Science Story
Dixon Foundation

Fishing on the McKenzie

Fly fishing for trout has been a staple of McKenzie River culture, and economy, for decades. Dams threaten the abundance, complicated by the changing nature of fires in the lands on either side of the river.

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May 26, 2021

The brick chimney stacks of a lost home sit on the banks of the Mckenzie River while three fishermen float by on a drift boat. The further upstream from Vida, Oregon you go on the Mckenzie, the damage and lost structures you find while floating the river.

Jeremy Williams

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