It is lightly drizzling as I pull into the parking lot at Glenn Otto Park in Troutdale, Oregon. The inaugural Hooked on Family Fishing Day hosted by the Association of … Read more
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Fish Eggs to Fry Zooms into Virtual Classrooms
As I walk into the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife office, I am nervous, but excited. It is my very first egg delivery day and I have spent a … Read more
Beavers, Trout, and a Changing Climate
Driving through the lush forests of America’s Pacific Northwest, you might spot this bumper sticker: “Beaver taught salmon how to jump.” Beavers may seem magical, especially when their engineering feats … Read more
Help Wildlife Move in a Changing World
Wildlife like the black bear move both daily and seasonally to survive. However, the habitats animals rely on continue to be fragmented by housing, roads, fences, energy facilities, and other … Read more
Five Wetland Species Jeopardized by Clean Water Act Rollback
We all live downstream. And the only way to have safe water downstream is by protecting water upstream at its source. Despite this, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) … Read more
Wilderness Study Areas Protect Cutthroat Trout & Montana’s Communities
In Montana, we see our public lands as part of our American identity and birthright, just like people across the country do. Public lands and waters sustain fish and wildlife … Read more
Last Day to Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to Keep the Clean Power Plan!
The Clean Power Plan was meant to be the first step along a path that would lead to substantial carbon emission reductions. The Plan would have been the first ever … Read more
Climate Change: Hurting Wildlife in Our Own Backyards
For far too long, climate change seemed like a distant, impersonal problem. But the unfortunate reality is that many wildlife populations are feeling the effects of climate change now, and … Read more
Protecting Water for Wildlife
In the late summer, western rivers get “skinny”–depleted by longstanding diversions for irrigation and municipal demands, and exacerbated by changes in mountain snowpack and warmer temperatures due to climate change. … Read more
Recovering America’s Wildlife
Many wildlife species across America are in decline. Today, one third of bird species in North America are in need of urgent conservation action, over 40 percent of freshwater fish … Read more
