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The Native Fish Society is a forward-thinking organization guided by the best available science to advocate for historically abundant wild, native fish and promote the stewardship of habitats that sustain us all.

Spring Chinook salmon, often lovingly referred to as “springers,” are one of the iconic wild salmon runs in the Rogue Ri...
10/30/2025

Spring Chinook salmon, often lovingly referred to as “springers,” are one of the iconic wild salmon runs in the Rogue River. 🐟

🌊 Before the construction of William L. Jess Dam(Jess Dam) at Lost Creek on the Rogue in 1972, spring Chinook were abundant, with annual returns averaging around 28,000 wild adults.

📉By the early 2000s, annual returns had dropped to an average of around only 5,100 wild fish.

For nearly 50 years, natural gravel movement on the upper Rogue River was blocked by Jess Dam, limiting spawning areas for wild Chinook and winter steelhead.

👷 This past July, a groundbreaking effort by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), brought gravel back to the river for the first time - kicking off a project that shows how innovative restoration work can make an immediate difference for native fish. Scroll to the last photo to this effort in action! 🪨

🌟 This project marks an important milestone in restoring the Rogue River and reviving the wild fish that depend on it 🌱. Projects like this truly embody Native Fish Society’s mission to restore healthy, free-flowing rivers and abundant wild fish across the Pacific Northwest. We are excited to follow its progress and share updates along the way 🙌 - stay tuned!

🧑‍💻Full article by NFS Southern Oregon Coordinator, Charles Gehr

[ 🔗 link in NFS Bio ]

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➤ 1️⃣&2️⃣: ODFW
➤ 3️⃣: Jeffrey Henon / US Army Corps of Engineers
➤ 4️⃣: Pete Samarin


🏛️ Following federal funding reductions, Gov. Tina Kotek has called on state agencies to make plans to cut up to 5% of t...
10/29/2025

🏛️ Following federal funding reductions, Gov. Tina Kotek has called on state agencies to make plans to cut up to 5% of their budgets if necessary.

💰Currently, ODFW spends roughly $1 million every week just operating state-run hatcheries. Despite these enormous investments hatcheries have repeatedly failed to deliver long-term recovery for wild fish.

💬 “Budget cuts are challenging, but they can also be an opportunity for smarter and more effective investments and allocation of funding. By prioritizing what works, Oregon can protect wild fish, restore rivers, and set a model for conservation.” -Jennifer Fairbrother, NFS Legislative and Policy Director

🗣️ Native Fish Society calls on ODFW and state lawmakers to invest in pillars that build resilient wild fish populations:
🐟 Well monitored, sustainably managed fisheries
🐟 Habitat Protection and Restoration
🐟 Reduced hatchery production of salmon and steelhead

📈The success of Oregon’s Coastal coho recovery program serves as a model of building resilient wild fish populations through these strategies.

🏅While budget cuts can feel threatening, we at NFS believe this is Oregon’s chance to pivot and become a leader in conservation by investing in what works!

[ 🔗 Check out the full article at the link in our bio ]

📸: David Herasimtschuk


📣 Did you miss the NEW series from Native Fish Society ⁉️Last week, we published “Why the North Umpqua Matters.” This is...
10/27/2025

📣 Did you miss the NEW series from Native Fish Society ⁉️

Last week, we published “Why the North Umpqua Matters.” This is our first volume of a ✨NEW✨ monthly series called the North Umpqua Notes 📝 exploring the history, challenges, and future of one of Oregon’s most storied rivers.

🎣 Through these installments, NFS Southern Oregon Coordinator, Charles Gehr, will dive into what makes the North Umpqua a sanctuary for native wild fish and why it remains a beacon of what’s still possible for rivers across the Northwest. We’ll highlight the people, projects, and policies shaping this river’s future, and share our ongoing efforts to restore and protect its wild abundance.

🤝 This is Part 1 of an ongoing series tied to our work advancing two key campaigns: North Umpqua River: Wi******er Dam Removal and Reviving Wild Abundance: An All-Wild Steelhead North Umpqua River. Along the way, we’ll be sharing important milestones, ongoing efforts, and how you can be a part of this vital work.

👉 Keep an eye out on our website OR sign-up for our weekly email to be notified for the next volume!

