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Salmon Stronghold Legislation

July, 2011 --Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and the entire West Coast Senate delegation introduced federal legislation to conserve the healthiest remaining wild Pacific salmon ecosystems in North America -- "Salmon Strongholds." The Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act will establish a new, proactive U.S. policy that recognizes the need for conservation of salmon strongholds as a complement to ongoing efforts to recover federally-listed salmon populations. Read press release from WSC and Senator Cantwell.

August, 2011 Protecting Washington's Shorelines
June, 2011 Elk Creek Conservation Area
March, 2011 EPA to Study Impacts of Large Scale Development on Bristol Bay Salmon
March, 2011 Land for Salmon in Washington and Oregon
March, 2011 Mapping California's Salmon Strongholds
February, 2011 EPA to Study Impact on Bristol Bay Salmon
November, 2010 Bringing Back the Blueback in Washington's Quinault River
October, 2010 Oregon Salmon and Steelhead Tracker
June, 2010 Hoh River Permanently Protected
February, 2010 BC's Harrison River Identified as First Canadaian "Salmon Stronghold"
June, 2009 Tillamook Faces Increased Clearcutting
April, 2009 West Coast Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect and Restore "Salmon Strongholds".
Read background on legislation.
View a copy of the bill
December, 2008 Salmon Stronghold Partnership Funds Restoration Project on Deer Creek, Oregon
November, 2008 Board of Forestry Holds Off Boosting Logging Levels in State Forests
October, 2008 Logjam Extends Quinault Sockeye Spawning Area
August, 2008 Water Rerouted to Benefit Chinook Salmon in Rudio Creek, Oregon
September, 2008 Federal Legislation Protecting Salmon Strongholds is introduced by Senator Cantwell (D-WA).
Read background on legislation.
View a copy of the bill
September, 2008 WSC testifies to keep Salmon Anchor Habitat Areas in Oregon's Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests
July, 2008 Wild Salmon Center Releases Hoh Tributary Report
July, 2008 Stronghold Partnership Leverages Funds for Rudio Creek Project
June, 2008 North American Salmon Stronghold Partnership Meets in Portland, Oregon
June, 2008 Stronghold Partnership Endorses Nine Stronghold Basins
June, 2008 Stronghold Partnership Steering Committee Launches Strategic Plan
May, 2008 Wild Salmon Center Partners with Wheeler County SWCD for Habitat Restoration in the John Day Basin
May, 2008 Wild Salmon Center Helps Strengthen Pacific Salmon Treaty
March, 2008 Washington Adopts Steelhead Plan
March, 2008 Prioritization of Salmon Recovery on the Olympic Peninsula
February, 2008Wild Salmon Center says Treaty Must do More to Protect Salmon