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FISHERIES RESTORATION

DTO and its membership are the primary supporters of the Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby.  Over the past thirty-two years, the Derby has contributed more than $2.2 million in matching funds toward hundreds of fishery projects in the Umpqua Basin.  The 2026 Derby alone raised over $100,000 to invest in the Umpqua.

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Listed below are the organizations and projects receiving funding from the 2025 Derby:

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  • Bowman Pond for the Handicapped – Gravel for road and parking area improvements

  • Douglas County Parks Department – Cooper Creek Reservoir dock, parking, and signage upgrades

  • Douglas Soil & Water Conservation District – Support for experimental Beaver Dam Analogs (BDA’s)

  • Fly Fishing Veterans – Angling licenses & tags for participants

  • Gardiner-Reedsport-Winchester Bay STEP – Chinook broodstock collection, rearing, tagging, and acclimation

  • Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife – Backup generator for hatchery spring Chinook rearing

  • Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife – Rock Creek riparian improvements; preparation and replanting of 60,000 seedlings in Archie Creek fire scar

  • Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers – Big Tom Folley stream restoration

  • Phil Strader – French Creek culvert replacement

  • Umpquafish.com – Educational software development for teachers

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Photo Credit: Elizabeth Mock
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