March 2011
Contract to improve water quality for Nippon Paper Industries awarded by Olympic National Park Service
Read TU's comments on NOAA's proposed Puget Sound chinook resource management plan
December 2010
Budget cuts kill Salmon in the Classroom Program
October 2010
Lake Mills reservior being lowered to encourage erosion on new pilot channel
August 2010
Contractor for removal of Elwha and Glines Canyon dams selected by Olympic National Park
Sediment channel to be cut through Lake Mills delta as part of Elwha Dam removal project
April 2010
Two water treatment plants dedicated as precursors to Elwha Dam removal project
March 2010
Read Rick Abbett's comments about proposed earthen dams on the Chehalis River
February 2010
Nippon Paper water supply to be improved as part of Elwha River dam removal
Construction of Lower Ehwha Klallam Tribe fish hatchery begins!
January 2010
Read a Los Angeles Times opinion about removal of Snake River dams
Read Jim Wilcox's report on the WCTU Council Meeting in January
Read a list of 2009 WCTU Award Winners
December 2009
Read an article about removal of the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River in Maine
October 2009
Read the press release about Washington Rivers Conservancy becoming part of Trout Unlimited
Here's a nice article about Mark Taylor's work on the Lake Sammamish kokanee project
Read an article about breaching of a dam on the Rogue River in Oregon
September 2009
Read a National Parks Service press release about funding for a Lower Elwha Tribe Fish Hatchery
August 2009
A judge rejects Maury Island gravel mining permit. Read more ...
See Mark Taylor in a Field and Stream 2009 Heros of Conservation video
July 2009
Read an article about the effect of the proposed Spokane white water park on redband trout
Puget Sound partnership action agenda has buy-in by EPA. Read more.
King County Council urges protection of Lake Sammamish Kokanee
June 2009
Seattle chefs are working to protect Bristol Bay salmon from proposed Pebble Mine
Spokane Trout Unlimited is concerned about the effect of proposed whitewater park on redband trout
May 2009
Funds for Pacific Coast almon recovery have been reinstated in Obama's proposed 2010 budget - read about it
Read a report on WCTU's activities in the 2009 Washington state legislative session
April 2009
Removal of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River to be delayed for another year
Read about Oregon and California governors requesting another salmon disaster declaration
Read an article about the Cutthroat trout in Lake Sammamish
Olympic National Park receives $57.8 million for various projects
Olympic National Park releases a contract to build a greenhouse facility to support re-vegetation of the Elwha Valley after dam removal
Senator Maria Cantwell has introduced legislation to establish a Salmon Partnership Program to conserve wild Pacific salmon. Click here to read Senator Cantwell's introductory statement. Click here to read the details of the legislation.
March 2009
An article in Sound News discusses the plight of Kokanne in Lake Sammamish
February 2009
Don Gulliford Catches Possible Record Rainbow in Lake Washington!
WDFW will use grant to purchase Olson's Resort
January 2009
Listen to Dr. David Montgomery and others discuss this year's major flood (click on Real Audio)
Puget Sound salmon appear to be contaminating killer whales here more than northern orcas
Deal between Columbia Land Trust and Pope Resources will protect 20,000 acres on both sides of Swift Reservoir
Read about what can happen when you catch too many fish!
November 2008
Read the latest update on the Miller/Walker Creek Stewardship program
Check out KOMO news story about Andy Batcho!
Read an article about the Bellevue-Issaquah chapter's project to Adopt-a-Salmon on Lake Sammamish
October 2008
NOAA rejects Nez Perce tribe's request for a permit to take a limited number of wild steelhead on Clearwater River
Read about fishing enhancements included in Puget Sound Energy's license renewal for the Baker hydropower project
September 2008
Congratulations to Andy Batcho for being nominated as a finalist for Field & Stream's 2008 Heroes of Conservation Award.
July 2008
Read comments by Snoqualmie Tribe and Trout Unlimited regarding review on Lake Sammamish Kokanee petition
May 2008
USFWS decides to consider Lake Sammamish kokanee for protection under the Endangered Species Act
April 2008
Bureau of Land Management rejects a request for a copper mine near Mount St. Helens
Read about a WDFW Study indicating that Redband population is decreasing in Spokane River
Read Peter DeFazio's News Release about approval of Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2007
March 2008
Chapter Consolidation Letter
Read about Marvista School's salmon project by Andy Batcho
December 13, 2007 Wild Salmon Under Threat of Extinction, Study Shows
December 12, 2007 National Park Service Awards Contract for the Elwha Water Facilities, Marking Another Major Step Towards Elwha River Restoration
October 4, 2007 Chinook returning to Cedar River big-time http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/334322_cedarriver05.html
October, 2007 The Conservation Success Index: Synthesizing and Communicating Salmonid Condition and Management Needs (PDF)
June 19th 2007 Women's workshop offers instruction on fishing, hunting, outdoor skills
August 15, 2007 Columbia River Salmon Tag Detected In New Zealand (PDF)
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