Harmful Gold-mining Method Already Restricted in California, Oregon For Immediate Release, January 10, 2017 Contact: Gabriel Scott, Cascadia Wildlands (541) 434-1463 gscott@cascwild.org Jonathan Evans, Center for Biological Diversity, (510) 844-7118, … Continue reading Lawsuit Launched to Protect Washington Rivers, Salmon from Destructive Suction Dredge Mining
Of Dynamite, Lead, Mercury, Storms and the Myths of Suction Dredging
By Bob Ferris About a decade ago I watched a giant front-end loader pull a metal culvert that was restricting fish passage out of a steelhead stream in Southern … Continue reading Of Dynamite, Lead, Mercury, Storms and the Myths of Suction Dredging
Suction Dredge Reform Bill Passes Legislature
Salem Statesman Journal by Zach Urness July 8, 2013 A bill that would scale back the number of suction dredge mining permits issued in Oregon has passed the House … Continue reading Suction Dredge Reform Bill Passes Legislature
Oregon Suction Dredge Hearing April 15, 2013 3PM
If you care about salmon and steelhead recovery in Oregon's most precious rivers like the Rogue, Umpqua and Chetco and want to protect these waterways from the harmful effects of suction … Continue reading Oregon Suction Dredge Hearing April 15, 2013 3PM
Western Mining Alliance and Brain Surgery by Dentists
By Bob Ferris Would you go to a dentist if you had serious head aches or needed a brain tumor removed? The obvious answer to that is: No, even … Continue reading Western Mining Alliance and Brain Surgery by Dentists
Excerpt from:Sucking Up Riverbeds–Is suction dredging ruining your favorite trout stream?
Excerpt from: Sucking Up Riverbeds–Is suction dredging ruining your favorite trout stream? By Ted Williams Fly Rod and Reel Magazine Spring 2013 “Part of the [suction dredgers’] … Continue reading Excerpt from:Sucking Up Riverbeds–Is suction dredging ruining your favorite trout stream?
Op-ed: Gold Dredging Damages Habitat, Harms Economy
Register-Guard guest opinion by Frank Armendariz and Chris Daughters March 24, 2013 In his March 10 guest viewpoint, Darold Smith suggests that suction dredge mining benefits endangered fish — but … Continue reading Op-ed: Gold Dredging Damages Habitat, Harms Economy
Oregon Considers Gold Dredge Ban on Salmon Streams
Associated Press by Jeff Barnard, March 5, 2013 GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Gold Rush of the 1850s helped settle Oregon, enticing sailors to jump ship and farmers to … Continue reading Oregon Considers Gold Dredge Ban on Salmon Streams
Protecting Oregon’s Rivers from Suction Dredge Mining
Editorial by the Register-Guard March 4, 2013 Nearly a quarter century has passed since Oregon last updated the State Scenic Waterways Program, which increases protection for the state’s most … Continue reading Protecting Oregon’s Rivers from Suction Dredge Mining
Scenic rivers run through it
Oregon, that is — and Bates' bill would protect some of them from being dredged February 22, 2013 Medford Mail Tribune State Sen. Alan Bates, D-Medford, … Continue reading Scenic rivers run through it