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Lawsuit Over McKenzie River Hatchery

Oregon Fish & Wildlife

When disputes over timber and water arise, fish are often at the center of concern.

They are sensitive to changes in streams and the forests that give birth to the streams.  Now a pair of environmental groups are taking the the federal government to court over fish.  McKenzie Flyfishers and the Western Environmental Law Center are suing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over its operation of the Mckenzie Fish Hatchery. 

The groups claim the hatchery's continued production of relatively tame fish puts pressure on the continued existence of wild Chinook salmon in the Mckenzie/Willamette river system.   

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.