While on a trip to the Walla Walla River I saw a pullout on highway 12 with a white barrel that said Tri-state steelheaders on it. I have never heard of this group and was wondering if anyone out there have and knew something about them?
Thanks

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They have removed garbage that prevented fish from passing safely. They have vastly improved fish habitat, and they've taught hundreds of Walla Walla-area students to care about the fate of steelhead in the Walla Walla River and its tributaries. "The Steelheaders have done considerable work to restore streambanks for fish habitat," "They are a group of hard-core volunteers, deeply committed to this task." In the last two years, the Tri-State Steelheaders helped the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plant 160,000 steelhead smolts in the Walla Walla River. The group has planted countless trees and shrubs along streams to improve fish habitat and also removed illegally dumped concrete, other debris and an old dam so fish could swim freely. The Steelheaders also taught a conservation and angling-ethics class to hundreds of local students in elementary and high school and conducted the course in Spanish at a Walla Walla County farm-labor camp.

Do a search on Google, you will see this information and much more.

Wow thanks for the info. sounds like a good group of people. Are they out of the walla walla area? Is it possible to get involved with this group?

I am not sure who you need to contact but here is the address.

Tri-State Steelheaders Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group
P.O. Box 1375
216 N. Roosevelt
Walla Walla, WA
99362

(509) 529-3543

tssfish @ charterinternet.com

that was fast... Thanks for the info. Glock I contact those guys. Does anyone know of a group like this is the Tri-cities?