Oregon Accomplishments

The Chetco National Wild & Scenic River is a world-class salmon, steelhead and cutthroat trout stream. Western Rivers Conservancy worked for a decade to prevent destructive mining in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness, the Chetco's headwaters. More...

Drift Creek and the Alsea River Estuary - Western Rivers Conservancy worked to conserve the lower portions of Drift Creek, one of Oregon's finest spawning and rearing streams for coastal coho salmon. Also protected is the North Channel of the Alsea River, a backwater area with eelgrass beds and a saltwater marsh that is critical habitat for many species of marine fish. More...

The Illinois Wild & Scenic River is one of Oregon's most beautiful streams, known for its magnificent scenery, biological diversity and exciting whitewater. Western Rivers Conservancy has taken the first steps toward protecting the last several miles of the Illinois. More...
Munson Creek Falls is the highest waterfall in the Oregon coast range, at 319 feet high. In 1999, Western Rivers Conservancy donated Munson Creek Falls to the State of Oregon, creating a new State Park for Oregonians. More...
Salmon Streams of the Siuslaw - The Siuslaw National Forest is a beautiful area of forested mountains located in Oregon's Coast Range. Historically, the streams that drain Oregon's Mid-Coastal mountains contained very strong populations of salmon and steelhead. More...
Sandy River basin - Western Rivers Conservancy is working to create a wild river refuge on the Sandy and Little Sandy Rivers in the very backyard of Portland, Oregon, in conjunction with Portland General Electric's removal of two dams in the basin in 2007-2008. More...
The North Fork Smith River serves as a salmon and steelhead stronghold for the large Umpqua River system, with good runs of coho, sea-run and resident cutthroat trout, fall chinook and winter steelhead. More...
Hell's Canyon on the Snake River between Idaho and Oregon, is one of the most spectacular river reaches in the world, and the second deepest gorge in North America. More...
Trout Creek is a major tributary to the Deschutes River in central Oregon, and the largest producer of steelhead in the entire Deschutes Basin. However, until recently Trout Creek was running dry in the late summer months due to water withdrawals for irrigation. More...
Willamette Floodplain Restoration - Western Rivers Conservancy is working to restore the once extensive floodplain along the Willamette River. With seventy percent of Oregon's population residing in the Willamette Valley, the floodplain has become a nearly uniform landscape of tilled acres and urban centers. As a result, flood events have increased in frequency and severity, and the diversity of habitat and wildlife has dwindled. More...