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Court Hits Pause on Termination of Harmful Hatchery ProgramODFW Rolls the Dice on Wild Fish Safety

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore – On May 18, 2022, a Marion County Circuit Court judge granted a preliminaryinjunction that pauses the elimination of the Rock Creek Hatchery summer steelhead program pendingthe Court’s ultimate decision on the merits of the case. The injunction also directs the OregonDepartment of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) to release hatchery summer steelhead smolts this year toprevent alleged harm to the plaintiffs while the case proceeds. The judge directed the plaintiffs andODFW to d [...]

Regional Conservation Groups Resolve Litigation Over Water Quality Impacts Caused by the Hells Canyon Complex

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 02:32:00 GMT

For Immediate Release September 2, 2021Media Contacts:Greg Haller, Pacific Rivers: greg@pacificrivers.org and (208) 790-4105Nic Nelson, Idaho Rivers United: nic@idahorivers.org and (208) 343-7481Regional Conservation Groups Resolve Litigation Over Water Quality Impacts Caused by the Hells Canyon ComplexThe settlement forces the state of Oregon to develop a plan to limit dangerous methylmercury pollution and accelerate critical remediation of water temperature impacts at the Hel [...]

Conservationists Urge the Biden Administration to Reinvigorate Columbia River Treaty Negotiations by Increasing Transparency and Regional Collaboration for Climate Resilience and Salmon Recovery

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

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Protecting Our Treasures: The New Film From Pacific Rivers Celebrates Senator Ron Wyden’s River Democracy Act

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:00:00 GMT

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The New Film From Pacific Rivers Celebrates the Collaboration Between the Nez Perce Tribe and the Wolfe Ranch to Restore Salmon in Oregon’s Lostine River

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

(Portland, OR) Lostine, the new short film from Pacific Rivers highlights the powerful story of collaboration and salmon recovery in Northeast Oregon’s Lostine River and points towards the urgent need and opportunity to breach four federal dams on the lower Snake River to restore the basin’s salmon runs before it is too late. Lostine will be released online on Tuesday, April 21 at Pacific River’s homepage: www.pacificrivers.org By the late 1990s, the Chinook S [...]

Tester in Bozeman to Introduce Montana Headwaters Legacy Act on the Banks of the Gallatin River

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:41:00 GMT

New legislation will permanently protect 336 miles of rivers across Southwestern Montana; Most significant wild and scenic river designation in state in nearly 45 years (Bozeman, Mont.) – On the banks of the Gallatin River, U.S. Senator Jon Tester will introduce his Montana Headwaters Legacy Act TOMORROW, TUESDAY, October 27th at 1:30 pm MT alongside conservation advocates and representatives from the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, American Rivers, an [...]

Wyden Announces Statewide Effort for Wild and Scenic Rivers

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:56:00 GMT

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Pacific Rivers files suit against Oregon over the issuing water quality certification for the Hells Canyon Complex

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:58:00 GMT

Press Release: Pacific Rivers, Idaho Rivers United File Petition Challenging Clean Water Act Certification for the Hells Canyon Complex by Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Media ContactsGreg Haller, Pacific Rivers, (503) 228-3555, (208) 790-4105, greg@pacificrivers.org Nic Nelson, Idaho Rivers United, (208) 343-7481, nic@idahorivers.org Portland, OR (July 22, 2019) Today, conservation [...]

President Signs Bill to Protect Lands and Rivers in Oregon!

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:30:00 GMT

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Help Secure Oregon’s Drinking Water Supplies

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 23:24:00 GMT

Clearcutting, logging roads, and application of chemical herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers on forestlands degrade clean drinking water sources with sediments, thermal pollution, and other contaminants
This elevates the risk of wildfires, flooding, landslides and toxic algae blooms.
These practices also deplete water supplies – long term studies have shown a 50% decline in water from heavily logged watersheds during dry months.
As climate change unfolds, these effects will amplify. The synergistic and cumulative effects of these practices in combination with the anticipated effects of climate change are currently not addressed by water quality standards or any other provision of Oregon law.

Prohibits clearcutting, spraying of chemicals and fertilizers, and constructing of new logging roads on forestlands in our drinking water supplies, resulting in forests that are…
- More resilient to climate change
- Less susceptible to water shortages and toxic algae blooms
- Better habitat for salmon and steelhead to recover
- Less costly to treat during high water events when sediment and chemical contaminants can currently overwhelm the system

Provides limited exceptions for ecological restoration or forest carbon management projects, and creates a process to approve such exceptions

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Conservation Bills in Oregon Pass U.S. House of Representatives, Now Await President’s Signature

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:51:00 GMT

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U.S. Senate Passes Bills Protecting Wilderness in Oregon!

