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Every River Needs a Champion

EVERY RIVER NEEDS A CHAMPION Whether you are passionate about wild and native fish, inspired by the wonder of rivers, or dedicated to clean water, we welcome you into our community of optimists. Help unlock the unlimited power of conservation. Volunteer Grab your waders and a shovel and help make an impact locally. Advocate Use…

Voices from the River: Return of the Sandy River

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TU’s Dean Finnerty fishing the Sandy River as a teenager. By Sam Davidson Ten years ago, on a river revered for its huge wild steelhead, more than a ton of dynamite reduced a 47-foot high dam to rubble. The dam was named after a whistling rodent and the river after a big sandbar early European…

Voices from the River: River sunfish of summer

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By Mark Taylor The local river is a trout river. Sort of. From October through May the state dumps thousands of hatchery-reared rainbows and brookies into it. By summer those fish are long gone, caught and creeled by locals who are both dedicated and skilled. Then the river is back to what nature intended, which…