Take Action: Comment on gene banks proposed for Columbia steelhead
Monday, December 2, 2013 at 12:06AM 
Act now and submit your comments urging the WDFW to eliminate hatchey steelhead on three lower Columbia tribs!
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking public comments on a proposal to formally end releases of hatchery steelhead in three tributaries of the lower Columbia River to support the recovery of wild fish.
That approach, recommended by three WDFW advisory groups over the past two years, would eliminate the release of all hatchery-raised steelhead on the East Fork Lewis River and the North Fork Toutle/Green River watershed as early as next year.
It would also prohibit future releases of hatchery steelhead in the Wind River, which has not been stocked with steelhead since 1997.
Comments are being accepted on these recommendations through Dec. 13, 2013.
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