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Out of a shared commitment to healthy fisheries, a group of men in 1939 founded the Washington Fly Fishing Club. Today, almost 80 years later, that commitment remains strong and finds expression in the WFFC's support of better fisheries science, promotion of sound regulatory policy, and hands-on habitat work.

  “Boundaries don't protect rivers, people do.”

- Aristotle -
 
   


RESEARCH
For several years, The Washington Fly Fishing Club has directly funded promising graduate-level fisheries research and already, WFFC-supported research has broadened the knowledge base and will likely improve the science of fisheries management. The Club's support for this research is a sound investment in the future.

EDUCATION
Both directly and through its support of other conservation organizations, the WFFC works to raise public awareness of the fisheries issues in Washington State. Better informed people, anglers or not, will make better choices.

PUBLIC POLICY INVOLVEMENT
Healthy waters support healthy fisheries. Those waters are attractive to many competing interests and the WFFC works to make sure the waters and the fisheries they support are well represented in policy deliberations and don't suffer under the political pressure applied in the name of those competing interests.

STEWARDSHIP
The Washington Fly Fishing Club is active in the restoration and improvement of local fisheries. As designated stewards of Griffin Creek, a primary spawning tributary for Snohomish River salmon, the Club works with King County to both plan and implement a variety of riparian improvement projects.

CONSERVATION NEWS & DO'S - updated 3/12/07

Read here to learn more about upcoming events and ways to get involved in the protection of our fisheries.

Legislative Information

 

Bird's Eye View current issue:
http://wa.audubon.org/conservationpolicy_BirdsEyeViewNewsletter.html

WEC Hot Items List, they are updated every Monday about 1pm:
http://www.wecprotects.org/state/st_hotlist.cfm

Jim McRoberts (e-mail and phone are in the roster)


CONSERVATION & INFORMATION LINKS

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Director Jeffrey P. Keonigs email

Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission
Commission email

Washington State Legislature

Washington Governor's Office
Governor Christine Gregoire email

US Environmental Protection Agency

US Department of the Interior

US Senate
Sen. Maria Cantwell email
Sen. Patty Murray email

US House of Representatives
Rep. Brian Baird email
Rep. Norm Dicks email
Rep. Jay Inslee email
Rep. Doc Hastings email
Rep. Rick Larsen email
Rep. Jim McDermott email
Rep. Cathy McMorris email
Rep. Dave Reichert email
Rep. Adam Smith email

American Rivers

Center for Environmental Law & Policy (CELP)

Washington Environmental Council

Washington Trout

Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition

Wild Steelhead Coalition