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TU members in NY urged to comment on draft trout plan
The New York council of Trout Unlimited is urging TU members to comment on the state’s recently released Draft Fisheries Management Plan for Inland Trout Streams. The plan will provide a detailed road map for protecting trout waters and informing management decisions to improve fishing for trout, among the state’s most sought-after gamefish. The Department of Environmental Conservation made the plan public on May 29, 2020. The deadline…
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TU’s Wood on Pebble Mine: ‘Wrong mine in the wrong place’
This week, TU President and CEO Chris Wood joined three other panelists and helped lead a discussion on the perils presented by the proposed Pebble Mine to the salmon and trout fisheries of southwest Alaska. ConservAmerica, a "right-of-center" organization that advocates for market-based solutions to environmental challenges, hosted the discussion. Wood led off the discussion…
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Infrastructure going green in Rogue River watershed
By Jamie Vaughan Hairy Penstemon is blooming at the Parkside Elementary Rain Garden in Michigan. This rain garden is a type of green infrastructure utilizing native plants to help developed areas function more naturally, thus keeping polluted and warmed stormwater runoff out of Rum Creek. We were out in the community with Abigail Henschell (pictured above),…
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Hillsound Freesteps6
These light-weight crampons help with footing, in and out of the water.
Nothing can ruin a day on the stream faster than a fall. Whether you just get soaked, or worse yet, get injured, being steady on your feet as your get in and out of the water is something you cannot afford to take for granted. Hillsound FreeSteps6 make being sure-footed a lot easier. These ultra-light…
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Bonds of brothers
As age takes its toll, the memories become stronger By Drew Irby I was browsing through a collection of scanned photos the other day and came across a vintage pic from the family archives. I had been randomly thinking about what happened to certain friends from my college days in northern Arizona. Seeing this shot…
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Wyoming volunteers back to work on Little Mountain
Volunteers from the Seedskadee TU Chapter in Wyoming helped plant hundreds of trees along cutthroat trout streams in the Little Mountain region.
National Trout Unlimted leaders announced on June 1 that chapters were permitted to organize chapter gatherings where state and local rules allow, and as long as proper precautions are taken to protect one another. Wyoming TU volunteers wasted no time, and are already back to work restoring some of Wyoming’s most important strongholds for native…
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Chugach Electric members, cast your vote: support Eklutna River restoration
Southcentral Alaskans: The Chugach Electric Association (CEA) Board of Directors election and fishing opportunity in Southcentral Alaska have more in common than you may think. The CEA Board has potential to restore historical Chinook salmon habitat and create additional angling opportunity for Alaskans because CEA is a part owner of the Ekltuna Hydropower Project. There is a…
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