by NSIA | Aug 2, 2019 | 2019, General
NSIA Executive Director Liz Hamilton has written a letter to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission in support of a permanent rule that would make the use of barbless hooks voluntary in the Columbia Basin. NSIA Letter for Permanent Rule for Voluntary Use Barbless...
by NSIA | Jul 25, 2019 | General
ODFW issued a press release this week to announce hopeful progress being made on state and national levels towards increasing funding for fish and wildlife conservation. The Oregon Governor signed HB2829, the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund, this month which...
by NSIA | Jun 28, 2019 | General
Oregon Legislative Report from George Okulitch: Anybody who tells you politics is boring, wasn’t watching the Oregon legislature this week. In order to prevent Senate Democrats from passing House Bill 2020 (a cap-in-trade bill), Senate Republican’s...
by NSIA | Jun 21, 2019 | General
This past week ASA’s President, Glenn Hughes, as well as several other ASA members met with the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to present their case that sportfishing equipment should be excluded from the proposed tariffs on Chinese goods. ASA...
by NSIA | Mar 8, 2019 | General
Last Saturday, in a move that shocked everyone, (except perhaps Commissioners McIsaac, Baker and Kehoe, and their allies in the WDFW Staff) the WDFW Commission voted to abandon the Columbia River reforms on a 5-1 vote with 2 abstentions. Their vote restores year...
