Conservation

Chinook Return to Klamath River

Chinook Return to Klamath River

Image: Mark Hereford, ODFW After the elimination of the 4 dams on the Klamath River, anglers, researchers, and conservationists alike have actually been excited for an Elwha River-style story, where the fish simply come hurrying back with a revenge....

More Details on Denver Fur Ban

More Details on Denver Fur Ban

A couple of weeks ago I reported on the fur restriction that's on tallies in Denver for this upcoming election. At the time there was a great deal of hand-wringing over the restriction's ramifications for fly anglers, given that...

Alaska Trawl Season Closed Due to Chinook Bycatch

Alaska Trawl Season Closed Due to Chinook Bycatch

The pollock trawling fleet operating in the Gulf of Alaska has actually been closed down early due to a worrying variety of chinook salmon appearing as bycatch. According to SalmonState, a not-for-profit preservation group, 2 "midwater" pollock trawl boats...

Restoring Rainforest Rivers | MidCurrent

Restoring Rainforest Rivers | MidCurrent

The folks over at Trout Unlimited (TU) have actually been hectic recently on the Olympic Peninsula, and just recently made a video to highlight their preservation efforts because area. The video, which you can see listed below, concentrates on...

Oregon’s Fall River Comeback | MidCurrent

Oregon’s Fall River Comeback | MidCurrent

Picture: Bureau of Land Management/Flickr Back in 2002, Oregon's Fall River was mistakenly harmed by a drop of fire retardant. The chemical spill eliminated all the trout within a four-mile stretch of water, some 22,000 rainbows. Luckily, that retardant...

BTT Opposes Angelfish Caye Development

BTT Opposes Angelfish Caye Development

Image: Suzanne Schroeter/Flickr The Bonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) has actually come out in opposition to an advancement on Angelfish Caye/Will Bauer Flat in Belize, according to a press release. " We compose to respectfully ask for that the...

Lake Powell Loses 40,000 Acre-Feet of Water

Opinion: Conservatives Should Lead on Water Conservation

Picture: Bernard Spragg/Flickr In a recent op-ed for the Deseret News, a Salt Lake City-based wire service, Sam Brown and Chris Barnard argue that conservative political leaders, at all levels, should "lead on sensible water preservation in the West."...

Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management | MidCurrent

Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management | MidCurrent

Image: Kathryn Maroun/Flickr Brian Bennett, who presently works for the Wild Steelhead Union, just recently composed a short article for Fly Angler Publication arguing in favor of community based fisheries management (EBFM). The opening paragraph to his story summarize...

Grayling Protections Reviewed Again in Montana

Grayling Protections Reviewed Again in Montana

A Montana federal judge purchased the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to examine whether Arctic grayling populations in the Ruby River should have defense under the Endangered Types Act. USFWS is likewise being purchased to examine a preservation...

Alaska’s Rivers Are Turning Orange

Alaska D1 Land Protection Finalized

Picture: Alaska Area U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Flickr The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) revealed the other day that is has actually completed federal securities for D-1 lands within the state of Alaska. D-1 Lands are parcels that have...

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