SOS and our coalition partners and allies are organizing events and activities across the region to educate and inspire, and engage and mobilize the public and policymakers to act and implement a comprehensive regional solution that protects and restores Snake River wild salmon and steelhead and invests in Northwest communities.
Please join us at these upcoming events - to speak up for the Columbia-Snake River Basin, its wild salmon and steelhead, Southern Resident orcas, and to support Northwest Tribes.
If you have questions or want to get more involved, please contact Abby Dalke at abby@wildsalmon.org. To take action now, visit our action alert page!
Upcoming
Spring & Fall 2026: RENEWAL Webinar Series
When: Spring series starts April 30th and May 21 at 6pmPT
Where: Zoom
What: This year, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition is hosting a new webinar series: RENEWAL! The 2026 RENEWAL webinar series invites you to renew and reimagine our commitment to each other, our non-human neighbors, and the special places we all call home.
Join us as we share stories of renewal, positive change, and resilience, and spotlight inspiring work under way to repair and recover the lands, waters, and wildlife in the Columbia Basin, across the Northwest, and beyond.
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April 6: Calling all artists! Submit artwork to the Advocacy Art Call
When: Artwork Submission Deadline: Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5 PM PT
What: What can you do to make a difference in times like these? MAKE ART that inspires change! Northwest Artists Against Extinction and Save Our wild Salmon Coalition are launching our 2026 open call for Advocacy Art.
We are looking for artwork designed to move people to make a difference and vote in the upcoming fall election. Selected artwork will be printed, posted and distributed throughout the Northwest! This opportunity is open to all artists and all mediums.
SUBMIT YOUR ARTWORK
April 4: Roadless Rule Happy Hour Discussion & April 8: Public Townhall
When: April 4 & April 8 at 5:30pm
What: Join us for a community happy hour focused on protecting some of the most wild and irreplaceable landscapes in Southwest Washington. We’ll discuss the Roadless Area Conservation Act and what it means for our region’s public lands, rivers, and wildlife. Roadless areas safeguard millions of acres of national forest land from new road construction and large-scale logging. It protects clean drinking water, salmon and steelhead habitat, old-growth ecosystems, and opportunities for recreation. This happy hour will be an opportunity to prepare thoughtful, strategic questions for the upcoming Roadless Rule Town Hall in Portland.
April 11, May 2, June 6: Salmon Bike Ride
When: One Saturday each month April 11, May 2, June 6 at 10am-12pm:
Where: Bike ride starts and ends at Sarg Hubbard Park, Yakima, WA
What: Join Save Our wild Salmon Coalition and Yakima Greenway for a guided ride along the Yakima Greenway that mirrors the life cycle of a salmon. You’ll learn more about salmon, their unique life history, and what we can do to protect these keystone species.
Question? Contact Abby Saks abbys@wildsalmon.org
April 21: Hear the People, Heal the River Action Hour
When: Tuesday, April 21 at 12:30 PT
Where: Zoom
What: Join us in taking collective action to protect salmon and defend the historic progress made towards salmon recovery by attending our monthly Virtual Salmon Advocacy Action Hours!
In these action hours, you'll hear updates from experts on issues impacting salmon recovery and the health of the Columbia/Snake rivers, ask questions, and information about how you can take action.
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Watch: All Our Relations: Tribute to the Orca This moving film draws from an Orca Action Month Indigenous-centered event hosted bySe’Si’Le, an Indigenous-led nonprofit organization, in collaboration with Salish Sea and Northern Straits Native Nations and NGOs.
The film highlights Indigenous communities' ancient kinship with orcas and salmon, and the importance of reciprocity in our relationship with our caretaker: Mother Nature. A special focus is on the Southern Resident orcas whose survival, like the survival of Indigenous lifeways here in the Pacific Northwest, depends on scha’enexw (the Salmon People).
WATCH THE FILMPast 2026 Events
April 1: Guardians of Life with Kiliii YüyanWhat: Braided River, hosted a special evening celebrating Indigenous leadership and the future of our planet. On April 1, acclaimed photographer Kiliii Yüyan launched Guardians of Life: Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Science, and Restoring the Planet and shared behind-the-scenes stories from years spent documenting Indigenous communities protecting lands and waters across the globe.
March 28: Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: The Environmental Advocacy Brunch is a space to come together with community members who care about conservation, climate, wildlife, and public policy across Southwest Washington.
March 27: Spokane Environmental Policy Coalition Happy Hour
What: Spokane Environmental Policy Coalition and many other local environmental organizations hosted an informal happy hour to celebrate & review the legislative session!
March 1: SW WA Environmental Advocacy Brunch
What: Come build community with fellow advocates working for a healthier and more sustainable Southwest Washington and connect with members and volunteers from groups like Vancouver Audubon Society, Washington Conservation Action, Save Our wild Salmon, Loo Wit Group, and more.
Feb. 12 - Feb 24, 2026: Northwest Power and Conservation Council's public hearings:
What: The Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC) is updating its 5-year Fish and Wildlife Program – a regional plan for mitigating harm to endangered native fish affected by hydropower operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The NPCC hosted public hearings across the region. Learn more here.
Feb. 21 - Feb. 22, 2026: Spokane Great Outdoors Expo
What: The Spokane Great Outdoors Expo brought together outdoor gear, adventure travel, bikes and adventure vehicles, kids activities, speakers, and hands-on activities all under one roof. Save Our wild Salmon staff and volunteers joined the Expo to facilitate our salmon print-making activity, where participants used NWAAE-designed stencils to make beautiful salmon prints while learning about the importance of salmon and what we can do to protect them.
February 11, 2026: Salmon Art & Advocacy
What: Save Our wild Salmon and Friends of the Clearwater hosted a salmon printmaking & advocacy event and discussed how to advocate for our environment, healthy salmon, and rivers during the Northwest Power and Conservation Council comment period.
January 29, 2026: An Evening of Art and Advocacy for Salmon
What: SOS and Washington Conservation Action hosted an Evening of Art and Advocacy for Salmon to take action for salmon during theNorthwest Power and Conservation Council’s public comment process.
2025 RECIPROCITY Webinar Series
What: Throughout 2025, Save Our wild Salmon Coalition hosted a new webinar series: RECIPROCITY! The series focused on respecting and caring for salmon and their special relationship to the health of ecosystems, our lands and waters, and other species and people. Sponsored by: Natural Encounters Conservation Fund
