by NSIA | Sep 8, 2020 | 2020, WA Legislators
Learn how you can take action by visiting the Northwest Steelheaders blog: https://nwsteelheaders.org/open-letter-washington-commissioner-graybill/ Commissioner Graybill, You’ve been our champion. Through countless meetings of the Washington Fish and Wildlife...
by NSIA | Sep 4, 2020 | General
NSIA executive director, Liz Hamilton, was quoted this week in an interview with Eric Tegetheroff from Public News Service, saying the Owyhee Canyonlands is one of the largest intact landscapes left in the West. “It’s a remarkable place for star...
by NSIA | Sep 4, 2020 | General
http://https://nwsportsmanmag.com/wdfw-commission-director-talk-columbia-reform-proposals-ahead-of-next-weeks-big-vote/
by NSIA | Sep 3, 2020 | General
WDFW’s Proposed Columbia River Fishery Policy C-3620 What Others Are Saying 15 Washington State Senators; 21 Washington State Representatives “While the fundamental components of the reforms remain sound, WDFW has not implemented key aspects of the reforms, including...
by NSIA | Aug 28, 2020 | 2020, General
Over 100 sportfishing and boating businesses and sportfishing organizations sent a letter to the Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Commission to oppose the draft proposal developed by a subset of Commissioners to reverse the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Harvest...
by NSIA | Aug 21, 2020 | General
On August 14, 2020, NMFS approved with certain conditions the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian...
by NSIA | Aug 17, 2020 | General
Dave Morse, a heavy equipment operator with Dietrich Construction, uses an excavator to place large boulders in Williams Creek to restore habitat and form channels Wednesday following the removal of the Lower Bridgeport Dam. By Jeff Duewel of the Daily Courier PROVOLT...
by NSIA | Aug 13, 2020 | General
Join us in opposing a proposal that would reduce recreational fishing opportunity and harm the conservation of salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River. Sign this letter to WDFW Commission. ...
by NSIA | Jul 31, 2020 | General
Liz Hamilton, Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association’s Executive Director along with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), and Columbia Riverkeeper have moved to intervene in a case to support the State of Washington’s new Clean Water Act limits on heat...
by NSIA | Jul 31, 2020 | General
Executive Director Liz Hamilton has written a letter to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission in opposition to the Columbia River Workgroup Public Review Draft (CRWPRD) and its abandonment of the bi-state Columbia River Reforms and Policy C-3620. WDFW...
