Mother Earthbeats

One of the wonderful aspects of living in Oregon, is the bountiful wildlife, including the variety of fish. Salmon, steelhead and trout are abundant because of the devoted stewardship throughout this lovely green state. We live close to several rivers and fishing hot spots, so encountering happy fishermen is almost a daily occurance during fishing season. On a lucky day we have seen some healthy specimens provide a bounty of delicious meals for those skilled enough to land one of these beauties.

The thought of losing this precious resource is too sad to contemplate. Yet the danger is only too real. Because of climate change, some streams and rivers in Oregon’s Columbia and Snake River Basin may soon become too warm for salmon, steelhead and trout species to survive. This will create a major imbalance in nature with catastrophic results. Shouldn’t Oregon’s governor be doing more to help salmon and other species that are threatened by global warming?

It appears that the governors of Oregon, Washington, Montana, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah and Premiers across the West (who are formal partners of the Western Climate Initiative) have released a draft plan to reduce global warming pollution and address the impacts of climate change. Although the draft plan presents an ambitious strategy to reduce the causes of climate change, it truly falls short in protecting wildlife in Oregon that is already being affected by global warming and climate change. Climate change is one of the greatest threats to imperiled wildlife in Oregon. Please take just a few moments out of your day right now to help provide a voice for animals that have none.

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