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Friday Faves: Get Inspired With An Epic Migration + The Freerider

Friday Faves: Get Inspired With An Epic Migration + The Freerider

Dawn at Little Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Valley of Idaho. © Neil Ever Osborne Need a little inspiration this Friday? Here are two stories that are sure to get the job done… From the Save Our Wild Salmon blog: Snake River sockeye make an epic migration each year to Redfish Lake in the Sawtooth Valley, climbing nearly 7,000 feet and swimming more than 900 miles to get there. To get a...

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Friday Faves: Endangered Species, Biodiversity + Revolutions

Friday Faves: Endangered Species, Biodiversity + Revolutions

We are the last generation who gets to decide if we’re going to save endangered species for future generations. With 100 species going extinct every day, we better start taking that responsibility more seriously. We’re it folks. The actions we take today will directly affect our environment and all of the species that we share our world with. So start now! Today is Endangered Species...

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Protect Endangered Species, Save Wild Salmon

Protect Endangered Species, Save Wild Salmon

“It’s time to fight for salmon. It’s time to fight for us. It’s time to fight for our future.” — John Kitzhaber, former governor of Oregon and currently running for a second term. Sometimes you have to roll with the punches… And sometimes you’ve got to fight. Wild salmon are fighting to survive right now. They’re doing their part. It’s time to do ours....

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Patagonia Environmental Essay: The Idaho Tide

Patagonia Environmental Essay: The Idaho Tide

It’s been nearly 20 years since Patagonia teamed up with Save Our Wild Salmon to take on what seemed like the impossible: remove four dams on the Lower Snake River to clear a path for Idaho’s iconic salmon. Today, we’re closer than ever to making it all happen. And Patagonia has remained an unwavering ally. So, why these fish? Why these dams? Snake River salmon have the most...

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Do You Love Rivers? Save Our Wild Salmon and Mountain Khakis Want to See Your Favorite

Do You Love Rivers? Save Our Wild Salmon and Mountain Khakis Want to See Your Favorite

Photo by Matt Leidecker Save Our Wild Salmon and Mountain Khakis are running a pretty cool contest during the month of April that’s 100% focused on river love, and all you have to do in order to take part is submit a shot of your favorite river. If you do, you score the chance for a pair of MK’s newest Snake River Pant. And of course, you’ll get some much deserved fame. If you...

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Damn Those Dams: We Love Our Rivers Wild + Free-Flowing!

Damn Those Dams: We Love Our Rivers Wild + Free-Flowing!

Photo courtesy Save Our Wild Salmon. © Matt Leidecker I started my love affair with rivers at a very early age — spending every day possible splashing, swimming, boating or camping on wild waterways in the Inland Northwest. My mother and I used to stand on the bridge above Spokane Falls and let the spray hit our face. And I’ll never forget the day she told me that salmon used to make it...

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