The Youth Salmon Protectors (YSP)

My name is Liz Duke-Moe and I am the Co-leader of a Northwest United States youth coalition called YSP. 

Youth Salmon Protectors was launched in January 2021 to advocate for replacing the 4 Lower Snake River dams to save Northwest wild anadromous fish and Southern Resident orcas from extinction. This effort was established by the Idaho Conservation League to ensure younger generations of Idahoans understand and support the importance of salmon restoration, to mobilize an overwhelming grassroots movement, and to ensure youth engagement for this issue. We have written over 1500 postcards to elected officials (such as Senator Crapo and Senator Risch of Idaho), published 14 letters to the editor, organized direct actions, tabled at events to raise money, visited our senators’ offices, arranged meetings with members of congress, organized banner drops and wheatpasting, and built coalitions across state and tribal lines to call for engagement with Congressman Simpson's Columbia Basin Initiative.