Suction Dredge Mining Reform Bill Passes in Washington
The Washington state Senate voted 37 to 10 to reform the state’s suction dredge mining rules. This important legislation is a huge win and protects …
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TAKE ACTION: Gold dredging hurts Washington streams
Fishing has been closed on some WA tributaries to protect spawning steelhead, however, recreational suction dredge mining still continues. This makes no sense. If you …
Suck on This
Score one for the good guys. The U.S. Supreme Court has closed the book on a years-long battle to overturn a ban on suction dredge …
Dirty Gold
Learn about the harmful and controversial practice of suction dredge mining in rivers of North Central Idaho. Suction dredging uses a motorized pump mounted on …
Suction dredge miners recast themselves as aquatic health technicians
No this is not a Chumion but it certainly reads like one. Oregon’s suction dredge miners, recently banned from gold mining in salmon-bearing streams, are taking a …
TAKE ACTION: Washington Suction Dredge Mining Reform
Trout Unlimited will be hosting an info session and open house on the issue of suction dredge mining reform in the State of Washington at …
Suction Dredge Mining Reform in Washington State
Trout Unlimited is working hard to address a serious problem impacting Washington’s watersheds and threatening the health of our native fish populations: unregulated suction dredge …
Take Action – Reform Suction Dredge Mining
Help protect Washington State’s imperiled salmon and steelhead populations by TAKING ACTION and asking state legislators in Olympia to reform suction dredge mining regulations by voting YES …
Western states struggle to reform recreational streambed mining
The debate over suction dredging has spilled over into statehouses around the West on both sides of the divide. Recent bills to change suction dredging …
Suction-dredge bill dies in committee
A bill to broaden a suction-dredging moratorium on wild salmon streams — including most of the Rogue River — died because of delay tactics from …