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Volunteer anglers sought for coaster fin clip collection
Fishing is great. Even better? Fishing for science.
Fishing is great. Even better? Fishing for science. Trout Unlimited is looking for angler volunteers in the upper Great Lakes region to help gain a better understanding of the distribution of coaster brook trout in Lake Superior and its tributaries in Wisconsin and Michigan. TU and agency crews have been looking for coaster brook trout…
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TU keeps making progress in Michigan’s Newaygo County
Trout Unlimited got its start in Michigan, and the state continues to be a hot spot for TU’s efforts to protect and restore coldwater ecosystems. Newaygo County is an area where TU has been working diligently for more than a decade. The progress has been significant and will continue as volunteers and staff in the…
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Faces of Restoration: Larry Mohn, Virginia
As a newly minted fisheries biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, one of Larry Mohn’s first big projects was to complete an inventory of the state’s wild trout streams. “I think they had designated something like 500 miles of trout water,” Mohn remembered. “I think we ended up with 2,500 miles…
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Avoiding science imperils salmon
A long-awaited environmental impact statement (EIS) regarding plans for fish passage improvements on Maine’s Kennebec River finally dropped on Feb. 28. Trout Unlimited and our many partners and supporters who are invested in the health of the Kennebec are disappointed that the EIS ignores the best available science and could doom endangered Atlantic salmon to…
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Faces of Restoration: Brice Wizner, Geomorphic Restoration
Brice Wizner has always had an interest in fish and where they live. Growing up in La Crosse, Wisc., Wizner spent a lot of time chasing trout and walleye throughout the region’s lakes with his grandfather. After college, an early job was working for the state of Minnesota as a fisheries technician. Was it a…
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The power of Trout Unlimited is often amplified by partnerships
A new short film highlights how one such collaboration is moving forward an ambitious restoration effort in New York’s Adirondack Park. TU is partnering with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to reconnect 30 miles of trout stream habitat in the Moose River watershed by 2030. The work is the focus of “Connected Conservation:…
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Making the most of winter’s return
After taking a hiatus of several years, winter has returned to Virginia. The mercury has been dipping into the single digits here in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and daytime highs have barely peaked north of freezing for a couple weeks. “Just like the old days!” a friend exclaimed recently. Yep. Which means that instead of…
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