Fortunately, the late Senator Alan Bates and others in the state legislature moved forward with legislation to better protect Oregon's rivers from suction dredge mining. The process is as unpleasant, and unhealthy, as it sounds. Oregon's rivers were facing a growing threat: the rapid rise of loosely-regulated suction-dredge mining. Iconic Oregon Rivers Are Threatened by Destructive Mining Map of protected rivers. It also provides some limited safeguards for other rivers. SB 3, the Suction Dredge Mining bill placed a number of key salmon streams off limits to suction dredge mining. Fortunately in the spring of 2017 Oregon passed legislation increasing protections of our rivers. Fortunately in 2013 Oregon decided to stand up for it's wild rivers and waterways, salmon, clean water, and quality of life as well. Regrettably, these miners have since come to practice their "hobby" at Oregon's expense.
Suction dredge miners were forced to leave California when the state banned the practice due to damage to salmon habitat.
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