Wild Salmon Center is the leading international organization dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon and their ecosystems across the Pacific Rim.
Under Mr. Rahr’s leadership, Wild Salmon Center has developed scientific research, habitat protection and fisheries improvement projects in dozens of rivers in Japan, the Russian Far East, Alaska, and the US Pacific Northwest. The WSC has also invested heavily in building local leadership for salmon conservation, making over $20 million in grants and establishing ten new independent salmon conservation organizations.
Mr. Rahr earned a Masters of Environmental Studies from Yale University. Before coming to the Wild Salmon Center, he developed conservation programs for Oregon Trout, the United Nations Development Programme, the Rainforest Alliance and Conservation International. Mr. Rahr is a member of World Conservation Union (IUCN) Salmon Specialist Group, and is a passionate fly fisherman and fly tyer. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Lee and their three sons.
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