 14, 2023 at 8:16 PM

Your chance to save 28 million acres in Alaska, and remembering Sandra Day O'Connor.

Plus, an Oregon story of chutes and ladders. In Oregon, Carving a New Path for Coho, Informed By the Past  Above Tioga Falls, on Oregon’s Central Coast, stretch 14 miles of exceptional wild fish habitat. Climbing Tioga has always been tricky for salmon. Then came logging and the largest splash dam…

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November 16, 2023 at 6:26 PM

Five years of coho restoration and one wild new West Susitna video.

Plus, a home for our Heart of Steel series. WATCH: What's Really at Stake in the West Susitna?  Have two minutes? Check out "No Return," a new video from the Defend the West Su coalition about the proposed West Susitna Industrial Access Road. This 100-mile road to a speculative mining district wou…

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October 19, 2023 at 6:03 PM

A.I. meets Indigenous fishing knowledge, steelhead series part III, and so many pink salmon.

Plus, behold the Haa Aani Alliance Collection! Artificial Intelligence, Meet Ancient Indigenous Fishing Technology Right now, in rivers across British Columbia’s Central Coast, we often don’t know how many salmon are returning until after fishing season is done. For fisheries managers here and beyo…

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September 21, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Cold water detectives and new cash for Oregon conservation.

Plus, why we're at One Fly. Salmon Need Cold Water. We're Tracking It Across Continents. From the Olympic Peninsula to Mongolia, our thermal detectives are knee-deep in rivers, searching out cold spots. “We have the tools and tech to get this data, and it's pretty inexpensive,” says Cyndi Curtis, W…

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September 12, 2023 at 7:12 PM

New merch released today!

We added new items to the store in time for the start of fall. New merch just dropped! Introducing new WSC gear for every member of the family, featuring designs inspired by the critical role salmon play in watersheds around the Pacific Rim. Snag something for you or a loved one and protect your fav…

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August 17, 2023 at 6:13 PM

Helping wheels turn in B.C., and making PALS on the Olympic Peninsula.

Plus, our new Annual Report has all the wins! Making PALS on the Olympic Peninsula On Washington’s ferny Dickey River, mid-August flows were unusually low. Normally, that would bother Wild Salmon Center Fish Habitat Specialists Betsy Krier and Nicole Rasmussen. But they saw one bright side. Low wat…

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August 10, 2023 at 6:00 PM

What is true victory? Our new Annual Report shows the way.

Wild Salmon Center's 2022 Annual Report—how we win protections that stand the test of time. Our 2022 Annual Report is here! I am thrilled to share Wild Salmon Center’s 2022 Annual Report, highlighting our work over the past year, and celebrating the hard-won victories we’ve achieved for wild salmo…

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July 20, 2023 at 6:57 PM

Sad news from Russia, and our response. Good news for wild fish in Oregon and Washington.

Plus, what you missed at our Seattle screening of "The Lost Salmon." Russian Government Names WSC an "Undesirable" Organization On July 18, we received some bad news. After more than 30 years proudly working alongside Russian scientists, governments, and local people to protect salmon strongholds, …

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June 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM

A summer of action for a wild West Su, the Lost Salmon in Seattle, and more.

Plus, gifts for dads who ❤️ wild salmon. A Summer of Action for a Wild West Su Alaska's iconic West Su region is vast and roadless. But unless we act, it might not be for much longer. This summer, our Defend the West Su coalition is reaching out to Alaskans and others to help us stop a state-sponso…

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May 19, 2023 at 5:05 PM

A White House party for Bristol Bay, our gear store goes live, and a steelhead origin story.

Plus, our 20-year plan for the Nehalem River. Launching Heart of Steel Part II: A Steelhead Origin Story What's a half-pounder? Technically, it's a steelhead—because this young rainbow trout took the ocean plunge that triggers its transformation to saltwater. What's different is that after three to…

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April 20, 2023 at 2:17 PM

Bright spots for wild Chinook, and big news for the Northwest restoration economy.

