Tell ODFW what you think about managing steelhead fisheries in the Columbia Basin.
Speak up for North Umpqua wild steelhead
North Umpqua wild summer steelhead numbers have been in serious decline for decades. Considering the major decline in returns of wild steelhead to the basin, ODFW is reviewing its management policies, including the North Umpqua hatchery summer steelhead program.
Legislative Wrap-Up: Environmental Victories in Oregon’s Session
The 2022 Oregon legislative session ended last week, and it’s been a while since WSU has seen a legislative session so packed with significant conservation legislation.
Celebrating the Life of Frank Moore
Few people have left a more profound, positive legacy on this planet than our friend, Frank Moore. Frank’s entire life was devoted to service of his fellow man.
BREAKING NEWS: OREGON LEGISLATURE PASSES THE PRIVATE FOREST ACCORD
Wild Steelheaders United is thrilled to announce that in the final days of the Oregon legislature’s “short session,” the Private Forest Accord package passed the Oregon House and Senate and now awaits Governor Brown’s signature.
Flowing free in ’23
Part 3 of Life after dams: The Klamath River, straddling the border between California and Oregon, is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast. The Klamath is also Ground Zero for one of the most challenging water conflicts in U.S. history.
Legislative Preview: Oregon’s 2022 Short Session
On February 1st, the Oregon legislature commenced a “short session” that will continue into early March. TU is tracking a variety of bills during the 2022 short session that relate to wild steelhead issues.
Frank Moore, angling and conservation legend, passes away
Frank Moore, longtime proprietor of the Steamboat Inn who was instrumental in protecting the iconic North Umpqua River, died on Sunday.
New Oregon Rogue-South Coast Management Plan Undercuts Science, Threatens Wild Steelhead
On December 17th, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 5-2 to continue to allow harvest of wild winter steelhead under the Rogue-South Coast Plan.
WSU’s Finnerty to Congress: protect SW Oregon salmon and steelhead strongholds
Last month, Dean Finnerty became the latest Wild Steelheaders United of Trout Unlimited representative to testify before Congress, when he appeared before the House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in support of the Southwestern Oregon Watersheds and Salmon Protection Act.