Wyoming

Project near national park will open up 50 miles of stream to migrating cutthroat.

Earlier this year, the nation’s watchdog of coldwater fisheries resources was the beneficiary of a likable and energetic new leader.

"We're trying to make sure fish can go where they want to go and tie that into irrigation productivity and efficiency," says Scott Yates of Wyoming Trout Unlimited (TU).

The U.S. Forest Service recently did something that deserves applause: it agreed with thousands of sportsmen that a portion of the Wyoming Range should stay wild and rangy and free.