Hallowed among waterways of the West, Idaho’s Salmon River is the longest, cleanest and wildest river of its size in the region. Its name pays homage to one of the toughest anadromous salmon journeys anywhere — a 900 mile trip from the Pacific Ocean over numerous Columbia and Snake River dams and ending in Idaho’s vast mountain country, much of it protected within the largest wilderness area in the Lower Forty Eight.

Western Rivers Conservancy is...

As stunning fall colors washed over Central Washington’s salmon country, Western Rivers Conservancy protected a major source of clear water for the Wenatchee River: Nason Creek.

With superb habitat for spring Chinook salmon, steelhead and bull trout, Nason Creek has been the focus of several restoration efforts to improve the health of the greater Wenatchee system.

WRC recently purchased 648 acres near Leavenworth and conveyed the land to be part of the...

Near the town of Stayton, Oregon, a remarkable reach of the North Santiam River runs through threatened salmon habitat that was slated for gravel mining until Western Rivers Conservancy (WRC) purchased the land last year. This stretch of the river is critical to recovering the Chinook and steelhead that once ran plentiful in this stream, from its source on Mount Jefferson to the Willamette River.

Here, the finest remnant of natural habitat in the entire...