Save Sandy Salmon Campaign

The recent removal of Marmot Dam on Oregon’s Sandy River, ironically is allowing unprecedented and harmful numbers of hatchery fish to reach previously inaccessible wild fish spawning grounds in the upper river.  This “stray” rate is nearly 8 times that committed to by ODFW and greatly jeopardizes the future returns of wild fish.  The adverse effects of this include competition for spawning and rearing areas, genetic dilution, diseases and other perilous hatchery-wild interactions.  To read more…

River Steward Program — Dedicated Volunteers, Incredible Achievements

Begun in 2004, the River Stewards program has grown to more than 50 on-the-ground stewards whose mission is to conserve, protect and restore native fish on 65 northwest watersheds.  In addition, they work to ensure that native fish policies and laws are implemented and enforced. River Stewards provide the passionate local voice that drives grassroots community support for clean drinking water and healthy populations of wild, native fish. Our River Steward Program is an essential part of how the Native Fish Society achieves our mission for wild fish recovery and protection across the Pacific Northwest.  To read more…

Have You Visited Your NFS Library?

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to conservation.  To provide native fish a reliable and informed voice in the community, we have amassed an ever-expanding, fully searchable online library and database.  It provides the latest research and development that affect native fish…all of which is offered free to the public. To read more…

The Oregon Hatchery Accountability Project

The Native Fish Society has commenced efforts to determine both the ecological as well as fiscal accountability in the operation of Oregon’s hatchery system.  The objective of this project is to provide an economic evaluation of the risk vs. benefit of each hatchery to determine the return on investment made by Oregon’s taxpayers.  To read more…