Conservation
Meet the Sea + Soil Collective
The Future of Oregon’s Wild and Scenic River System
This Boy Wants to Save the World from Plastic
An All-Women Voyage to End Ocean Pollution
River Dams Have Decimated the Chinook Salmon Population
Threats to Fisheries Are Pushing Fishermen to Advocate
A New 261-Mile Bikepacking Route Through Colombia
What Dam Removals Can Do for a River
A Letter to Humanity from Mother Earth
Why Paradise Valley Shouldn’t Be Mined
The Fight to Save Louisiana’s Coastline
Meet California’s Best Big-Tree Hunter
Saving the Last Great Super Tuskers
Three Waterwomen on Conserving the Ocean
A Search for Vanishing Dark Skies
A Rare Trout Is Revitalizing New Mexico
California’s Redwoods Are for Everyone
One Man’s Dedication to Running Rivers
You Should Care About Roadless Areas
Paddling the Olympic Peninsula
A Lesson in Salmon Conservation
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It’s all too common to hear anglers lament that the fishing is not, and never will be, “the way it used to be”—a phrase often used to describe struggling fisheries. It’s not unfounded, though: the Rogue River and others in the Northwest have struggled with declining steelhead populations each year. The Ghost of Steelhead Future, from Sage and Tributaries Digital Cinema, extrapolates what could happen to this prized Oregon river if they follow in the path that Maine has seen in its Atlantic salmon fisheries.