[ 🔗 in NFS BIO ]
➡️Volume 1 of 📝 North Umpqua Notes article
➡️ Email sign up 📧

Stay tuned !

📸: Kirk Blaine, North Umpqua River


🤫 Super Silent Items, Part 2! Check out these amazing items (and many more) available for bidding today in our auction c...
04/09/2025

🤫 Super Silent Items, Part 2! Check out these amazing items (and many more) available for bidding today in our auction catalog! Bidding will close this Saturday, April 12th at 6:30pm, so get your bids in today!

👀 Check out our catalog of items you could win and remember to register to bid at the link in our bio! 🔗

💚 Thank you to all the donors and sponsors of our online auction! With more than 100 items up for grabs, it’s impossible to thank you all here. But please give them some love when you see them on our auction catalog!

🤫 Our Homewaters Run Wild 30th Anniversary Online Auction is happening NOW, and today we’re highlighting some of our Sup...
04/08/2025

🤫 Our Homewaters Run Wild 30th Anniversary Online Auction is happening NOW, and today we’re highlighting some of our Super Silent items! Bidding will close this Saturday, April 12th at 6:30pm. All of these items (and so many more!) are available for bidding today!

👀 Check out our catalog of items you could win and register to bid at the link in our bio! 🔗

💚 Thank you to all the donors and sponsors of our online auction! With more than 100 items up for grabs, it’s impossible to thank you all here. But please give them some love when you see them on our auction catalog!

Sign up [LINK IN BIO] to hear NFS' own Northern Oregon Coordinator, Liz Perkin, provide an update on water quality, aqua...
08/29/2022

Sign up [LINK IN BIO] to hear NFS' own Northern Oregon Coordinator, Liz Perkin, provide an update on water quality, aquatic insects, and summer steelhead in the Deschutes River. Native Fish Society will host this informative Dinner and Learn Thursday, September 1, from 7:00 to 8:00 pm.

The presentation will be about 20 minutes with 20 minutes of Q&A and discussion.

So get your dinner and/or drinks ready and join us for another wonderful segment in our Lunch & Learn series. Reserve your spot for this special zoom presentation now! LINK IN BIO.

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04/26/2022

Native Fish Society page Code of Conduct

The Native Fish Society’s page is a place for community members to share information, actions, and events that contribute to the revival of abundant wild, native fish. We appreciate your questions and inquiries, but will typically respond to in-depth questions by crafting a blog post on our website, which we can share on social media. We’re taking this approach to ensure that your questions and the answers are easily shared throughout our community and can be used as a resource for future folks inquiring about the same information.

No Hate Speech or Bullying
You should respectfully challenge ideas, but never attack the individual. Help us make sure that everyone feels safe and welcome on the Native Fish Society page. Bullying of any kind isn’t allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender, or identity won’t be tolerated.

If you make posts that are harmful, offensive, or threatening your posts will be deleted, you will be banned from our page, and we will report you to Facebook’s moderators.

Oregon Steps Up Protections for Imperiled North Umpqua Summer Steelhead.Hatchery program ended to aid the recovery of ic...
04/26/2022

Oregon Steps Up Protections for Imperiled North Umpqua Summer Steelhead.

Hatchery program ended to aid the recovery of iconic wild fish!

On Friday, April 22, after four hours of presentation, comment, and deliberation, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to end the summer steelhead hatchery program on the North Umpqua River. By beginning the transition to an all-wild-fish management strategy, the Commission has protected imperiled wild summer steelhead from the negative impacts of hatchery fish.

“We’re fortunate that both the Commission and ODFW are stepping up and protecting these fish when they need it most,” Native Fish Society Executive Director Mark Sherwood said. “But we don’t take this lightly. As a coalition, we’re committed to reviving these fish and restoring this fishery. And the way to do both is by focusing our efforts on the revival of wild populations and the habitats that sustain us all.”

Native Fish Society and the North Umpqua Coalition is committed to reviving these iconic fish long into the future. This was only one step in achieving this goal. We must now focus on habitat restoration, predation, and battling the harmful effects of climate change to restore these fish. Wild is the Future!