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:19:00 GMT

U.S. Senate Passes Bills Protecting Wilderness in OregonMeasures part of public lands package will designate wilderness and wild and scenic rivers in Oregon and to honor legendary stewards of the North Umpqua River.Contacts:David Moryc, American Rivers, 503-307-1137Zach Collier, Northwest Rafting Company, 541-399-6442 Greg Haller, Pacific Rivers, (503) 228-3555 Eugene, OR (February 12, 2019) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed the Natural Resources Management Act [...]

Bipartisan Public Lands Package Re-introduced

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:27:00 GMT

Package includes bills to designate wilderness and wild and scenic rivers in Oregon and to honor two legendary stewards of the North Umpqua Basin Salem, OR (January 11, 2019) – Two Oregon conservation bills championed by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were part of a larger public lands package introduced this week by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, a senior Republican from Alaska. The bill includes the Oregon Wildlands Act (S. 1548), the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild St [...]

A New Movie Hopes To Save A River Threatened By California’s Logging and Marijuana Industries

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 07:00:00 GMT

by Dana Alston — September 27, 2017 — Willamette week —River’s Last Chance is beautiful from the onset. Shane Anderson’s documentary opens with a montage of Northern California’s Eel River, speckled with salmon and wildlife. Wide shots of the river framed by forests and mountains are rendered through stunning cinematography.The beauty of the river only makes the environmental damage at the center of the film more heartbreaking. A River’s L [...]

Oregonians Applaud Reintroduction of Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Bill

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMT

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Landmark Bill Seeks Modernization of Oregon’s Forest Practices Act

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Require corporate forestland owners to file ten-year forest management plans that describe how they plan to protect water, fish, wildlife, and neighboring properties from their logging plans;
Permit state agencies and citizens the opportunity to review, comment on, and challenge plans that fail to protect public trust resources;
Limit the amount of logging that can occur at any one time in sensitive watersheds;
Establish science-based buffers along all rivers, streams, and wetlands;
Protect Native American cultural sites, historic resources, and plant and animal community diversity;
Prohibit logging on sites with high landslide risk;
Require restoration of late successional and old growth forests on a portion of lands now managed as short rotation timber plantations;
Provide counties, cities and water districts the flexibility to strengthen restrictions as needed to protect drinking water, and;
Require closure and obliteration of hazardous logging roads.

State Forester betrays public trust by ignoring sound science

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 08:00:00 GMT

Portland, Ore – In the wake of a shocking Oregon Public Broadcasting story revealing that a Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) report was silenced by Big Timber and Oregon’s State Forester, conservation and citizen groups are calling on Governor Brown to provide the accountability and transparency promised when she took office. In a letter signed by more nearly a dozen groups, Governor Brown is asked to replace State Forester, Peter Daughtery, direct DEQ to finalize and rele [...]

Film Reveals Oregon’s Dirty Logging Secrets — National Geographic blog

Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:00:00 GMT

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Film Slams Oregon Forest Practices

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 08:00:00 GMT

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ESA listings for 16 Salmon Stocks Protected

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:00:00 GMT

In 2001, Federal District Court Judge Michael Hogan threw a monkey wrench into ESA protection for sensitive salmon and steelhead stocks with his decision in Alsea Valley Alliance v. Evans. In the decision, the judge ordered the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to reconsider its listing of Oregon Coast coho salmon in light of the potential contribution that hatchery fish may make to their status. Some anti-ESA interests lat [...]

SalmonSafe and Pacific Rivers

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:00:00 GMT

In 1996, Pacific Rivers developed certification guidelines that promote ecologically sustainable agricultural practices for the benefits of Pacific salmon and the clean water they need to survive. These practices (used by StreamCare, Pacific Rivers’ cooperative agricultural program) include such methods as planting riparian zones on streams, incorporating cover crop to control erosion, and applying sophisticated methods to c [...]

40 Wild and Scenic Rivers Designated in Oregon

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 07:00:00 GMT

Big Marsh Creek
Chetco River
Clackamas River
Crescent Creek
Crooked River
Deschutes River
Donner und Blitzen River
Eagle Creek
Elk River
Grande Ronde River
Imnaha River
John Day River
Joseph Creek
Little Deschutes River
Lostine River
Malheur River
McKenzie River
Metolius River
Minam River
North Fork Crooked River
North Fork John Day River
North Fork Malheur River
North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River
North Fork Owyhee River
North Fork Smith River
North Fork Sprague River
North Powder River
North Umpqua River
Powder River
Quartzville Creek
Roaring River
Salmon River
Sandy River
South Fork John Day River
Squaw Creek
Sycan River
Upper Rogue River
Wenaha River
West Little Owyhee River
White River