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 Fall Free Flow has arrived! This issue is full of conservation program updates, highlight articles, and beautiful river snapshots. 

The feature article of this edition is “Cold Waters, Bright Futures”, written by our new Executive Director Liz Gilliam. This piece highlights our snorkel survey program: with students from the nearby Wolf Creek Job Corp and professional biologists, 58 stream miles were traversed to monitor the presence of juvenile salmonids in the Steamboat and Canton Creek basins. 

This film highlights decades of conservation work and the people whose efforts continue to shape the future of the North Umpqua.

For decades, conservationists, agencies, and anglers, including the late Frank Moore and his wife, Jeanne, have stood together to protect the North Umpqua River. Now it's our turn to carry that legacy forward by protecting this iconic watershed from degradation and supporting the fish that call it home.

Get involved with Pacific Rivers, Steamboaters, the North Umpqua Foundation, and the many other organizations working to conserve and protect this extraordinary watershed.

With immense pride and joy, we welcome Elizabeth Gilliam as Executive Director of Pacific Rivers!
 
Liz is an applied geomorphologist, watershed scientist, and conservation leader with more than twenty-five years of experience advancing river science and restoration throughout the western United States and internationally. She has worked across the federal government, consulting, academia, and nonprofit sectors; throughout her career, she has specialized in translating complex scientific information into practical conservation solutions.
 
Liz has served as our Conservation Program Manager for the past two years, during which time she has designed and managed projects such as last year’s study of long-term temperature trends and this year’s snorkel surveys in the Steamboat Creek watershed.