Plus, listening in on what the taimen said. A New Boom for the Pacific Northwest Restoration Economy Millions in new federal fish passage funding are set to flow to coastal salmon watersheds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced $15.5 million in grants to support 25 res…

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March 28, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Watch our coastal restoration work take off, and catch our story series "Heart of Steel."

Also, meet fish habitat specialist Nicole Rasmussen. Natural Infrastructure: Our Coastal Restoration Video Series Kicks Off Six years into our major restoration programming, Wild Salmon Center and our partners have built deep working relationships with Pacific Northwest coastal salmon communities. …

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February 23, 2023 at 8:04 PM

The new science rocking Chinook conservation, plus updates on Pebble Mine and Oregon forests.

Also, meet a fly fishing refugee. What EPA's 2023 Decision Really Means for Bristol Bay On January 31, 2023, we declared victory in the long fight to save Bristol Bay from the world’s largest open pit mine. That day, after so many years of fighting Pebble Mine, we finally had an answer: the U.S. En…

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January 31, 2023 at 3:44 PM

Victory for Bristol Bay!

THIS IS IT: We stopped Pebble Mine. IT'S OFFICIAL: PEBBLE MINE IS STOPPED.Long Live Bristol Bay! Dear John,  Today is Victory Day in our long, long fight against Pebble Mine. That's because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that Clean Water Act (“404c”) protections will safegua…

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January 19, 2023 at 8:46 PM

A shot to save 28 million acres in Alaska and scale taimen research in Mongolia.

Plus, our new Oregon North Coast Manager gets chummy. The Taimen Fund Closes, Entrusts Mongolia Work to Wild Salmon Center For decades, The Taimen Fund has worked to build scientific programming and partner networks to protect taimen in Mongolia. Now, The Taimen Fund hands its work to Wild Salmon…

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January 5, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Thanks to you, the future of salmon looks bright

This is a big moment for wild salmon and steelhead and the rivers they call home.Dear John, This is a big moment for wild salmon and steelhead and the rivers they call home. And thanks to your year-end generosity, you’ve positioned us perfectly to take advantage of it.  Right now, wild salmon, stee…

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December 15, 2022 at 4:31 PM

Winter is coming for Pebble Mine, a game-changer for fisheries managers, and more.

Plus, Bob Van Dyk's Oregon policy legacy. Pebble Mine: Winter Is Coming Twelve years ago, Tribal representatives first asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop a massive proposed open pit mine at the headwaters of Alaska’s Nushagak and Kvichak rivers in Bristol Bay: the planet’s mos…

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November 17, 2022 at 8:47 PM

Good news for Oregon Coast coho and the Olympic Peninsula.

Plus, why we're fighting to end open net-pens in B.C. Oregon Coast Coho: a Bright Spot for Salmon Recovery  A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds hopeful signs for some threatened salmon and steelhead populations, with Oregon Coast coho, in particular, called…

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October 20, 2022 at 5:07 PM

Sneak peek at B.C. sockeye project, Snake River dams update, and Eastern Oregon waterworks.

Plus, meet the newest member of our Science Team! In British Columbia, Sockeye DNA Project Enters Exciting New Phase  In the language of the Nuxalk First Nation, the place name for the Kimsquit River—“Suts’lhm”—means “place of sockeye. So it follows that this remote British Columbia river was a f…

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September 20, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Fighting a $350 million road on the West Susitna, and our new partnership with B.C.'s Watershed Watch Salmon Society.

Plus, a $25 million win for coho restoration on the Oregon Coast. Why We're Fighting to Keep the West Su Wild  In its five-decade history of shoveling public funds into failed “growth” projects, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has pursued its share of boondoggles in salmon…

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August 30, 2022 at 8:23 PM

ACTION ALERT: One week left to defend Bristol Bay!

Your voice has never mattered more in the fight to end Pebble Mine. One Week Left: EPA's Final Decision On Bristol Bay Depends On You!Dear John,  For more than two decades, Tribes, Alaskan communities, and commercial fishermen have lived under the shadow of Pebble Mine.   If built near Bristol Bay,…

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August 18, 2022 at 6:27 PM

Blocking a bad road in the West Su, Pebble action last chance, and 30 years of Wild Salmon Center.

