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About Jim Yuskavitch
Ji m Yus kav i tch earned his Bachelor of
Science degree in Resource Recreation
Management and Wildlife Biology from Oregon
State University’s School of Forestry.
He began his professional career as a research
assistant with OSU, working on wildlands use
studies on Oregon’s Illinois River and in Denali
National Park, Alaska. He spent five years as
Outdoor Program Coordinator for the Corvallis,
Oregon, Parks and Recreation Department where
he also helped develop plans for a city-wide trail
system and was a member of the Corvallis
Mountain Rescue Unit, participating in technical rescue operations in the High Cascades.
In 1982, he surveyed archaeological sites
throughout interior Alaska for the Bureau of
Indian Affairs. He was hired by
Trout Unlimited in 1987 as an
editor to help produce its
national magazine, Trout,
where he specialized in fisheries science and conservation
journalism. He began his editorial services business in
1993.
Partial Client List
The Nature Conservancy
Defenders of Wildlife
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Federation of Fly Fishers
Oregon Hunters Association
Trout Unlimited
Forest Magazine
Fly Fisherman Magazine
Deschutes Resources Conservancy
Deschutes Basin Land Trust
Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
Time Magazine
National Geographic Society TV Division
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Globe Pequot Press
McKenzie Watershed Council
Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council
High Desert Museum
Selected Published
Magazine Articles
Jim Yuskavitch
McCl o ud i n a Bo ttl e The battle to prevent a water bottling company from drawing spring water from the McCloud
River basin. Fly Fisherman Magazine, March 2009
Fi s hers Fi g ht the Odds Pacific fisher research and recovery on the West Coast. Forest Magazine, Winter 2008
Fro m Wo l v es to Do g s A look at the latest scientific theories on the origins of domestic dogs and their relationship
to wolves. Defenders Magazine, Fall 2007
Succes s o n the Stream: Des chutes Ri v er, Oreg o n An
overview of the massive effort to reintroduce salmon and
steelhead to the Deschutes River’s upper basin. Trout
Magazine, Fall 2007
Kl amath Dams The fight to save the Klamath River’s
dwindling salmon runs by removing three hydroelectric dams
on the upper river. Fly Fisherman Magazine, May 2007
Suns et o n the Day break Mi ne The story of fish conservationists fighting a proposed gravel mine along
Washington’s East Fork Lewis River. Fly Fisherman
Magazine, September 2006
Ho wl o f the Wi l d A look at the process of gray wolf recovery in Idaho and the transition from federal protection under
the ESA to management by the state. Forest Magazine,
Summer 2006
Do wn o n the Sal mo n Farm An analysis of Atlantic
salmon farming off the Pacific Northwest coast and its
impact on wild Pacific salmon and steelhead. Salmon &
Steelhead Journal, Summer 2006
Editorial Services
Specializing in Environmental
Science and Issues
Cri s i s o n the Snake An update on the debate over the proposed breaching of the four Snake River Dams. Salmon &
Steelhead Journal, Winter 2005
Seal s and Sea Li o ns An overview of the effects of seal
and sea lion predation on declining stocks of Pacific Salmon.
Salmon & Steelhead Journal, Summer/Fall 2004
Mi racul o us Meto l i us How Oregon’s Metolius River was
transformed into a top wild trout fishery and plans for future
restoration of its historical salmon runs. Fly Fisherman
Magazine, May 2004
Sal mo n i n Paradi s e A look at the current state of Alaska’s
wild salmon and how they are being managed. Trout
Magazine, Winter 2002
Leav e i t to Beav ers The ecological value of beavers and
how they have been used as a riparian restoration tool. Forest
Magazine, Spring 2002
Jim Yuskavitch
69278 Lariat
Sisters, OR 97759 USA
Ph/Fax 541-549-8914
E-mail [email protected]
www.jimyuskavitch.com
www.agpix.com/jimyuskavitch
About
Since 1993, Jim Yuskavitch has been providing
public and media outreach, feature articles,
newsletters, research, reports, Web content and
photography services to non-profit organizations, government agencies and businesses in the
field of science, conservation, policy and natural
resource management.
With a strong journalism, publishing, natural
resource management and science background,
Jim Yuskavitch is particularly suited for large
and complex projects requiring extensive
research and writing.
Environmental Reports
Sample Projects
D eFenDeRS OF WiLDLiFe hired Jim Yuskavitch to
research and write an extensive report on the economic
benefits of endangered species. The report profiled a variety of businesses and organizations throughout the U.S.
ranging from Florida dive shop owners to tour guides in
Wyoming who generate income from species listed under
the Endangered Species Act.
Journals
Jim Yuskavitch is editor of The
Osprey, the only publication providing in-depth coverage of the
science and management of wild
steelhead and Pacific salmon.
Published by the F eDeRatiOn OF
F LY F iS HeRS , he manages all aspects from obtaining
manuscripts and providing layout to printing.
Public Outreach
Northern spotted owl, H.J.
Andrews Experimental Forest,
Oregon. Gray wolf at pack rendezvous
site,
Clearwater
National Forest, Idaho.Wild
ESA-listed spring Chinook
salmon on spawning bed,
McKenzie River, Oregon.
Photos by Jim Yuskavitch
Technical Reports
The C OnFeDeRateD tRiBeS OF WaRM S PRingS
contracted Jim Yuskavitch as project editor and writer
for their Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
application to own and operate the Pelton-Round
Butte Hydro Project on Oregon’s Deschutes River.
The project culminated in a four-volume environmental and engineering analysis.
Yuskavitch provides the ORegOn D ePaRtMent OF
F iS H anD WiLDLiFe with public outreach/news services. Feature articles and news releases are written and
placed in statewide newspapers and other media outlets.
This also includes writing, editing and designing
newsletters, biennial reports to the state legislature and
brochures.
He also creates ongoing photo/text packages for tHe
n atURe C OnS eRvanCY in Oregon, profiling fish
habitat restoration projects funded through a partnership
with TNC, Portland General Electric and PacifiCorp.
Grant Writing
Jim Yuskavitch wrote successful Oregon Watershed
Enhancement Board grants for the U PPeR D eS CHUteS ,
M C Kenzie anD M iDDLe F ORK WiLLaMette
WateRS HeD COUnCiLS to fund media outreach projects.
Feature Articles
Jim Yuskavitch regularly writes
investigative feature articles on
assignment for national and regional
magazines. Sample published work
includes articles on wolf recovery and
management in Idaho, environmental
impacts of Atlantic salmon farming,
Klamath River dams, public river
access rights and a proposed commercial development in Oregon’s Newberry National
Volcanic Monument.
Books
Yuskavitch is author of Fishing
Oregon, 52 Oregon Nature
Weekends,
Oregon
Wildlife
Viewing Guide, Outlaw Tales of
Oregon and co-author of Insiders’
Guide to Bend and Central Oregon.
Photography
Jim Yuskavitch was contracted by the ORegOn
D ePaRtMent OF F iS H anD WiLDLiFe to travel
throughout the state, photographing its fish hatcheries
and wildlife areas, focusing on the resources, wildlife and
amenities they provide to the public as well as various
management operations. Photographs from this shoot
were used on the agency’s Web site and to illustrate its
various publications.
Yuskavitch was
also hired by the
D eS CHUteS BaS in
L anD t RUS t to
photograph a large
forest property in
Central Oregon it is
seeking to acquire.