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HISTORY

How we began

Two whitewater rafting guides — Bob Doppelt and Rick George — had witnessed the destruction of Oregon’s rivers first-hand, and started Pacific Rivers (then Oregon Rivers Council) in 1987.

Pacific Rivers went on to:

  • Help pass the largest Wild and Scenic Rivers legislation in the lower 48 states.
  • Became the first to advocate for protecting salmon throughout their range, not just in isolated locations.
  • Among the first to realize how much rivers are harmed by roads.

Pacific Rivers has led the way in:

  • Protecting rivers, clean water, and fish in the landmark Northwest Forest Plan.
  • Launching one of the world’s longest-running stream monitoring programs.
  • Revealing the economic benefits of watershed protection.

A HISTORY OF PACIFIC RIVERS - OVER 30 YEARS OF IMPACT

Take Action
The Snake River once supported millions of salmon and steelhead but now those runs are threatened with extinction. The solution is to remove the four dams on the lower Snake River, invest in infrastructure and renewable energy sources to ensure farmers can still irrigate their crops, and our power is carbon free. It also requires the fundamental restructuring of the Bonneville Power Administration (the federal agency in charge of marketing power from the dams) to eliminate the many conflicts of interests that work to prevent real salmon recovery.  Congressman Mike Simpson of Idaho is leading this charge but it requires support from the rest of the Pacific Northwest Congressional delegation.  

Please contact Congressman Simpson’s Chief of Staff Lindsay Slater and tell him you support their efforts to restore salmon and reform BPA. 
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