Read the full press release from the coalition here:
https://nativefishsociety.org/news-media/oregon-steps-up-protections-for-imperiled-north-umpqua-summer-steelhead

The North Umpqua Foundation, Umpqua Watersheds

📸 : R. Gallagher

💚 💙Happy Earth Day!💙 💚Earth Day Oregon is a statewide campaign to amplify the impact of Earth Day, by directing donation...
04/22/2022

💚 💙Happy Earth Day!💙 💚

Earth Day Oregon is a statewide campaign to amplify the impact of Earth Day, by directing donations from sustainably-minded companies to nonprofit organizations like Native Fish Society that work to create a more sustainable, wild, and abundant world.

Here are some ideas for how to celebrate Earth Day:

🌎 Volunteer: Check out the event calendar for many amazing upcoming volunteer opportunities throughout Oregon.
https://earthdayor.org/events?blm_aid=9703424
🌎 Get Involved: Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay informed on upcoming NFS volunteer opportunities, conservation campaigns, Action Alerts, events, and more! https://nativefishsociety.org/
🌎 Donate: Become a member or donate today to invest in the revival of abundant wild fish, free-flowing rivers, and thriving local communities!
🌎 Connect: Even if you can’t join one of the Earth Day events, we still want to encourage you to spend some time in nature. Get outside, enjoy time on your homewaters, and encourage others to do so as well!

We hope you'll join us in celebrating and working towards a future of wild abundance!

A huge thank you to our Earth Day 2022 Business Partners: .fly.shop .lava.coffee.roasters

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ODFW Columbia River Summer Steelhead Webinar - TONIGHT For the sixth year in a row, this year’s return of ESA-listed Sum...
04/19/2022

ODFW Columbia River Summer Steelhead Webinar - TONIGHT
For the sixth year in a row, this year’s return of ESA-listed Summer Steelhead in the Columbia River is forecast to be poor. In a bid to increase transparency and public involvement, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will be hosting a webinar at 6pm on their Columbia Basin Summer Steelhead page (link below) which can also be accessed via the ODFW youtube channel. Folks are encouraged to ask questions through a form located on their website (link below).

Tune in to be involved and make your voice heard for the protection of these iconic and imperiled fish!

Link to ODFW Columbia Basin Summer Steelhead page: https://myodfw.com/articles/steelhead-management-columbia-snake-river-basins

Link to ODFW question form:
https://odfw.wufoo.com/forms/columbia-river-and-tributary-steelhead-webinar/

📷 Jeremy Koreski

It is time to remove the lower four Klamath Dams and bring the salmon home! Help bring this 20-year-long campaign to a c...
04/15/2022

It is time to remove the lower four Klamath Dams and bring the salmon home! Help bring this 20-year-long campaign to a close by standing up and sharing your voice!

Show your support for Klamath Dam Removal by filing a comment with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) before the April 18th deadline. [LINK IN BIO]

​​Removing the four lower dams on the Klamath River will be one of the largest environmental restoration actions ever completed, and will be immediately beneficial by improving water quality and restoring access to the river's wild salmon and steelhead to hundreds of miles of critical upstream habitat.

This action is critical to the long-term health and resiliency of the Klamath basin as a whole, and also the human and environmental communities this watershed supports.

How can you help?

Please submit comments to FERC by Monday, April 18th to show your support for the removal of the lower four Klamath dams! There are simple and easy instructions and guidelines in the [LINK IN BIO]


📸 : Joe Curren

04/15/2022

Do you live in the Eugene, OR area and want to be more involved with Native Fish Society but just aren’t sure if you have the time to be a stand-alone River Steward? Well now you can by joining the Eugene River Steward Chapter!

We will have our second meeting on *Wednesday* April 27th at 5:30pm at Ninkasi Brewing’s Better Living Room, 155 Blair Blvd, Eugene, OR.

We’ll be talking about ideas for projects for the chapter to take on, so please bring your best ideas! River clean-ups, snorkel trips, or a new citizen science trout study? They all sound good to us, and we want to hear from everyone!

**Please note the meeting date. We had initially planned to meet on the last Tuesday of every month, but Wednesdays seem to work better to meet at Ninkasi, so mark your calendars accordingly!

No need to RSVP, we just hope to see you there! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to NFS Northern Oregon Regional Coordinator, Liz Perkin at [email protected]


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