Salmon Defense is proud to annouce the full funding of the Billy Frank Jr. Statue, in thanks to the Washington State Legislature. We give our sincere thanks to the Tribes, businesses, and individuals who have donated to the Billy Frank Jr. Statue Fund, we raised $100,000 together! Read the news here: https://www.arts.wa.gov/billy-frank-jr/
We give our sincere thanks to all of the Tribes, businesses, and individuals who have donated to the Billy Frank Jr. Statue Fund. We have raised over $80,000 so far! Donations are still being accepted at Donate to the Billy Frank Jr. Statue and Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Forever Fund
Honoring a Legacy and Committing to Action The WA State Treasurer sent his thanks for the $70, 332 donation from Salmon Defense to the state of Washington Billy Frank Jr. National Statuary Hall Collection Fund, March 22nd 2022. Together we can build the Billy Frank Jr. Statue and the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Forever Fund Donations are currently […]
The Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Coalition identified a need for a powerful media campaign to build understanding and support public engagement that ultimately strengthens the resolve of decision makers. We have partnered with the communications firm C+C to build and develop a solid and sustainable communications campaign to carry the work forward of the Billy […]
Below is a link to a guest editorial that ran in the Seattle Times, written by Lorraine Loomis (Salmon Defense Vice Chair) and Phil Anderson (former director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife). It focuses on chinook fishing, orca recovery and the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Coalition. “Some people are renewing the call […]
For the past ten years in May, the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe has generously donated their beautiful golf course, The Cedars at Dungeness, to Salmon Defense for our annual golf tournament. The tournament was renamed the Billy Frank Jr. Classic shortly after he made his journey home on May 5, 2014. The Cedars at Dungeness is […]
The book Tell the Truth: The Collected Columns of Billy Frank Jr is now available to order. Proceeds from the sale go to the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Forever Fund, managed by Salmon Defense. It is available now at amazon.com