Features
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Oregon Zoo's Pacific Lamprey Exhibit Showcases the Power of Collaboration Between the Service, Tribes, and Conservation Partners
When Oregon’s first Pacific Lamprey zoo exhibit officially debuted on World Rivers Day 2019, the unique fish wasn’t the only thing on display.
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Jumping in to the US Fish and Wildlife Service
The amazing thing about fishing it that, with a little patience and perseverance, almost anybody can do it. This was on display as nearly 1,500 people attended the I’m Hooked, “Making a Reel Difference” event at Henry Hagg Lake June 1st and 2nd, and most didn’t leave empty handed.
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Junior Ranger Let's Go Fishing!
Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery is the first Pacific Region Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program station to pilot Junior Ranger Let's Go Fishing!, a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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2017 Program Highlights Report Released
2017 was a year highlighted by the power of partnerships. The 'Our Legacy, Our Future' report outlines our conservation successes, made possible by collaborations with Tribes, states, non-profit organizations, landowners, and many others.
Program Updates
New Manual to Facilitate Compliance for Rapid Response
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, Creative Resource Strategies LLC, and many contributing partners produced a manual to facilitate compliance with section 7 of the Endangered Species Act during Dreissenid mussel rapid response in the Columbia River Basin.
Fish and Aquatic Conservation news
July 3, 2019 - (Daily Record) Fish biologists ask recreators not to build rock dams in local riversJuly 31, 2018 - Fall salmon seasons kick off Aug. 1 with mixed forecasts (Oregon DFW)
July 6, 2018 - (Tribal Tribune) CTFW utilize beavers in Methow salmon recovery work
March 30, 2018 - Idaho summer chinook fishing may heat up
March 28, 2018 - Idaho spring Chinook fishing set to open April 28
Did You Know? Little White Salmon NFH
...is our oldest National Fish Hatchery in continuous operation. Little White Salmon NFH went into opened in 1896, and today propagates and releases, or transfers more than 9.4 million spring and fall Chinook salmon.
