Friends of the White Salmon
P.O. Box 382, Trout Lake, WA 98650 - friendsofthewhitesalmon at gorge dot net
Mission
The mission of Friends of the White Salmon River is to protect the river and its shoreline habitat,
and to restore to the river naturally reproducing anadromous fish populations.
History and Accomplishments
The Friends of the White Salmon River
was organized in 1976 to successfully save
the river from the
construction of 7 dams
proposed by the Klickitat County Public
Utility District. In the 1990’s, members
testified at the FERC hearings in support of the removal of Condit Dam, a necessary step for the return
of anadromous fish
populations. The organization was a
signatory to the agreement on removing
the Dam.
In 2005, the Upper White Salmon River
was designated a Wild and Scenic River. This was another
achievement of the
Friends, realized after years of work with
congressmen and senators.
