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June 30, 2025
BPA Must Not Abandon Its Obligations to Salmon
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Most salmon populations in the Columbia Basin are nowhere near healthy and abundant – and many are hovering on the brink of extinction. The development and operation of hydroelectric dams is responsible for the overwhelming majority of the reduction in…
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June 16, 2025
You're invited to SOS' Salmon Action Hours!
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Healthy rivers and salmon are vital to our way of life in the Pacific Northwest, but Columbia Basin salmon, steelhead, and other native fish are in crisis. “Most wild salmon and steelhead runs persist at a fraction of their historic abundance and geographic…
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June 11, 2025
Stand with fishermen who traveled to D.C.—Join them in urging Congress to support urgent salmon recovery investments
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From left to right: Chris Vertopoulos, Bob Rees, Herman Fleishman, and Joseph Bogaard.Joseph Bogaard, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition’s Executive Director, traveled to Washington D.C. with salmon/fishing advocates from Oregon and Washington during the week of…
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May 30, 2025
You're Invited to 'A Majestic Matriarchy: Honoring the Southern Residents' on June 14 in Seattle!
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Please join us on June 14 for A Majestic Matriarchy: Honoring the Southern Resident Orcas at St. Joseph Parish in Seattle! Join us to listen, learn, and be inspired by the heartfelt words, visions, and voices of Indigenous women leaders from around the…
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May 20, 2025
Advocating for Pacific salmon from the Northwest to DC - and how YOU can help!
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From left to right: Ginna Owens (NextGen), Marin Plut (NextGen), Linda Behnken (Alaska Longline Fishermen’s Association), Abby Dalke (SOS), Tanya Riordan (SOS), Keenan Sanderson (Tlingit Haida), and Amy Grondin (Duna Fisheries) Recently, a team of advocates…
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May 06, 2025
Get that GIVING feeling - to recover salmon and restore their rivers!
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By LeeAnne Beres I thought you might like to hear my Top 10 reasons why I’ll be making a gift to Save Our wild Salmon as part of GiveBIG, alongside so many of our generous supporters. 10. Salmon are amazing, resilient, spiritual creatures. As author David…
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March 28, 2025
NextGen Salmon Collective student leaders share their perspective in Olympia!
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We are thrilled to share a story of hope and inspiration! On March 21, five NextGen Salmon Collective leaders spent the day in Olympia advocating for salmon, orcas, and all the communities that depend on and cherish these iconic species! The students…
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January 03, 2025
Save Our wild Salmon's 2024 Year-in-Review
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Thank you for supporting SOS’ organizing and advocacy work to rebuild the health, connectivity, and resilience of the Columbia and Snake Rivers, salmon and steelhead and orcas, and the many benefits they bring to our region and nation. The year has flashed…
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December 09, 2024
SOS Photo Gallery - Highlights from 2024!
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With your support and your advocacy, the SOS team and our coalition partners have covered a lot of ground this year. Scroll down to see some photo highlights from our program work and activities in 2024. Thank you very much for your partnership - we can't do…
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December 04, 2024
Gov. Inslee issues Executive Order emphasizing the critical nature of salmon recovery through restoring the Columbia River Basin
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Gov. Inslee signs new Executive Order on salmon recovery through restoring the Columbia River Basin.We are excited to share some excellent news out of Washington! Save Our wild Salmon Coalition commends Gov. Inslee for issuing an Executive Order that strongly…
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Nov 13, 2024 - The election and our way forward
Sep 16, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 12.
Sep 8, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 11.
Aug 29, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 10.
Aug 26, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 9.
Aug 26, 2024 - Rocky Barker: Salmon have overcome many obstacles but still survive in the Columbia and Snake rivers and again depend on an election to safeguard their future
Aug 14, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 8.
Aug 13, 2024 - BPA Must Not Short-Circuit Our Region’s Future.
Aug 8, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 7.
Aug 1, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 6.
Jul 24, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 5.
Jul 17, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 4.
Jul 16, 2024 - Columbia River Treaty agreement prioritizes status quo over the needs of imperiled salmon and river health
Jul 10, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 3.
Jul 3, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 2.
Jun 27, 2024 - Hot Water Report 2024 - Issue 1.
Jun 18, 2024 - Biden Administration Releases 'Tribal Circumstances Analysis' Highlighting Historic and Ongoing Negative Impacts of Columbia River Dams to Tribal Communities
May 19, 2024 - 2024 'Snake River Dinner Hour' webinar series - Watch the webinar recordings!
Apr 22, 2024 - 'Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin': Attend a book release event near you in June!
Apr 19, 2024 - NextGen Salmon Collective: Empowering Youth Advocacy for Columbia-Snake River Basin Restoration
Feb 26, 2024 - Thank You President Biden and Six Sovereigns
Feb 9, 2024 - Debunking Myths About the Lower Snake River Dams
Jan 11, 2024 - Patagonia's Not Mars: Tools to Save Our Home Planet (December 2023)
Dec 14, 2023 - Federal agreement announced, creating a pathway to restore lower Snake River (12/14/2023)
Dec 1, 2023 - SOS staff’s recommended reading
Nov 20, 2023 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition Year-in-Review 2023
Nov 14, 2023 - Honor 'Native American Heritage Month'!
