RIP Frank Moore
Frank Moore founder of the Steamboaters, World War 2 hero, and tireless advocate for the North Umpqua and its wild steelhead, passed away recently …
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Steamboat Creek Steelhead Sanctuary – A Conservation Alliance Success Story
Frank and Jeannie Moore are decades-long stewards and conservation champions for the Steamboat Creek watershed and recognize it as a sanctuary for wildlife, plants, and …
New Wilderness Protection Bill Will Protect Fish Habitat
In an overwhelming bipartisan vote of confidence in the future of public lands and waters, the Senate passed one of the most important wilderness protection …
Oregon wilderness, wildfire bills blocked, vote delayed until January
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden and other Western senators negotiated a bipartisan package of 120 public lands bills in hopes of attaching it to a “must-pass” …
Is This How We Will Save Wild Salmon?
Frank Moore is a fly-fishing legend—at least along Oregon’s North Umpqua River, which has been renowned for its summer steelhead since the 1930s when Western …
Jewels of the North Umpqua: Frank Moore and the Wild Steelhead of Steamboat Creek
The 104,000-acre Steamboat Creek Watershed, located on U.S. Forest Service lands along Oregon’s famed North Umpqua River, which contains over 80 miles of prime spawning …
DeFazio introduces House Version of Frank Moore sanctuary bill
Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced legislation into the U.S. House to create a steelhead sanctuary in Oregon and name it after legendary fly fisherman Frank Moore. …