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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON April 22, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
The Big T Is Back
Posted in Conservation, Colorado TU
By Randy Scholfield We’re reminded at times that river canyons can be violent, unforgiving places.
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON April 17, 2014 - 3 COMMENTS
Yellowstone: The Natives Are Winning
Posted in Conservation, Wyoming - 9WY, Greater Yellowstone Area
The goal of TU and partners is to restore one of the most significant native trout strongholds in the world. That lake population of native Yellowstone cutthroat, like so many other things in the park, was a natural marvel—and provided fantastic fishing for generations of park visitors, too
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON April 15, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Look Before You Lease
Posted in Conservation, Colorado TU
Great news for sportsmen who love to fish and hunt in Colorado: The BLM has announced new rules for managing oil and gas leasing in Colorado that should help preserve the health of millions of acres of pristine hunting and fishing lands in the state.
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON April 7, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
'Now the fish are gone'
Posted in Conservation, Colorado TU
She paused, nodded her head and said, “I understand. I live near a small creek that runs off the mesa, and I used to go there to watch the trout swimming about in the creek. But the farmer above us dried up the creek, and now the fish are gone.” It was obvious by her tone that she missed the fish [ READ MORE... ]
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 21, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Thank you, Orvis
Posted in Conservation, Outdoor Communicators
One of my favorite examples of corporate conservation leadership—and I cite it early and often these days—is the venerable Orvis Company, and its visionary leaders, Perk and Dave Perkins. Most people who fish have benefited (whether they realize it or not) from the tremendous conservation support [ READ MORE... ]
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 13, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Teacher: Why I love Adopt-A-Trout
Posted in Conservation, Wyoming - 9WY, Outdoor Communicators
I now find myself in the third year of the “Adopt-A-Trout” program and couldn’t be happier. The students at EMS have become scientists. No more telling about science; classes are actively engaged in scientific questions and data analysis. There is a sense of wonder and awe with the program. [ READ MORE... ]
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 13, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Wild steelhead get their due in WA
Posted in Conservation, Washington - 9WA
For those of you who have had the good fortune of being tight to a wild steelhead taking you deep into your backing or cart-wheeling across a river, you understand the magic of this fish. And, like me, you probably want fish managers to ensure that such opportunities continue to be available for [ READ MORE... ]
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 11, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Making noise, saving trout
Posted in Conservation
Low flows on the Lower Illinois: lethal for trout By Randy Scholfield When is a river not a river? When it doesn’t have any water.
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 6, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
Innovative WA project boosts flows, fish
Posted in Conservation, Washington - 9WA, Outdoor Communicators
When looking at conservation opportunities, TU thinks big--as the Pioneer Ditch project in WA shows. Check out the new project video.
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Blog Post BY rscholfield ON March 4, 2014 - 0 COMMENTS
A big win for Fraser River
Posted in Conservation, Colorado TU
By Randy Scholfield Sometimes, you get a victory that brings home what it is we’re doing at TU, and that broadens your sense of what’s possible. The Fraser River in Colorado just got a new lease on life—and all of you who are part of Team TU made it happen.
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