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steelhead

July 27, 2018

Ensuring Healthy Headwaters for Idaho’s Middle Fork Salmon River

This month, Western Rivers Conservancy launched an effort that will revitalize a series of crucial salmon and steelhead streams in the very headwaters of
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July 27, 2018

Expanding Our Efforts on Oregon’s Wild and Scenic John Day River

On Oregon’s lower John Day River, between two spectacular BLM wilderness study areas, Western Rivers Conservancy purchased a second ranch on Thirtymile
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February 28, 2018

History Made on California's Klamath River

After a 10-year effort the Yurok Tribe, Western Rivers Conservancy, Opportunity Fund, and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, a division of U.S.
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November 13, 2017

Returning Water to Salmon Streams High in the Sawtooth Mountains

Western Rivers Conservancy is about to set a new precedent for river conservation in Idaho. In the Sawtooth Valley, at the headwaters of the Salmon River, we
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November 01, 2017

"As climate change threatens a California tribe’s ‘Jerusalem and Mecca,’ a model deal could save the day"

This article ran in the November 1, 2017 edition of The Sacramento Bee. By Jane Braxton Little, Freelance Writer Before rushing to join the Klamath River, the
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July 26, 2017

Ten Years After the Dam Came Out

Ten years ago, Oregon’s Sandy River became wild and free once again! In 2007, Portland General Electric blew Marmot Dam into a cloud of dust and rubble,
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