by NSIA | Mar 21, 2021 | 2021, General, OR Legislators
In a letter to the Oregon Senate Natural Resources and Wildfire Recovery Committee, NSIA, NW Steelheaders, and other sportfishing interest groups urge the adoption of the -2 amendment to Senate Bill 59, which reauthorizes the Columbia River Basin Endorsement....
by NSIA | Mar 13, 2021 | 2021, General, WA Legislators
Sportfishing advocates, including NSIA, have penned a letter to WA Senators Frockt and Rolfes (WA Senate Way and Means Committee) and Rep. Tharinger (House Capital Budget Committee) urging allocation of $2.2 million in the 2021-2023 Capital Budget funding for the...
by NSIA | Feb 7, 2021 | 2021, General
Portland, OR — After extensive consultations with Sovereigns, elected officials and stakeholders, on the fishery, biological and economic aspects of the removal of the lower Snake River dams, Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) has introduced the Columbia Basin Fund, a...
by NSIA | Jan 24, 2021 | General
NSIA Skykomish Summer Steelhead HGMP Comments PDF The text of the letter is below: January 15, 2021 Emi Melton National Marine Fisheries Service West Coast Regional Office 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100 Portland, OR 97232 Via electronic mail to:...
by NSIA | Oct 23, 2020 | 2020, General
The long legal battle continues after latest federal plan fails to restore endangered salmon. Portland, OR – Today, Earthjustice on behalf of a coalition of fishing and conservation groups sent a 60-day notice of their intent to return to court to challenge the latest...
by NSIA | Oct 9, 2020 | 2020, General
Agreement between the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana to define a future collaborative framework to analyze and discuss key issues related to salmon and steelhead with the purpose of increasing overall abundance....
