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Important Northwest Steelheaders News Top of Page
	"Mr. Sandy River" & NW Steelheaders Hall of Famer Jack C. Applegate passes \| obituary
	Association of Northwest Steelheaders Accepts National Wildlife Federation Appointment as Oregon's sole NWF Affiliate
	Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Fall 2006 Volunteer Tracks Newsletter

Special Presentations Top of Page
	Inside Congress. What Your Oregon Reps Accomplish The Senate: Wyden \| Smith \| The House: DeFazio \| Blumenauer \| Hooley \| Walden \| Wu
	Altered Oceans: A Five Part Series on the Destruction of Our Oceans & Environment
	Oregon Candidates for Governor Square-Off: How they Responded to Our Questions

September 2006 Association Newsletter Update Top of Page
09/30/2006	The Giver: NW Steelheader Art Israelson to be honored at governor’s volunteer awards luncheon
09/29/2006	Judge Parlen McKenna gives Klamath fish ladders a boost
09/29/2006	Pipeline co. gives $75,000 to Deschutes Basin Land Trust for return of salmon and steelhead
09/29/2006	Utility will keep fighting against fish ladders over Klamath dams
09/29/2006	Public invited to STEP Advisory Committee meeting in Reedsport \| STEP Conference follows
09/29/2006	Pikeminnow reward program extended
09/28/2006	Judge Redden Warns Feds AGAIN! Orders Salmon Plan to be Rewritten \| more \|\| more
09/28/2006	After 100-year absence, Coho make local comeback, with help from Yakama Nation
09/28/2006	Momentum building for saving Fanno Creek and Tryon Creek
09/27/2006	PacifiCorp loses challenge of fish ladders over dams \| more
09/27/2006	Salmon center honors ODFW state biologist Jay Nicholas
09/26/2006	Feds suggest fish get a lift around Klamath River dams \| more
09/26/2006	Siltcoos and Tahkenitch lakes open for coho salmon fishing
09/26/2006	House OKs legislation to provide water from the Deschutes River
09/26/2006	Oregon regulators vote to remove Chiloquin Dam \| more
09/24/2006	BPA pushes change that could affect Northwest power rates for years ahead
09/23/2006	Fish and Wildlife Service designates bull trout habitat
09/22/2006	States want fish-gorging sea lions put on hit list
09/21/2006	Feds consider easing catch limits on Klamath salmon
09/21/2006	Coastal Coho Stakeholders to meet in Adair Village Sept 26
09/21/2006	Eugene Water & Electric Falling Short on Trail Bridge Reservoir Fish Ladder
09/20/2006	Northwest Fishletter 220
09/19/2006	Inside the Failure Of $8 Billion Effort To Save Prized Fish
09/18/2006	West Coast Fishermen, Tribes and Conservationists Tell the Federal Government: Extinction Stops Here!
09/18/2006	Mercury Contamination Moves Beyond Fish - Every Link of the Food Chain Affected
09/18/2006	Steer Creek watershed restoration project will benefit Coastal Coho
09/18/2006	Coast Governors Announce Ocean Health Agreement \| more \| more \| more
09/15/2006	Dam removal fund suggested for upper McKenzie River
09/14/2006	Fish Caught in NW Power Struggle - Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Dollars at Risk
09/13/2006	Once Eliminated by Friant Dam, Salmon to be Restored to San Joaquin River
09/13/2006	Scientists transform fishy mush into moneymaker
09/12/2006	Pombo Derails Reauthorization of Magnuson-Stevens Act Again
09/12/2006	More than 40 Years Later - White King/Lucky Lass Superfund cleanup to be complete by October
09/11/2006	Oregon's Delicate Balance: ODFW's Virgil Moore seeks support - not just anglers' and hunters' - on management
09/11/2006	An Inconvenient Truth About Youth and Conservation
09/11/2006	EPA Proposes Easing Pollution Rules for Oil Industry
09/08/2006	Rock Creek Dam Modification to Allow Salmon Migration to Devils Lake
09/08/2006	Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA) Members Instrumental in Protecting Striped Bass
09/08/2006	Chinook are biting like crazy on the Columbia River
09/08/2006	Legislators Move To Mark Lower Columbia As Heritage Area
09/06/2006	Salmon-tracking tags spawn political battles: Funding - Sen Craig, R Idaho Still Trying to Close Fish Passage Center
09/06/2006	Male Bass Across Region Found to Be Bearing Eggs
09/05/2006	Mud in McKenzie Traced to Gravel Companies
09/04/2006	State Rides a New Wave in Energy Alternatives - Two projects planned off Oregon's coast
09/03/2006	Fishing for answers: Fishermen face catch limit cuts despite flounder's big rebound
09/03/2006	Memaloose Point Boat Ramp on Tillamook Bay closed through Sept. 15
09/02/2006	Can Northwest Salmon Survive? New book lists potential strategies
09/02/2006	Last run for salmon-stocking program: Is this our Salmon's Future?
