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ANNUAL REPORT 2017 | NATIVEFISHSOCIETY NATIVEFISHSOCIETY.ORG .ORG
A GRASSROOTS VICTORY VICTORY FOR NATIVE FISH & CLEAN WATER SALEM, OR | On June 14th, 2017, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed the Suction Dredge Reform Bill (SB 3) into law, which established a permanent framework to manage in-stream motorized mining across Oregon. The bill garnered bipartisan support to permanently protect waters listed as essential salmonid habitat from the harmful effects of suction dredge mining, a practice that has been shown to negatively impact sh by vacuuming up river bottoms, trapping and killing aquatic insects, sh eggs and juvenile sh, and negatively altering salmon habitats. “For the last four years, local communities across Oregon have called for reform on harmful suction dredge mining practices,” said Jake Jake Crawford, Crawford, River Steward Steward Program Director Director,, “and this legislati legislation on represents represents a workable, workable, long-term long-term solution solution to protect protect the state’s state’s sensitive sh populations.” populations.” River Steward Charles Gehr notes,“Clean water and healthy salmon dene our state and the rivers we love. The recreation recreation industry is a vibrant vibrant and sustainable sustainable economic economic model for Oregon and this bill helps protect the streams streams that are the most vulnerable to suction dredge mining impacts.” impacts.” The passage of SB 3 into law was a watershed moment for Oregon in the effort to protect and recover the state’s state’s iconic wild sh, and we’re grateful for the dedication and years of hard work from our grassroots River Stewards, especially South Umpqua Steward Stan Petrowski, Rogue Steward Charles Gehr, and North Santiam River Steward Dave Carpenter, who worked with a broad coalition across the state to secure this win for wild sh and clean water.
Thank you you to everyone everyone who who testied testied in front front of the legislature legislature,, signed signed action action alerts alerts,, and supported supported our our work. work. With With your your help help Oregon’ Oregon’s sensitive salmon, steelhead, and lamprey received permanent protection from suction dredge mining — safeguarding over 20,000 stream miles of sh habitat. Wild salmon, steelhead, and trout need grassroots activism now more than ever! Visit Visit nativeshsociety.org/membership nativeshsociety.org/membership to join Native Fish Society as a member and support grassroots activism for native sh across the Pacic Northwest.
RIVER STEWARD STEWARD OF THE YEAR | STAN PETROWSKI
22,000 MILES OF HABITAT HABITAT PROTECTE PROTECTED D
In 2017, Stan received our River Steward of the Year Year award award for for his his tirel tireless ess work work to prote protect ct nativ nativee sh and his homewaters homewaters from the damages of suction dredge mining. Through Stan’s local leadership he not only helped secure protections for the South Umpqua but helped form a statewide coalition that permanently protected 22,000 miles of essential essential salmon habitat habitat from suction dredge dredge mining across the state state of Oregon. ANNUAL REPORT 2017 | NATIVEFISHSOCIETY NATIVEFISHSOCIETY.ORG .ORG
PROTECTING WILD FISH & CLEAN WATER
Native sh heaven: Baldface Creek tumbles into the North Fork Smith River. PHOTO: Ken Anderson
NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER, OR | Flowing out of Southwest Oregon’s rugged rug ged Kalmiopsis Wilderness, Wilderness, the waters of the North Fork Smith River and its tributaries in Oregon are exceptionally pure, providing habitat for a diverse array of wild, native sh includi including ng steelhead, chinook, chinook, threatened coho coho salmon, and cutthroat cutthroat trout. This remarkable arm of California’s Smith River also provides drinking water for communities downstream like Crescent City, California.
Despite its beauty, surrounding designated wilderness area, and Wild & Scenic status, the North Fork Fork Smith River faced the threat of strip mining by the same foreign mining mining company also targeting the the headwaters of Oregon’s Hunter Creek and Pistol River. In order to protect this remarkable place, a coalition led by a local petitioner in the Illinois Valley asked Oregon’s Department of Environmental Environmental Quality to designate designate all 58,000 acres of the North Fork Smith River as Outstanding Resource Waters. The Outstan Outstandin dingg Resou Resource rce Water Waterss designati designation on is an elemen elementt of the Clean Water Act, which allows states to place additional protections over waters that are exceptionally clean, provide remarkable biological values values,, or to protect protect critical critical habitats habitats.. Once Once design designate ated, d, no land use action in the watershed can be permitted that could degrade water quality—like hardrock mining! Afte Afterr a seri series es of stak stakeh ehol olde derr meet meetin ings gs and and publ public ic comm commen entt oppo opport rtun unit itie iess participated in by local River Stewards, members, and coalition partners, Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted to approve the designation (the rst in Oregon and the Northwest!) and EPA nalized the decision in October October of 2017. A big thanks to our members, members, River Stewards, and NGO partners who made this victory for native sh and clean water possible!
KEEPING DAM REMOVA REMOVALL ON THE TABLE
Built in 1922, Scott Dam blocks sh passage to over 200 miles of historic salmon habitat. PHOTO: Jason Hartwick
Smith River Steward Sunny Bourdon paddles the North Fork Smtih. PHOTO: Octave Zangs
EEL RIVER, CA | Built in 1922 without sh passage, Scott Dam blocks over 200 miles of snow-fed salmon and steelhead habitat in the headwaters of California’s California’s Eel River. River. In 2017, Scott Dam, Cape Horn Dam, the water diversion, and powerhouse, collectively known as the Potter Valley Project, beg an the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission re-licensing process. This is a critical opportunity. In just four years, we could be planning the removal of of the most signicant signicant obstacle to the recovery recovery of threatened wild salmon and steelhead. To To build the case for dam removal, in 2017 River Stewards collected the third year of temperature information from tributaries to the Eel River currently blocked by Scott Dam. All three years we’ve found signicant cold water present in nearly a dozen tributaries all summer long. long. In partnership with Patagonia World World Trout, Trout, NFS submitted study design recommendations that ensure PG&E will evaluate the climate change impact to water quality above and below below the project project over over the next 50 years were it to stay in place. place. Last, our vigilant River Stewards and dedicated members, helped us ood PG&E with comments when they tried to advance their FERC re-licensing without considering a decommissioning option. Together, our voices kept dam removal on the table!
Cold, clean water in the Eel River upstream of Scott Dam. PHOTO: Jake Crawford
To To support the the Eel Rive Riverr Headwaters Headwaters Campaign Campaign head to nativeshsociety.org/get-involved.
Revenue & Expenses for Fiscal Year 2017 Financial results for scal year ending December 31, 2017
R EV E NU E : $ 5 0 9 , 6 7 6
E X P E NS E : $ 5 0 0 , 8 4 7
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Membership: $58,053
Donations: $196,932
Development: $60,198
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Events: $162,806
Grants: $91,885
Programs: $386,450
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