Conservation

By Ken Moore, Chairman Picture the ultimate wild river; roaring whitewater, horizons notched by snow-capped peaks, corridors of evergreen forests, bear and elk sporadically roaming the riverbank, trout surfacing on the water, and not another human in sight. This is Idaho’s Wild and Scenic Selway River. The 98-mile-long Selway is known as one of America’s […]

Nason Ridge Protected at Last! By Ken Moore, Chairman After four years of hard work, Western Rivers Conservancy, Chelan County, and Chelan Douglas Land Trust successfully created Nason Ridge Community Forest. Washington’s newest community forest now spans 3,714 acres above Lake Wenatchee. It permanently protects two miles of Nason Creek and all of Kahler Creek,

Conserving a Premier Stretch of the Yakima River. By Ken Moore The Yakima River is one of the West’s premier desert trout streams. It flows 214 miles from Keechelus Lake in the Cascade Mountains to the Columbia River with a glorious 27-mile stretch through the Yakima River Canyon. Here, in a great sea of sagebrush,

Article by Ken MooreConservation Chairman Volunteers Needed – We plan to support the Spokane Fish Hatchery on September 27 and 28 by clipping fins on 60 thousand rainbow trout. We need six people per day in support of our local fish hatchery. Please email Ken Moore at kenmoore509@gmail.com or call Ken at 509-953-8669 if you

By Claude Kistler Last month I mentioned two activities that may provide work and volunteer opportunities for our club. To date, both activities (Amber Lake Gravel and Waikiki Springs Preserve ) are moving slowly as COVID continues to restrict volunteer activities. After additional input, the Amber Lake gravel activity appears to be a project that

By Claude Kistler Recently I made queries to both the WDFW regarding providing and distributing gravel at the ramp area of Amber Lake and the Inland NorthwestLands Council regarding the Waikiki Springs Nature Preserve. While most of you are probably familiar with Amber Lake and previous club efforts to fund and provide manpower for gravel

Spokane Riverkeepers needs our help! It’s Your River. We Protect It. Volunteer for Community Science Project Join our effort to protect the Spokane River and our iconic Redband Trout! Help us monitor water quality in the Spokane River and Hangman Creek byvolunteering for our 4th annual community science project. Every year,Hangman Creek pollutes the Spokane

While no activity to report on behalf of the Spokane Fly Fishers on the local level, please know that we remain in contact with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Colville National Forest Service regarding future activities at Brown’s Lake if and when we are able. Hopefully you’ve been able to follow

This month I‘ve included information about several Conservation activities that have or will be taking place. Brown’s Lake – after hearing that platform boards may need to bereplaced at the viewing platform at Brown’s Creek, I traveled to Brown’s Lake on Sept. 11th to determine the scope of the project. Unfortunately, the Campground was closed due

Bristol Bay – Pebble Mine Submitted By Claude Kistler On Monday  August 24th,  2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the Pebble Mine does not meet Clean Water Act standards, a significant setback for the Pebble Partnerships’ bid for a federal permit. This is a good week for Bristol Bay, Alaska; for the