Plus, meet Jon Hart, our new GIS Spatial Analyst! Salmonfest Fans Agree: No Road in the West Su!  Salmonfest 2022 was another organizing success for Wild Salmon Center and our Defend the West Susitna coalition. You might remember our successful 2016 fight to defeat a dam on the Susitna River—a wa…

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August 11, 2022 at 5:58 PM

Our Annual Report: Celebrating 30 Years!

Wild Salmon Center's 2022 Annual Report Shares a Generation of Conservation Success—and What’s Next. We’re thrilled to share Wild Salmon Center’s 30th Anniversary Annual Report!  Thirty years ago, our work started with a vision: an archipelago of protected wild salmon and steelhead watersheds spann…

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July 21, 2022 at 7:53 PM

Our new water campaign video, a key B.C. fishery closure, and a job for Oregon policy wonks.

Plus, photographer Jason Ching on reimagining Bristol Bay. Watch Finding Flow, Our New Short Film  The water that feeds Oregon’s creeks, streams, and rivers is one of the state’s most precious assets. But for too long, people have viewed it as an endless resource. Population growth, a warming cli…

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June 16, 2022 at 6:34 PM

Be a hero for Bristol Bay, Tillamook Rainforest action update, and introducing our science advisory board.

Plus, meet new Oregon Policy Manager Stacey Detwiler! You Can Be a Bristol Bay Hero  On May 31, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency kicked off a five-week public comment period on its proposed plan to protect Bristol Bay under the Clean Water Act. This gives us a rare and powerful opportunity…

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May 26, 2022 at 4:58 PM

This is our moment to end Pebble Mine forever.

You can be a hero in the last battle to save Bristol Bay. Be a Hero. Back Bristol Bay!Dear John,  These days are hard on hope. Sometimes the pain, frustration, and heartache out there has us doubting our power to make good things happen. Especially when year after year, we rally for change without…

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May 19, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Defend Bristol Bay's DC fly-in, a West Susitna campaign launch, and our Coast Coho Partnership's new digital home.

Plus, Oregon's Private Forest Accord is signed into law. WSC, Bristol Bay Allies Head to DC for Final EPA Push  On May 10, Wild Salmon Center and members of our Defend Bristol Bay coalition—led by the United Tribes of Bristol Bay—joined Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) on the steps of the U.S. Capitol t…

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April 21, 2022 at 10:15 PM

Meet our new VP of Conservation, a big win for Washington wild fish, and a high-five worth sharing.

Plus, the tastiest way to celebrate Earth Day. Sue Allen Named Wild Salmon Center's NewVice President for Conservation Through two decades of public service work in Oregon, Sue Allen grew a powerful web of friendships, from the Speaker and Senate President’s office to the wharves of coastal fishing …

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March 8, 2022 at 10:56 PM

Historic Oregon Private Forest Accord passes in monumental legislative session.

Plus, two other landmark bills for forests, fish, and clean water. A Bipartisan Win for the Oregon Private Forest Accord With a 43-15 vote in the Oregon House last week, the historic Private Forest Accord passed the Legislature, securing crucial protections for 60,000 miles of streams in Oregon. Th…

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February 17, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Two huge wins for Russian salmon, Bristol Bay and Elliott updates, and more.

Plus, a $15 million announcement from The Stronghold Fund. Russia Gains Two Vast New Protected Areas In a huge step forward for the stronghold protection strategy developed over the past two decades by Wild Salmon Center and our partners in Russia, the Khabarovsk government has officially created t…

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February 10, 2022 at 10:50 PM

BREAKING: Russia gains two vast new protected areas.

New legal status for the Tugur and Maia will safeguard the watersheds' priceless biodiversity, including salmon and giant taimen.   BREAKING: Russia Gains Two Vast New Protected Areas In a hug…

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January 27, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Surprising OP steelhead research, Oregon's new wild fish zones, and more.

