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Earthworks applauds Rio Tinto’s withdrawal from Pebble Mine proposal in Alaska’s Bristol Bay

April 7, 2014, www.earthworksaction.org | “Earthworks applauds Rio Tinto’s decision to withdraw from the Pebble Mine proposal that threatens Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, home to the world’s largest wild sockeye salmon fishery.”

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Good News For Alaska!
GOOD NEWS: Rio Tinto ditched its stake in the Pebble Mine proposal that threatens Alaska’s Bristol Bay!

Now, Pebble has no backers with mining experience. This isn’t the end, but the end is near. http://bit.ly/1oH1Sws

Put the final nail in the coffin: write EPA today! http://bit.ly/1h3RFWFPhoto: GOOD NEWS: Rio Tinto ditched its stake in the Pebble Mine proposal that threatens Alaska's Bristol Bay! Now, Pebble has no backers with mining experience. This isn't the end, but the end is near. http://bit.ly/1oH1Sws Put the final nail in the coffin: write EPA today! http://bit.ly/1h3RFWF

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Court Ruling Could Help Delta and Fish

The court ruling could help the fragile delta.March 7, 2014, www.eastbayexpress.com | “After decades of litigation, a court ruling this week could help save the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and protect endangered fish. A Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled that the state Department of Water Resources didn’t adequately analyze the environmental impacts of the Kern Water Bank — the largest underground water-banking operation in the country — before privatizing the agency in 1994 under a deal known as the Monterey Agreement.”

“Environmentalists view the ruling as a victory, and some are calling for a temporary closure of the Kern Water Bank while it prepares a new Environmental Impact Report.”
Court Ruling Against the Kern Water Bank’s Hoarding Could Help Delta and Fish
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After decades of litigation, a court ruling this week could help save the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and protect endangered…
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Coho salmon back in Humboldt Bay tribs

February 10, 2014, www.facebook.com | “In 2002 a team of fish-passers celebrated the removal of a small perched culvert with a large passable one. Immediately, coho salmon re-colonized the creek. On Saturday, February 8th, after just over an inch of rain, the creek finally rose high enough for fish to swim up.”

“After the drought in northern California, the rains bring in the salmon!
Coho salmon are back in our favorite spawning tributary to Jacoby Creek. This pano shows the small pool that accumulated fish on Saturday, February 9th. First spawners of the season”
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First Fish That’s No Longer Endangered: Freshwater Species of the Week

oregon chubFebruary 7, 2014, newswatch.nationalgeographic.com | “This week, for the first time, a fish has been declared recovered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed this week that the Oregon chub (Oregonichthys crameri) ‘has recovered and no longer meets the definition of an endangered species or a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.'”

“No Longer Endangered: the Silver Speckled Minnow of Oregon’s Willamette Valley
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This week, for the first time, a fish has been declared recovered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…”
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The SF Chronicle Calls For Removal Of The Klamath Dams

Photo: 5/21/2014 - Senators Wyden, Merkley, Boxer and Feinstein just introduced a bill in the Senate to enact the Klamath Agreements - including REMOVAL OF THE LOWER FOUR KLAMATH DAMS!! > > Klamath Falls, Ore. – Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill today in the United States Senate aimed at implementing hard-won negotiated agreements among a wide variety of stakeholders in the Klamath Basin. The agreements establish a water sharing plan aimed at supporting ranchers and farmers, Tribes, native fisheries and bird refuges in the basin. In response to Senator Wyden’s leadership in establishing a brighter economic and environmental future for all Klamath Basin residents, agreement stakeholders issued the following statement: “We thank Senator Ron Wyden for working tirelessly to help us find a lasting solution to our water sharing challenges in the Klamath Basin. We are hopeful that this legislation will finally bring an end to more than a century of challenging times in our community. People came together from all corners of the basin to hammer out these agreements, and the give and take has not always been easy. We are grateful to Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer for sponsoring this important legislation. Similarly, Governor Kitzhaber and other leaders who have supported our local process have given all basin residents a reason to hope for a brighter future here for our children, our grandchildren, and the fish and wildlife that rely on this region’s natural resources for survival.” This statement was released on behalf of: American Rivers California Trout Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR) Karuk Tribe Klamath Water Users Association The Nature Conservancy Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA) PacifiCorp Salmon River Restoration Council Sustainable Northwest Trout Unlimited Upper Klamath Water UsersFebruary 7, 2014, caltrout.org | “The San Francisco Chronicle said what most sensible people are thinking about the four Klamath River dams, which — especially given the wide acceptance of the Klamath Basin agreements negotiated by stakeholders — should simply come out.”

