Article: Protect our strongholds of salmon.(Local Opinion)

Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By John Kitzhaber and William Ruckelshaus For The Register-Guard

The recent collapse of California's Chinook salmon stocks effectively has shut down the salmon fisheries in Oregon and California, and once again has many of us scratching our heads wondering what to do.

Ongoing efforts to recover wild stocks listed as threatened or endangered are vital, but alone won't ensure that our grandchildren will experience this magnificent species. In fact, beyond the Sacramento run, other salmon stocks from central California, Oregon and British Columbia have suffered steep declines.

So what now?

To date, we've focused on the important work of ...

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