If you want to learn more about the salmon issue, here are some books,
publications and web sites where you'll find information:
- Upstream: Salmon and Society in the Pacific Northwest. A national team
of scientists assembled by the National Research Council compiled this
report. The National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., published the book
in 1996. An executive summary is available on the web. Address: http://www.nap.edu (then click on salmon).
- The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds web site. Includes the entire
Oregon Plan, executive summaries of various documents, an illustrated,
on-line book for children, and links to many other sites, including state
agencies such as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Address: http://www.oregon-plan.org
- A Directory of Groups Involved in Salmon and Watershed Education in
Oregon. This publication tells you how to contact groups throughout Oregon,
from local, state and federal agencies and private organizations to elementary
schools. It lists materials available from the groups. A limited number
of copies are available from the Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board,
255 Capitol Street, N.E., 3rd Floor, Salem, OR 97310. The directory soon
will be accessible through the Oregon Plan web site described above.
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Home Page contains news updates
as well as department information on programs for fish and wildlife (including
reports and data). Address: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/
- The Oregon Sea Grant web site. Includes information on salmon and watersheds
and tells you how to get educational materials such as publications, videos
and a restoration newsletter. Address: http://seagrant.orst.edu
- The Oregon State University Extension and Experiment Station Communications
web site. Includes an on-line catalog of publications and videos as well
as news releases. Address: http://eesc.orst.edu
- The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission web site. Includes
information on the importance of salmon to the Tribes, and press releases.
Address: http://www.critfc.org
- The Northwest Power Planning Council web site. Includes descriptions
of a variety of publications on salmon and watershed topics. Address: http://www.nwppc.org
- For the Sake of the Salmon web site. Includes sections on the Endangered
Species Act, salmon biology and how to help salmon. Address: http://www.4sos.org
- StreamNet On-Line is the Northwest Aquatic information Network--a cooperative
venture between the Pacific Northwest's fish and wildlife agencies and
tribes to provide data on current programs and efforts to preserve and
conserve natural resources in the region. Address: http://www.streamnet.org/index.html
- Army Corps of Engineers -- Walla Walla District Home Page has information
on issues involving fish passage through and/or around dams on the Columbia
River. Address: http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/
- The Oregonian newspaper's on-line Endangered Fish page. Address: http://www.oregonlive.com/special/issues/endangered_fish.html
- The Oregon Forest Resources Institute (OFRI), created by the Oregon
Legislature and funded by a tax on forest products producers, provides
information on Oregon's forest practices and forest products, including
those related to salmon. Address: http://www.oregonforests.org/
- The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) supports policies
and actions directed at the conservation, development and management of
fishery resources (including salmon). The PSMFC does not have regulatory
or management authority, but provides California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
and Alaska a forum for discussion. Address: http://www.psmfc.org/
- The Washington Forest Protection Association represents owners of
private commercial forests in Washington and this page includes some
descriptions of salmon management programs. Address: http://www.wfpa.com
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