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Construction Begins on Russia's First Salmon Park
July, 2011 -- Workers cleared and marked nature trails and prepared the foundation for what will be the Ecology Education Center of Russia's first salmon themed park, situtuated on Sakhalin Island's Lutoga River. Read More.
- August, 2011 Sakhalin Governor Signed an Order for the Support and Development of Nature Protected Areas
- April, 2011 The Long (Bumpy, Cold, Wet) Road to Protecting Salmon on Sakhalin Island
- April, 2011 WSC Partner Dmitry Lisitsyn Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize
- March, 2011 Russians Protest In-River Fisheries
- 2011 Champion for Wild Salmon: Vladimir Smirnov
- March, 2011 Sakhalin Taimen Extinction Risk Highlighted in New Study
- August, 2010 International Salmon Forum Brings Together Russian and U.S. Youth
- April, 2010 Sakhalin Stronghold a Riverprize finalist
- December, 2009 Sakhalin Salmon Initiative Receives Prestigious Award
- September, 2009 First Russian Fishery Certified as Sustainable
- August, 2009 New Partnerships for Sustainable Fisheries in Russia
- July, 2009 Salmon Stewardship Summit
- May, 2009 GIS and Watershed Analysis on Sakhalin Island
- November, 2008 Key Stakeholders Meet in Portland Oregon to Discuss Advancing Sustainable Fisheries
- October, 2008 Conservation Action Plan Workshop
- September, 2008 Sustainable Fisheries: International Seafood Buyers Tour Sakhalin Fisheries
- September, 2008 Sakhalin Salmon Initiative Opens New Education Center
- May, 2008 Watershed Council Seminar in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Initiates Municipal Council Project Planning
- May, 2008 Indigenous Russian Fisheries Managers Visit Oregon and Washington
- April, 2008 WSC and Partners hold GIS Seminar on Sakhalin
- March, 2008 Eight Sakhalin Salmon Initiative Participants Tour Oregon Watershed Councils
- February, 2008 $8.8 Million Landmark Agreement Established for Wild Salmon Conservation in Sakhalin, Russia
- December, 2007 Seminar in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Launches SSI Regional Monitoring Plan
- August, 2007 Sakhalin Salmon Refuge Established
- January, 2007 Sakhalin Prioritization Seminar Identifies Project Sites
- January, 2007 Leaders Sign Sakhalin Salmon Resolution
- November, 2006 Sakhalin Salmon Initiative International Conference Update
- April, 2006 Where Your Oil Comes From: Skiing the Sakhalin Pipeline
- January - February, 2006 Sakhalin Governor Declares "Wild Rivers" Protection
- January - February, 2006 Sakhalin Island Delegation Visits Pacific Northwest