salmon

A couple weeks ago, we told you about the Great Salmon Run, an event that took place to raise awareness for the Snake River salmon. Want to learn more about salmon recovery? If you’re in Portland, Ore. stop by the Lewis & Clark State College Student Union Building Solarium on… Read the rest

For the first time on the West Coast an influenza like virus, infectious salmon anemia (ISA) was detected in 2 of 48 juvenile sockeye salmon collected by researchers from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. It has caused crippling losses at farms in Chile and Scotland.
The virus primarily affects… Read the rest

If you’re a Northwest native, come to the Wild Salmon Rising event on April 14th in NE Portland to witness two epic stories about the two greatest salmon rivers on Earth and to support the survival of this incredible species.
In just over two weeks, Save Our Wild Salmon and… Read the rest

On Wednesday, November 10, in conjunction with the conservation filmmakers of EP Films and Save Our Wild Salmon, KEEN Footwear will present a sneak preview of a new film about the epic migration of the Snake River’s endangered wild salmon.
“The outdoor industry is not only inspired by wild places.… Read the rest

Snake River salmon travel 900 mils and climb 7,000 miles in elevation to reach their spawning grounds–a journey that’s worth protecting. Unfortunately, the federal government has neglected to take the necessary steps to protect these fish, which makes their journey not only one of epic proportions, but one of epic… Read the rest

From the International League of Conservation Photographers:

This summer, Save Our Wild Salmon (SOS) and the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) have joined forces to visually tell the awe-inspiring story of the Snake River’s endangered one of a kind salmon and the place they call home.
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When President Obama took office, he rightly stated that in a speech before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service “For more than three decades, the Endangered Species Act has successfully protected our nation’s most threatened wildlife, and we should be looking for ways to improve it — not weaken it.”… Read the rest

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In 1992, a lone Snake River sockeye battled his way to Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. His name was Lonesome Larry and he was the only one that made it home that year. Snake River sockeye swim nearly 1,000 miles inland and climb

In the last 6 months, tens of thousands of people across the country, nearly 100 members of Congress, three former Northwest governors, hundreds of local and national businesses (including Wend Magazine), thousands of scientists from around the country have called on the Obama administration to end 20 years of legal… Read the rest

With the Copenhagen Climate Conference just 6 days away, the Endangered Species Coalition released a new report today in hopes of bringing attention to some of America’s endangered species that are really feeling the heat. The report, America’s Hottest Species… Read the rest, demonstrates ways that our changing climate is increasing the