Stand · Find your defenders

Who’s standing up for salmon & steelhead?

Wildlife · 27 groups work for them; these 3 lead

Cascadia Wildlands has 3 cases live in federal court

Sockeye spawning in a clear-water stream, Tongass National Forest, Alaska
Sockeye spawning in a clear-water stream, Tongass National Forest, Alaska

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

3 groups are on the record for salmon & steelhead, in the order they carry the weight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

24 more groups also work on salmon & steelhead

Also standing for them

Trout UnlimitedSalmon & steelhead are in their missionAdvocacyBonneville Environmental FoundationSalmon & steelhead are in their missionWildlifeAmerican RiversSalmon & steelhead are in their missionAdvocacyAmerican WhitewaterSalmon & steelhead are in their missionGrassrootsIdaho Conservation LeagueTheir work includes rivers & waterGrassrootsRiver Management SocietyTheir work includes rivers & waterStewardshipWestern Watersheds ProjectTheir work includes rivers & waterLegalNew Mexico WildTheir work includes rivers & waterGrassrootsOregon WildTheir work includes rivers & waterGrassrootsWild MontanaTheir work includes rivers & waterGrassrootsWildEarth GuardiansTheir work includes rivers & waterLegalNational Audubon SocietyTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyEarthjusticeTheir work includes rivers & waterLegalEnvironment AmericaTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyNatural Resources Defense CouncilTheir work includes rivers & waterLegalEverglades FoundationTheir work includes rivers & waterFriends GroupPublic Employees for Environmental ResponsibilityTheir work includes rivers & waterWatchdogSierra Club FoundationTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyOcean ConservancyTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyOceanaTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyAmerican PrairieTheir work includes rivers & waterLand TrustConservation AllianceTheir work includes rivers & waterAdvocacyKenai Watershed ForumTheir work includes rivers & waterFriends GroupSoutheast Alaska Conservation CouncilSalmon & steelhead are in their missionCoalition

Your move

How to stand for salmon & steelhead

Salmon & steelhead have defenders. They need more.

3 groups on the record, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations with 2 staff. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

Sources and methodGroup crews and program ratios: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, latest filed year, EINs on each group’s profile. Which groups defend salmon & steelhead, and their role: MTJP editorial curation, one verified link at a time, plus the federal court record and each group’s own footprint. Match ranges decompose into those signals on every row. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.