The Osprey: Hoh River Wild Steelhead

 

  • Hoh River Wild Steelhead: Is an Endangered Species Act listing in their future? By Dick Burge, pp 1, 4-7, Issue No. 62, January 2009. Burge, of the Wild Steelhead Coalition, reviews the decline of Hoh River Wild Steelhead from 35,000-59,000 fish in the 1920s to a current escapement of under 3000 fish. Burge recommends easing harvest along with higher escapements and more thorough management plans. Keywords: maximum sustainable harvest, wild and scenic, wilderness, gene bank

  • Editor's Message: Going electronic, by Jim Yuskavitch, pg 2, Issue No. 62, January 2009. The editor explains the Osprey will now be available electronically via PDF files.

  • An Open Letter to the Washington F&W Commission on Selecting a New Director, by Bill Redman, pp 3 & 18, Issue No. 62, January 2009. Chairman Redman recommends the new WDFW director makes big changes in the WDFW including taking a more proactive role in protecting habitat, cutting hatchery production, putting wild fish as a priority when it comes to harvest, and demanding federal BiOps that fixes mainstem passage. Keywords: Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS), Redden

  • The Trinity River Reborn: The campaign to restore its wild steelhead, by Thomas Weseloh, pp 8-12, Issue No. 62, January 2009. Weseloh, of Cal Trout and Friends of Trinity River, reports that a great deal of progress has been done in moving forward with restoration of the Trinity from logging and water diversions from Trinity Dam. Increased flow and physical restoration of the flood plain mark improvement but ineffective decision making threatens improvement to tributary restoration and hatchery practices. Keywords: Trinity River Flow Evaluation Study, Department of Interior

  • Idaho Salmon and Steelhead Update: by Greg Stahl, pp 13-14, 19, Issue No. 62, January 2009. Stahl, of Idaho Rivers United, explains that the 2007-2008 run had about 150,000 steelhead in Idaho, with only 10% of those wild. To take advantage of Idaho's exceptional habitat, local advocates argue removal of the lower Snake River dams offers the most hope for restoration. Keywords: Redden, Bowler, Lower Granite Dam

  • Historical Columbia and Snake River Steelhead Runs: by Bill McMillan, pp 15-17, 19, Issue No. 62, January 2009. McMillan, of the Wild Fish Conservancy, traces historical accounts of steelhead abundance in the Columbia from early explorers. He reviews a crash in runs as early as the late 1800s and estimates abundances in several parts of the Columbia basin. Keywords: Payette, Stanley, Redfish, Little Spokane, Lord, Lewis and Clark, Evermann

 
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