Plus, remembering the legendary Frank Moore.     New Research Shows 55 Percent Decline over 70 Years for OP Steelhead Wild steelhead populations in the Olympic Peninsula have declined by more …

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December 16, 2021 at 8:55 PM

Peeling back the ice on salmon habitat, Pebble update, exit interview with Sara LaBorde, and more.

Plus, how to REALLY source your holiday salmon.     Saving the Salmon Strongholds of the Future Retreating glaciers could create more than 6,000 kilometers of potential new salmon habitat by 2…

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November 18, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Washington's new steelhead plan, a COP 26 wrap, taimen genetics, and more.

Plus, a generational salmon investment in the U.S.   Hot or Not? On the Quillayute River, Tribal Scientists Test the Water Cold water is critical for fish, but getting good river temperature d…

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November 4, 2021 at 11:12 PM

Landmark deal reached on Oregon Private Forest Accords.

The proposed changes would overhaul the state’s forestry rules.   Landmark Deal Reached on Oregon Private Timber Accords In the wee hours of Saturday, October 30, history was made for Oregon f…

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October 21, 2021 at 5:28 PM

Why we're at COP 26, saving Washington steelhead, and stories from the Tillamook Rainforest.

Plus, why you should eat Lummi Island reef netted salmon.   Salmon Take the Stage at U.N. Climate Conference Starting October 31st, heads of state and official delegates attending COP 26 in Gl…

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September 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM

A huge step for Bristol Bay, solutions for Oregon's water system, and more.

Plus, WSC Ambassador Jeff Hickman on putting down the fly rod.   EPA to Restart Bristol Bay Clean Water Act Protection Process Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its…

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September 10, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Good news! EPA is restarting the Bristol Bay Clean Water Act protection process.

Here's what that means.     EPA is reopening the protection process for Bristol Bay. Here's what that means. Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to reinsta…

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August 26, 2021 at 6:02 PM

Eight ways to save wild salmon, progress for Oregon water policy, and more.

Plus, a delicious new way to support our work.   Eight Ways We Can Help Salmon and Steelhead Right Now This summer, drought and heat are again challenging Pacific Northwest salmon and steelhea…

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July 22, 2021 at 4:14 PM

Breaking Through: WSC's 2020 Annual Report

2020 was one of the most challenging years WSC has ever experienced. And yet, 2020 also proved to be a year of breakthroughs.   2020 Annual Report Between wildfires, the pandemic, and historic…

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July 15, 2021 at 7:15 PM

Finishing the job in Bristol Bay, culvert time on the Washington Coast, our new Tillamook campaign, and more.

Plus, some very cool carbon storage maps!     Bristol Bay to EPA: Time to Finish the Job Once again, Alaska’s Bristol Bay salmon fishery continues to break records. Yet even as Bristol Bay fis…

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June 24, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Bring down the Snake River dams, Klamath and Kamchatka news, and more.

Plus, meet our new Special Projects Director.   Snake River: Why It's Time to Remove the Dams The future of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin hinges on removing dams on the Lower…

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May 20, 2021 at 7:03 PM

Why Chef Rob Clark loves Harrison River keta, plus Russian fly fishing and more.

Also, meet new board member Dr. Andrea Reid.     Why Vancouver Chef Rob Clark Loves Harrison River beach-seined keta  If your first thought about wild salmon is “delicious,” your next might be…

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May 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM

One week left to fill out our survey (and enter to win)!

We’d love your thoughts – and you’ll love this giveaway. Dear John,   We know you’re busy, which is why we wanted to let you know there is just one week left to fill out our survey and be entered to win a YETI Roadie C…

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May 11, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Stand Up for Wild Fish: Stop Hatcheries-in-a-Box

Please write a letter to budget writers in the Oregon Legislature and urge them not to support HB 3150. Stand Up for Wild Fish: Stop Hatcheries-in-a-Box  Dear John,   Southern Oregon salmon ar…

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