North Umpqua Foundation Annual Dinner

by | Sep 13, 2017 | Announcements

Join us for an evening at Steamboat Inn to celebrate the river and the accomplishments of THE NORTH UMPQUA FOUNDATION. Dinner & Silent Auction with Appetizers at 6pm $225 per person For dinner reservations please RSVP to Pat Lee prior to October 11th...

New Patent for Dr. Garry Kenny

by | Sep 11, 2017 | News From Big Bend Pool

A second patent for the non-contact collection of fish mucus traveling through fish ladders has been issued to Dr. Garry Kenny (his thirty-third). The two patents (Numbers 9,326,838 and 9,737,387) covering the method and apparatus of the system have been assigned to...

The North Umpqua in the LA Times!

by | Sep 5, 2017 | In the Press

Along with the migrating steelhead, Oregon river pool holds life lessons Everyone on the river calls it “Lee’s pool,” and that alone might be proof one person can make a difference. Decades ago, it was Dynamite Hole. Poachers would set off explosives and kill...

TNUF Scholarship Recipient History

by | Sep 1, 2017 | News From Big Bend Pool

TNUF scholarship recipients, since the program’s inception in 1996, have made significant contributions to the understanding and conservation of aquatic resources of which we can all be proud. Some have received multiple-year scholarships (generally $1,000-3,000...