TU in Action

Help With the Great Outdoors Initiative
Please visit our online action center today and ask Interior Secretary Salazar to develop President Obama's America's Great Outdoors Initiative. You can urge him to adopt TU's protect-reconnect-restore-sustain conservation strategy and to recommend key TU projects to be supported by the initiative. »Take Action

TU Works on Abandoned Mine Restoration in MT
TU is working on a $2 million project in the Ninemile Creek watershed outside of Missoula, Montana. We are restoring critical fish and wildlife habitat to an area that has been devastated by mining. With the help of federal, state and local partners, TU is working to restore streams to their natural flow.
»Read an article about the project | »Watch videos of the project

Pebble Pedalers Reach Peru
On a 17,000-mile bike journey from Alaska's Prudhoe Bay to Argentina's Tierra del Fuego, two conservation-minded brothers from San Francisco have reached Peru. The brothers call themselves the Pebble Pedalers and their goal is to raise awareness about the need to protect Bristol Bay from the proposed Pebble mine. »Read Their Blog | »Take Action

Your Vote Could Help TIC Receive $20,000
Trout in the Classroom (TIC) and TU's New York City chapter have been selected as finalists for the Tom's of Maine "50 States for Good" initiative. In celebration of its 40th anniversary, Tom’s of Maine will sponsor five organizations and their projects focusing on environmental and community wellness. Please vote for TIC today and every day through September 10.

Noteworthy

Trout In the Classroom Students and teachers in New York are getting geared up for back-to-school and another year of Trout in the Classroom (TIC). On October 7th, teachers from different parts of New York State will gather for the Fall TIC Teacher Conference in Hyde Park, NY. The conference will feature workshops to prepare teachers for TIC and provide lessons and materials for their students.

In the News

Spread Creek Dam removal to improve trout habitat
»Jackson Hole News & Guide (WY)

Camp Woolly Bugger
»Sierra Magazine (MT)

EPA OKs mine cleanup in San Luis Valley
»Summit County Citizens Voice (CO)

Moose Plate Program helps rescue rail trail waterway
»The Nashua Telegraph (NH)