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Salmon Safe feast: a taste of conservation

I was lucky enough to be in the beautiful Methow Valley of Washington state this past Sunday for TU’s second annual Salmon Safe Feast of Field and Stream dinner near Winthrop. It was a gorgeous evening with some 100 guests feasting on … Continue reading

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Salmon Safe gives growers an edge

Let’s say you have a choice between two packages of bing cherries. One of the packages has a label certifying that the cherries were grown in a sustainable way that protects salmon and river health. Which would you choose? As a consumer, that’s … Continue reading

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Keeping farms–and salmon–healthy

Can wild salmon and agriculture coexist? I’ve learned that they can and do, in places where growers use sustainable methods.  Trout Unlimited recently launched a Salmon Safe program in eastern Washington, with the goal of educating farmers and ranchers about … Continue reading

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