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We went to court to defend Bristol Bay. Here’s what happened.
June in Bristol Bay, Alaska is supposed to be about fish. Not fights in court. But last week, at the height of the world’s largest wild salmon run, advocates had to leave their fishing boats, subsistence sites, and businesses for the courtroom of the U.S. District Court for Alaska in Anchorage. Why? Because the Pebble Limited Partnership,…
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Celebrating fishing and hunting opportunities on the 120th anniversary of the 1906 Antiquities Act
On June 8th, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, creating one of the most effective conservation tools in American history. The Act authorizes the President of the United States to designate national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures or other objects of historic, cultural or scientific interest. Since its creation, a total of eighteen…
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A lot on the line for America’s most prolific Salmon Forest
For many Americans, Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage and Tongass National Forest is a dream destination. Nearly 3 million visitors come every year to see the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest and its towering old-growth trees, dramatic mountains rising from the sea and tidewater glaciers. The Tongass has 13000 miles of salmon streams Right now, there’s an incredible opportunity to help maintain the prolific…
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A Grand Canyon National Monument cast and blast: Part 1
The drive to a boat ramp or trailhead to fish or hunt is always filled with hope and a mix of trepidation and excitement. This is particularly true when going to a place for the first time. Topo maps, OnX and intel from friends and family only get you so far. At some point, you must get out there and wade a river and hike the backcountry. For me, this…
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Back to the future for the Boundary Waters
I was just a boy when I first heard about the Boundary Waters. Back in the 1980’s, ESPN’s Saturday morning fishing shows were must-watch TV, with The Fishin’ Hole anchoring the lineup. During one episode, Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight joined show host Jerry McKinnis for a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, outside Ely, Minnesota. Canoes, camping, catching smallmouth bass on poppers, shore lunches of…
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Expanding hunting and angling opportunities on public lands
On January 7, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum signed Secretarial Order 3447, which reaffirms hunting and fishing access on public lands. This order underscores what hunters and anglers know firsthand: public lands are essential to support and sustain our hunting and fishing traditions. The fact is that millions of hunters and anglers across the country…
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Following the music
On the one-year anniversary of its designation, Trout Unlimited celebrates the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, and the fishing and hunting opportunities it provides. I followed a faint trail through the lush grass of a meadow framed by pines and Douglas fir, level at first and then gently climbing a slope. In the hottest time of…
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