09/02/2006	Slam'n Salmon Derby highlights Labor Day weekend \| Boy gets biggest fish
09/01/2006	Bacteria moving in to coastal 'dead zone' - Microbes begin to thrive in shallower waters
09/01/2006	WDFW Seeks Public Comment on 2007-08 Sport Fishing Rules Package

August 2006 Association Newsletter Update Top of Page
08/31/2006	Second Astoria Gillnetter Faces Charges for Oversized Net & More Than 100 Sturgeon
08/31/2006	Columbia Chinook Runs Far Above Early Forecast - Summer run outstripps prediction
08/31/2006	National Park Svc Finalizes 2006 Rules - Conservation Remains Predominant \| Director Resigns
08/31/2006	Looking to strengthen Oregon's green legacy - New ED of the Oregon Environmental Council
08/30/2006	Bend Neighbors say Central Oregon Resort Project to Cut Too Many Trees
08/30/2006	WDFW Schedules Scoping Meetings on Statewide Steelhead Plan
08/29/2006	A Voyage to Unlock The Mighty Columbia's Secrets
08/29/2006	Oregon Coastal Research Center Gets $19M
08/29/2006	Gardiner-Reedsport-Winchester Bay STEP Salmon Derby Reels in Benefits
08/29/2006	Birds, Planes Collide Too Often - Klamath to Decrease Wetlands
08/28/2006	Two Oregon Commercial Gill-net Fishermen Face Sturgeon Over Harvest Charges \| more \| more \| image
08/28/2006	Fishing Communities Wait for the Hammer to Fall
08/28/2006	License Plate Sales Benefit Salmon
08/28/2006	Kulongoski's Renewable Energy Plan for Oregon - 25% by 2025 \| more
08/28/2006	Kulongoski, Saxton differ on Renewable Energy
08/28/2006	Washington state's glaciers are melting, and that has scientists concerned
08/28/2006	The Rise and Fall of the Chilean Sea Bass
08/28/2006	ODFW: Morgan Creek project enhances salmon spawning habitat
08/27/2006	Two Endangered Sockeye Show Up in Idaho's Salmon River
08/26/2006	Kensington dam work blocked - Act prohibits dumping mine tailings into lakes and streams
08/25/2006	Wyden Gets An Earful About LNG In Astoria
08/25/2006	ODFW: Expanded ocean salmon fishing opportunities open Saturday
08/24/2006	Federal judge strikes down Bush administration rule easing restrictions on pesticides \| more
08/24/2006	Oregon sees dollar signs in outdoor recreation \| Recreation Economy Report
08/24/2006	Northwest Fishletter 219
08/24/2006	September a big month for Milltown Dam removal
08/24/2006	Federal appeals court upholds go-ahead for Columbia dredging
08/24/2006	Wind power: Projects to power a few thousand homes springing up in Columbia Gorge
08/24/2006	Soaring temps on Fraser worries officials, concern about this year's salmon stocks
08/23/2006	Linking atmospheric mercury to fish advisories
08/23/2006	Atlantic salmon caught in Cook Inlet traced to Washington Fish Farm
08/23/2006	Summer’s Coming to an End — Time to Clean Up
08/22/2006	Judge is asked by PacificCorp to lift Klamath fish ladder demands
08/22/2006	High levels of E. coli detected in Clackamas River
08/22/2006	STEP celebrates 25 years of fish restoration \| ODFW \| ODFW STEP Conference
08/21/2006	First West Nile Virus case in sage grouse in Oregon
08/21/2006	PGE wants credits for mercury controls
08/21/2006	Bush Administration Ignores Science, Won't Consider Protecting 16 Endangered Animals
08/20/2006	Long arm of the law reaches into the ocean - Time to pull your crab traps!
