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The state forests of the north coast are home to some of our country's strongest remaining populations of wild salmon and steelhead. These fish and fisheries are worth millions. The Oregon Department of Forestry has never realistically considered the economic value of these wild, sustainable fisheries.

These fish and fisheries are far too valuable to gamble away for a timber handout. If we lose these wild fish, they will be lost forever.

posted 4 years ago
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