Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife records, 1902-1981 (bulk, 1960-1977).

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Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife records, 1902-1981 (bulk, 1960-1977).

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Records include: Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation's lawsuit to protect traditional fishing practices (1960-1965), Oregon's Cooperative Road Closure Program (1977), and a roundtable discussion with Department of Wildlife Biologists (1978). Other records of note include: wild game laws and regulations, Oregon's program for management of marine mammals, game management, general historical material, and histories of regulations, game birds and the game commission. The collection contains limited correspondence, most of which can be found in the Correspondence (from governor) and Umatilla Indian files.

.75 cu. ft. (2 document cases)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Oregon. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.

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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) was originally established as the Oregon State Fish Commission in 1878. Initially, its duty was to enforce fishing regulations and the 1848 Territorial Constitution to ensure the conservation of salmon runs. Under the direction of Hollister McGuire in 1893, the agency's duties were expanded to include protection of wildlife from exploitative hunting. Since then, the ODFW has enforced protective regulations for the conservation of Oregon's fish an...