Retail Giant Target Supports Alaska Wild Salmon
Minneapolis-based Target Corp., the nation's second-largest discounter after Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has pulled all farmed salmon from its stores and replaced it with Alaska wild salmon. A top company official said Target is trying to be a more responsible environmental steward. TU asks its members to thank Target and to support the retailer’s decision by purchasing Alaska’s wild salmon at their nearest store. »Read the Press Release

Pa. Project Will Avert Mine Blowout
An abandoned mine in Bitumen, Pa. was recently the site of a mine pool stabilization project that will prevent a mine blowout that could have released millions of gallons of acid mine drainage into nearby Kettle Creek and ultimately into the West Branch Susquehanna River. This is part of TU's Eastern Abandoned Mine Program. »Read the Press Release

New Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat Protected in Mass.
The state of Massachusetts recently purchased a 245-acre parcel of land in the Red Brook watershed. The purchase will help protect one of the last remaining sea-run brook trout populations in the state. A variant of native brook trout, the sea-run brook trout are larger than typical brook trout due to feeding on abundant food resources in salt water during winter months. »Read the Press Release

Major Grant Will Benefit Coho Salmon
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation awarded $696,000 to improve stream flows and water supply reliability in five tributaries of the Russian River critical to the recovery of endangered coho salmon. The coho salmon population in the watershed has sharply declined in recent decades. »Read the Press Release