Taylor McCroskey is the District Fish Biologist for Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Walla Walla basin. Taylor has worked in the fisheries management field for 10 years in a variety of roles from fish habitat, hydropower, fish hatchery, anadromous and resident fish biology, regulatory and permitting and a variety of other fish management roles. Taylor is a very passionate angler, hunter and outdoorsman which is why he got into working in fish and wildlife to protect, conserve and provide future generations the opportunity to experience the things he loves so much. The Walla Walla watershed is important to me because it has such an immense and pristine upper headwaters that would provide amazing habitat for the fisheries species that inhabit the basin if solutions can be found on how to manage water in way that it provides the necessary flows for fisheries, floodplains and  riparian habitat while also provides water for farmers, ranchers and other interests. It also has the potential to be a template for those areas where water has become the focal point that drives decision making to look towards the future of conservation and efforts towards finding positive outcomes that work for farmers, natural resources and other interests throughout the Walla Walla basin.