How Rudyard Kipling’s salmon trip stamped Oregon in popular imagination
English author Rudyard Kipling didn’t like much of what he saw during his first tour of the U.S. — but he loved his time in …
TagOregon
Oregon salmon license plate gets overhaul after 23 years
Get yours before they’re all gone…the salmon that is. A license plate that allows Oregonians to show their support for salmon will get its first …
Trump Administration OKs Beaver Killing in Beaver State
Despite recognizing that restoring beaver populations is key to the recovery of imperiled salmon and steelhead species, a federal agency just gave the go-ahead to …
Oregon Closes Border To Non-resident Hunters And Anglers
As California officials prepare to tighten access to recreational fishing in some areas, the hunting and fishing prospects in the Beaver State just dimmed as Oregon …
Steelhead Continue To Rebound After 33 Sea Lions Killed
At one point on the brink of extinction, winter steelhead in the Upper Willamette River system continued to show improved numbers this season. Wildlife managers …
Petition to Prohibit Wild Steelhead Retention in Oregon SW Zone Denied
Wild winter steelhead will continue to be harvested in Oregon’s SW Zone. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission denied a petition to prohibit the retention …
Turbulent Waters for Steelhead Rule Change
A battle is shaping up around a proposed temporary harvest restriction on the harvest of wild steelhead in southwest Oregon. A group of five fishermen …
Sen. Ron Wyden Announces Statewide Effort for Wild and Scenic Rivers
I had a chance to briefly meet Senator Wyden while waiting out a weather delay at Reagan National Airport, he’s definitely one of the good …
Oregon, Washington at odds on barbless hooks
Kudo to Oregon for holding the line on barbless hooks on the Columbia. At the Aug. 2 meeting in Salem, Ore, the Oregon Fish and …
Groups Lobby Judge for Immediate Fixes to Salmon-Killing Dams
Environmental groups urged a judge to order immediate changes to the government’s operation of a series of dams in the upper Willamette River basin, saying …