08/20/2006	Salvage plan aims to make beach at Coos Bay shipshape once again
08/20/2006	Disparities in aid checks dismay Oregon salmon trollers
08/19/2006	Out-of-work Commercials Earn Living Restoring Salmon Habitat
08/18/2006	Anglers - Public Invited to 2006 STEP Conference in Reedsport Oct 12-14
08/18/2006	Sublethal Levels Of Common Insecticide Hazardous To Caddis, Oregon Researchers Say
08/18/2006	Wyden, Smith propose more wilderness for Mount Hood
08/17/2006	Lawmakers Push for Klamath Dam Removal
08/17/2006	Oregon Lawmakers Eye Annual Sessions
08/16/2006	Public Views Sought on Milltown Dam Construction
08/16/2006	Cannon Beach Residents Speak for Restoring Wetlands
08/16/2006	Yakama Nation, PUD OK Deal to Replace Priest Rapids Dam Turbines - Save Fish \| more
08/16/2006	ODFW: Wood Placement in Elk Creek Improves Fish Habitat
08/16/2006	Central Coast MPA bans most human activity: Recreational, Commercial Fishing and Scuba Diving
08/15/2006	Gillneters Hit Fraser River After 2 Year Moratorium Due to ow Returns
08/15/2006	OSP Tracking wildlife Traffickers
08/15/2006	DEQ Squelches Rule on Murkier Waters - won't weaken discharge limits \| more
08/15/2006	Activists see Willamette Falls PGE plant as a piece of history worth saving
08/15/2006	Mad River Hatchery hoorah - $2.7 million over the next six years
08/14/2006	Up-Close View of Dead Zone Shows it's Just a Wasteland \| more \| more \| comentary
08/14/2006	Camp Angelos Offers Cancer Stricken Youngsters and Their Families a Breath of Fresh Air and Angling \| more
08/14/2006	Gorst Fish Kill Likely Intentional - 1.7 million chinook salmon lost
08/14/2006	Genetic Testing to Help Anglers, Fish - Promises to Protect Salmon, Help Fishermen
08/14/2006	'07 halibut season focus of ODFW meetings
08/14/2006	Looking To The Future Of Rural Oregon
08/14/2006	Much Better Springer season than expected on the Columbia - final numbers well above preseason predictions
08/13/2006	Mount Hood wilderness proposal needs help from Oregon’s senators
08/11/2006	Feds Declare Klamath Salmon Fishery Disaster - Congress clear to secure aid for affected fishermen and coastal businesses \| more
08/10/2006	Displaced Commercial Fishermen finding temp jobs on land - still all about salmon
08/10/2006	ODFW biologists continue with Siuslaw River fall chinook study
08/10/2006	Charges dropped against fish farm in sea-lice case
08/09/2006	Firecrackers, Shotguns, and Hoses used to Scare off Salmon-Eating Sea Lions
08/09/2006	Heroes 2006: Ted Trueblood Chapter, Trout Unlimited
08/08/2006	Toxic Algae Threaten Human Health in PacifiCorp’s Klamath Reservoirs \| more
08/08/2006	Northwest Fishletter 218
08/07/2006	Association of Northwest Steelheaders Affiliates with the National Wildlife Federation
08/06/2006	New ODFW director dives into work at first meeting with reg changes
08/06/2006	An opening for Klamath salmon? PacifiCorp may be willing to remove dams
08/06/2006	Ten initiatives, familiar causes
08/05/2006	Ship dumps 50 tonnes of fuel in Squamish Estuary spill
08/05/2006	Salmon-based baby food may fit sales niche
08/04/2006	E.P.A. Recommends Limits on Thousands of Uses of Pesticides \| more
08/04/2006	About 3 million fish suffocate in annual die-off in Salton Sea
08/04/2006	ODFW adopts additional ocean commercial salmon fishing opportunities
08/03/2006	Mercury Levels From Ash Grove Cement Plant Higher Than First Reported \| more
08/03/2006	Oregon Stream And Trail Watchers Fight Crime
08/04/2006	LECTURE: To Fish or Not to Fish: Columbia River Gillnetters’ Adaptation Strategies to the Declining Salmon Industry \| iFish Thread
08/03/2006	PacifiCorp may agree to removing Klamath River Dams
08/03/2006	Tribes Call for Removal of Dams That Block Journey of Salmon \| more
08/03/2006	Coast Guard steps up boarding operations during Buoy 10 season
08/02/2006	BPA Holds Money Hostage for New Northeast Hatchery \| more
08/02/2006	EPA Bans Lindane - high toxicity to fish and aquatic invertebrates
08/02/2006	Train Derailment dumps 1,200 tonnes of coal in Thompson River - Salmon at risk more
08/02/2006	Tribes to march in protest of Klamath dams

July 2006 Association Newsletter Update Top of Page
07/31/2006	Environmental Groups Call For Even Tighter Mercury Rules in Oregon
07/30/2006	Gordon Smith Votes for Offshore Drilling - Wyden and Cantwell say NO
07/29/2006	Salmon experts say not many Coho Salmon spawning in the Chetco
07/28/2006	Portland State - First University in Nation to be Certified “Salmon-Safe”
07/28/2006	Razor clamming closure extended to Cape Perpetua due to elevated levels of domoic acid
07/28/2006	WDFW Seeks Public Comment on Steelhead Status Assessment
