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Roadless photo essay
Adventures are endless on Roadless Areas.
Pure magic...found on your nearest Roadless Area. Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. Photo by Tanner Belknap 45 million acres of National Forest land protected by the Roadless Rule are currently at risk. These protections help safeguard clean water, crucial fish and wildlife habitat and the adventures we all cherish while allowing for multiple uses—including fishing, hunting,…
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A Restoration Program Takes Root in the Rio Grande and Gila Headwaters
How TU's team in New Mexico is restoring the state's most enchanting waters and lands in 2025
As summer winds down and we transition to the shorter days and cooler temperatures of fall, project season is in full swing for us. As TU’s project footprint grows in New Mexico, our intent is to better tell our story and provide more opportunities for TU members and the angling community to engage in the…
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10 things you can do in Roadless Areas
Here are some things you might not know are possible in Roadless Areas...
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule provides critical protections for 45 million acres of National Forest lands across the United States. For more than 20 years, the Roadless Rule has conserved backcountry public lands and waters while providing flexibility for the Forest Service to steward these high-value landscapes through active management that improves forest health…
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This Land is Your Land: Amanda Monthei
Long before she moved west to join a wildfire fighting crew, Amanda Monthei grew up fishing, hiking, hunting and camping in Northern Michigan’s Pigeon River Country, a vast network of state public lands surrounding her rural hometown.
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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Roadless is more
Quick, name your favorite Inventoried roadless area. Do any come to mind? If you’re like most public land users, roadless areas probably aren’t the first thing you think of when dreaming about your favorite hunting or fishing spot. But they should be—and you might have been enjoying roadless areas for years without even knowing it.…
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This Land is Your Land: The best job at Trout Unlimited
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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This Land is Your Land: Lucas Mullen
When the opportunities to guide and fish the lands and waters of the Tongass National Forest—America’s largest and biggest fish producing forest—came knocking, he answered.
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…

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