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Salmon will be able to swim TWICE AS FAR UPRIVER when the dams are removed!
5/21/2014 – Senators Wyden, Merkley, Boxer and Feinstein just introduced a bill in the Senate to enact the Klamath Agreements – including REMOVAL OF THE LOWER FOUR KLAMATH DAMS!!
> > Klamath Falls, Ore. – Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill today in the United States Senate aimed at implementing hard-won negotiated agreements among a wide variety of stakeholders in the Klamath Basin. The agreements establish a water sharing plan aimed at supporting ranchers and farmers, Tribes, native fisheries and bird refuges in the basin.

In response to Senator Wyden’s leadership in establishing a brighter economic and environmental future for all Klamath Basin residents, agreement stakeholders issued the following statement:

“We thank Senator Ron Wyden for working tirelessly to help us find a lasting solution to our water sharing challenges in the Klamath Basin. We are hopeful that this legislation will finally bring an end to more than a century of challenging times in our community. People came together from all corners of the basin to hammer out these agreements, and the give and take has not always been easy. We are grateful to Senator Wyden, Senator Merkley, Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer for sponsoring this important legislation. Similarly, Governor Kitzhaber and other leaders who have supported our local process have given all basin residents a reason to hope for a brighter future here for our children, our grandchildren, and the fish and wildlife that rely on this region’s natural resources for survival.”

This statement was released on behalf of:

American Rivers
California Trout
Institute for Fisheries Resources (IFR)
Karuk Tribe
Klamath Water Users Association
The Nature Conservancy
Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA)
PacifiCorp
Salmon River Restoration Council
Sustainable Northwest
Trout Unlimited
Upper Klamath Water Users

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Island purchase in works for Willamette Riverkeeper

Ninety-acre Norwood Island is a destination on the Willamette River south of Corvallis. The island is close to being bought by the Willamette Riverkeeper for recreation and conservation.January 19, 2014, www.statesmanjournal.com | “Every once in a while, during a kayak or canoe trip down the Willamette River, you’ll reach a stretch of water so peaceful it creates the illusion of floating through remote wilderness.It’s not an easy trick to pull, considering the Willamette bisects Oregon’s largest population centers, but there are places where roads and buildings are replaced by forest and wildlife.”

 

Island purchase in works for Willamette Riverkeeper to improve recreation, conservation on Willamette Water Trail:
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Conservation group buys land along Queets River

Photo: 2,300 acres of vital salmon habitat are now under our protection on the Queets River in Washington thanks to The Nature Conservancy: http://nature.ly/1aGadZ1

Tuesday 14, 2014, www.seattlepi.com | “The Nature Conservancy in Washington has bought 2,300 acres of private timberland along the Queets River to enhance salmon habitat.”

 

2,300 acres of vital salmon habitat are now under our protection on the Queets River in Washington thanks to The Nature Conservancy: http://nature.ly/1aGadZ
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10 Native American Environmental Victories and Triumphs of 2013

Jan 2, 2014, www.wakingtimes.com | “With all the talk of rising temperatures, acidifying oceans and melting polar ice, it is hard to see the healthy trees for the forest, as it were. Yes, the emerald ash borer and the mountain pine beetle are making inroads, and yes, extreme weather is becoming the norm. But it’s important, too, to note the environmental triumphs and victories that tribes either helped engineer or benefited from, or both.”

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10 Native American Environmental Victories and Triumphs of 2013
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Conservation Group Turns Christmas Trees Into Salmon Habitat

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December 27, 2013, earthfix.opb.org | “Before you kick your dying Christmas tree to the curb, consider this: Members of the conservation group Trout Unlimited would love to turn that tree into fish habitat.”

Connie Ashby shared a link. conservation Group Turns Christmas Trees Into Salmon Habitat · EarthFix · Oregon Public Broadcasting earthfix.opb.org. Before you kick your dying Christmas tree to the curb, consider this: Members of the conservation group Trout Unlimited would love to turn that tree into fish habitat.

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Big Win for Clean Water: Clark County Agrees To Improve Salmon Habitat and Comply with Stormwater Pollution Laws

December 18, 2013, earthjustice.org | “Clark County Commissioners voted today to improve salmon habitat and reduce dirty stormwater pollution as part of a binding settlement agreement with neighborhood and conservation groups. ‘This is a win for clean water and healthy salmon runs in Clark County,’ said John Felton, chair of the Rosemere Neighborhood Association. ‘This is a good result for the community as a whole.'”

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Big Win for Clean Water: Clark County Agrees To Improve Salm…Clark County Commissioners voted today to improve salmon habitat and reduce dirty stormwater pollution as part of a binding settlement agreement with …
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