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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 million in matching funds toward hundreds of fishery projects in the Umpqua Basin.  The 2024 Derby alone raised over $90,000 to invest in the Umpqua.

Listed below are the organizations and projects receiving funding from the 2024 Derby:

Don Myer, Fishing Guide                                            Improvement to the North Umpqua Gravel Pile Takeout,                                                                                               MC Trussell Boat Ramp, and Boomer Hill Boat Ramp.

Eastwood Elementary School                                    New Pump for the Acclimation Site

Gardiner-Reedsport-Winchester Bay STEP             Fencing at GRWP STEP after the break-in and killing of 18k                                                                                           baby chinook salmon

Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife                    Diamond Lake Isotope Study

Oregon State Police                                                    Cameras for Steelhead Protection

OSU Extension Services                                             Rebuild of Fisheries Pavilion at Glide Educational Forest

Roseburg Tracker                                                        umpquafish.com video cam - Continued Fish Count &                                                                                                  Website Development

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Mock
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