The HCSEG proudly recognizes and congratulates C. Jeff Cederholm as the first inductee into the Pacific Northwest Salmon Center's Wild Salmon Hall of Fame. On October 4th, a gala event was held at the Selah Inn announcing Jeff as the winner.

Jeff Cederholm has had a very prestigious career in his efforts to protect, conserve, and educate the public about Wild Salmon. He worked as a fisheries Biologist at the University of Washington for 9 Years and as a Salmon Biologist for the Washington Department of Natural Resources for 22 years. He has published over 30 scientific studies on the human impacts on Wild Salmon. He was co-organizer of the International conference on Salmon Nutrient in 2001 in Oregon, and was president of the North Pacific International Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.

 Among some of his many accomplishments, Jeff co-wrote the technical report Pacific Salmon and Wildlife Ecological Contexts, Relationships, and Implications for Management. He has also authored other numerous articles including publications in  National Geographic, Fly Fishing Magazine, Washington Trout Quarterly, and regional newspapers. He is a well known advocate for Wild Salmon and for assisting in the education of a wide range of students including at least 21 advanced degrees and two Doctorates concerning salmon and watershed ecosystems/ecology. He currently continues to teach and inspire at Evergreen State college. Jeff does not eat salmon. Jeff is truly an inspiration to us all.

The three other finalists were:


Al Latham, District Manager for the Jefferson Conservation District in Washington, has been an advocate and catalyst for salmon habitat restoration for over 14 years. He has initiated, supervised and participated in hundreds of restoration projects, working out solutions with hostile land owners, an apathetic public and many Governmental restraints. Al has provided countless hours of personal time volunteering, finding partners, attending meetings, chasing grants, and cajoling wary landowners. He enriches the lives of those with whom he works and volunteers. Al is personally making Jefferson County salmon friendly.

 Ashley Rawhouser, an Aquatic Biologist with the National Parks Service, is passionate about protecting and enhancing Wild Salmon. He has been instrumental and essential in the development and success of the Skagit River (Washington) Stewards program since 1998, training 150 volunteers to use monitoring protocols in the field and analyzing the data. Ashley developed the protocols for a benthic Macro invertebrate index of biological integrity geared toward the Skagit River Watershed. This index will provide a way to collect baseline information about the health of the entire Skagit River.



Gordy George grew up in Seabeck, WA, with a passion for fish. He worked at Big Beef Creek as a youth volunteer and ended up managing the University of Washington research station there off and on for 20 years. He began one of the first private Chinook Supplementation projects 1990, starting with 2 females and 6 males, today numbering in the thousands. Gordy was one of the first to develop a predator study in a hatchery setting 1994, and his work has helped to maintain viability of brood stocking and perpetuation of future salmon runs in northern Hood Canal. Gordy conducts educational experiences and private tours for school children and inspires the efforts of others to preserve and recover Wild Salmon.