07/27/2006	Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt 2007 sportfishing regulations August 4th, Salem
07/27/2006	Sport salmon fishing open seven days a week from Cape Falcon to Leadbetter Point
07/27/2006	Dead zones spread off NW coast - Oceanic wastelands becoming more severe \| more \| more
07/26/2006	Commission to consider additional ocean commercial salmon fishing opportunities Statement of Need \| Staff Report \| Mapping \| Administrative Rules draft
07/26/2006	Fish slides add new wrinkle to salmon debate
07/26/2006	Ghostly white, 6-foot-long creature makes a rare appearance on the shore near Warrenton
07/25/2006	Sport anglers can retain radio-tagged Siletz River salmon as of Aug 1st
07/24/2006	Disabled anglers to get more options on Tualatin River at Fields Bridge Park
07/24/2006	Diamond Lake unwanted tui chub netted in preparation for treatment more
07/23/2006	Technology adds new wrinkle to salmon debate
07/22/2006	Alien fish threatens native B.C. species
07/21/2006	Judge Redden Hears Concerns Over Direction of Northwest Salmon Recovery Plan
07/21/2006	ODFW: Public comment invited on fish carcass placement proposal
07/21/2006	Water temperature, level threaten Fraser River salmon
07/20/2006	Low Runs: State restricts fishing for Kenai River sockeye salmon
07/20/2006	Lover of nature makes a career out of protecting it
07/20/2006	Oregon River Patrols Gearing Up For A Warm Weekend \| more
07/19/2006	Congress Reviews Protections for Ocean Fish, Mammals
07/19/2006	Residents take back Smith Lake - Floating harvester chomps through weeds
07/19/2006	Charleston Ice plant resuscitated
07/19/2006	River Rats - Life and death on the Sandy River
07/18/2006	Nehalem Hatchery dedicates disabled access expansion
07/18/2006	Rep. Greg Walden requesting fall fish summit Klamath Basin fish and farms
07/18/2006	Northwest Fishletter 217
07/18/2006	Vandals Block Fish Trap - Divers remove obstacles
07/18/2006	Fish Meal plant ordered to curtail dumping of wastewater
07/17/2006	NW Steelheaders Launch Global Climate Change Action Center page
07/17/2006	Walden proposes summit to kick-start Klamath water solutions
07/15/2006	Water-main breaks, Chloramine proving deadly to fish
07/14/2006	Few stores warn of chemicals' risk to fish
07/14/2006	Atlantic salmon discovered in Cook Inlet?
07/13/2006	Emigrant Lake's $800 question to be answered
07/12/2006	Changes to Mainstem Columbia River Recreational Fisheries
07/12/2006	Hoquiam fish meal plant wastewater dumped in field?
07/12/2006	Klamath turning out few young salmon
07/11/2006	Chinook season ends on South Fork of Salmon River, Idaho
07/11/2006	Deadly plankton invasion takes toll on fish
07/10/2006	Columbia River toxins moving up food chain - Next Superfund site?
07/10/2006	State to review cancer-causing dioxins found in Salem lagoons
07/10/2006	Mukilteo research center will help studies of toxins in salmon
07/09/2006	Annual red return leaps: Fisheries experts credit global warming for unexpected salmon numbers \| more
07/08/2006	Help the fishermen, but the issue is the fish
07/07/2006	Eugene Steelheader Darlene Kline-Dolby recognized by ODFW for outstanding service
07/07/2006	Power users, salmon advocates square off again in hearing \| more
07/07/2006	Virgil Moore selected as ODFW Director \| Oregonian \| SJ
07/07/2006	Feds declare Pacific commercial salmon fishery a disaster \| more
07/07/2006	Court rejects challenge to salmon rules from commercial fishermen \| more \| more \| more
07/07/2006	Dedication ceremony to highlight disabled access fishing platform at Nehalem fish hatchery
07/07/2006	Idaho tribe asks to intervene in suit over Montana dam operations
07/06/2006	Fish deaths prompt order to halt drawdown of Milltown Reservoir
07/06/2006	Washington and Oregon seek nominations for Columbia River fishery advisory committees
07/05/2006	Delayed ODFW director vote due Thursday \| ODFW
07/05/2006	Public invited to STEP Advisory Committee meeting in La Grande July 14-15
07/05/2006	Basin-wide restoration of Paradise Creek begins
07/05/2006	Fish passage waiver sought on Tributary D of Eddy Creek for Highway 20 project
07/05/2006	The Chetco River - A community treasure
07/05/2006	Upper Columbia cleanup is Canadian company's responsibility
07/04/2006	Plans to remove Savage Rapids Dam from Rogue River proceeds \| more
07/04/2006	Growing Acidity of Oceans May Kill Corals
07/02/2006	Hatchery raised Chinook Salmon health warning nears in Puget Sound
07/02/2006	Cycle of life in ocean spinning into extremes
07/02/2006	Groups offer reward in salmon heist at Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery

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