Nov 13, 2023 - ‘Rise Up Northwest in Unity’ - Nov. 1 and 2, 2023
Oct 12, 2023 - Stand with Tribes to protect salmon and orcas: ‘Rise Up Northwest in Unity’ - Nov. 1 and 2, 2023
Oct 5, 2023 - 'All Our Relations' Snake River Campaign (Sept./Oct. 2023)
Sep 17, 2023 - Breaking News: Columbia/Snake River salmon and dams update
Sep 15, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 18, Issue 11.
Sep 7, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 8, Issue 10.
Aug 31, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - September 1, Issue 9.
Aug 24, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 24, Issue 8.
Aug 17, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 18, Issue 7.
Aug 9, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 9, Issue 6.
Aug 3, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - August 3, Issue 5.
Jul 27, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 27, Issue 4.
Jul 19, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 19, Issue 3.
Jul 12, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 12, Issue 2.
Jul 5, 2023 - Hot Water Report 2023 - July 6, Issue 1.
May 30, 2023 - Take Action: Submit a public comment urging federal action to stop salmon extinction
May 24, 2023 - Honor: People, Salmon & Orca Exhibit (May-June at Patagonia Seattle)
Mar 31, 2023 - Celebrate Women’s History Month!
Mar 27, 2023 - "Now is our chance to stop salmon extinction" - Full-page Seattle Times ad (March 26, 2023)
Mar 24, 2023 - REGISTER TODAY to attend Biden Administration Snake River 'listening session' - 10am - 1 pm PT, March 31, 2023
Feb 24, 2023 - Honor: People and Salmon Exhibit (March-April in Tacoma, WA)
Feb 15, 2023 - Celebrate Black History Month!
Jan 12, 2023 - Honor: People and Salmon Exhibit - Call for Art!
Dec 22, 2022 - Happy Holidays 2022! - From the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
Dec 5, 2022 - Save Our wild Salmon Coalition 2022: The Year in Review - and a Look Ahead...
Nov 28, 2022 - 6 books about the Pacific Northwest for 6 (randomly-selected) year-end SOS donors.
Nov 28, 2022 - "The Klamath salmon are coming home."
Nov 21, 2022 - The Way Forward for the Snake River and PNW salmon recovery
Nov 17, 2022 - Celebrate National 'Native American Heritage Month'!
Oct 28, 2022 - The election is right around the corner! What's your plan to vote?
Oct 3, 2022 - Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty: Where do we go from here?
Sep 16, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 16 Issue 11.
Sep 16, 2022 - Biden Administration Commitments to Salmon Recovery Complement Murray/Inslee Initiative
Sep 8, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 8 Issue 10.
Sep 2, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - September 2 Issue 9.
Sep 1, 2022 - Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee's historic decision: replace the services, remove the dams, restore salmon
Aug 25, 2022 - Joseph Bogaard, SOS Executive Director statement regarding Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee's joint statement and recommendations for the lower Snake River dams.
Aug 18, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 18 Issue 8.
Aug 11, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 10, Issue 7.
Aug 4, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - August 3, Issue 6.
Jul 27, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 27, Issue 5.
Jul 19, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 20, Issue 4.
Jul 18, 2022 - Spokane Mural RFP—Northwest Artists Against Extinction
Jul 13, 2022 - 45 allied organizations join SOS comments re: Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee's 'Draft LSR Report'
Jul 12, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - July 13, Issue 3.
Jul 8, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - June 29, Issue 2.
Jun 30, 2022 - Photo Gallery: Hundreds 'Rally for Salmon' in Portland - 6/25/2022
Jun 28, 2022 - 'Urgency and Opportunity 2022' - Delivering Solutions for Snake River salmon and Northwest communities: A Resource Page
Jun 22, 2022 - Hot Water Report 2022 - June 22, Issue 1.
May 2, 2022 - GiveBIG - to protect salmon and restore the Snake River!
May 2, 2022 - Save Our wild Salmon - 2022: The Year in Photos so far...
Apr 20, 2022 - You're invited: Stand with Tribal communities for the 'Snake River to Salish Sea Spirit of the Waters Totem Pole Journey' (May 2022)
Mar 17, 2022 - ACT TODAY: Sen. Murray/Gov. Inslee 'Snake River Salmon Initiative' Survey Resource Page
Dec 27, 2021 - Happy Holidays 2021! - from the Save Our wild Salmon Coalition
Dec 21, 2021 - Urgency & Opportunity: Our Year-end Review 2021 - and look ahead.
Nov 9, 2021 - Join us on Sat., Nov. 20 to honor endangered Snake River salmon - and call for action!
Oct 18, 2021 - 'Save Our wild Salmon' 2021 Fall Webinar Speaker Series - 10/21, 11/4 and 11/18
Oct 2, 2021 - 'Steelhead Mean Business' newspaper ads highlight the plight of steelhead and impacts on businesses and communities
Sep 15, 2021 - Please contact Sen. Murray and Gov. Inslee: "Snake River salmon, Southern Resident orcas, and Northwest communities need your leadership - and your plan - today!"
Sep 8, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - September 8, Issue 12.
Sep 1, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - September 1, Issue 11.
Aug 25, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 25, Issue 10.
Aug 18, 2021 - Hot Water Report 2021 - August 18, Issue 9.
