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Leave it to Beavers
Patagonia celebrates the restoration work of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative in a new story and video Each summer, the young adult members of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative spend weeks camping in national forests, restoring miles of trout and salmon habitat by building beaver dams and log jams, planting willows by hand…
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The public has spoken: Go all in on recovering the Kennebec River
It’s Atlantic salmon spawning season on Maine’s Kennebec River, and the regal fish are making their way from the Atlantic Ocean into the river on their annual run. As we know, it’s a run that’s just a tiny fraction of what it once was; those federally endangered salmon and other migratory species are halted by…
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Protecting your home waters and America’s first ranger station
Earlier this year, the Wyoming's TU staff met in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to discuss priorities and projects across the state in 2024 and beyond. Thermopolis is a hidden gem hosting some of the Cowboy State’s most vaunted outdoor wonders, including the world’s largest mineral hot springs, a dinosaur center where you can dig for them, and…
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Five things anglers should know about the Antiquities Act
1. The Antiquities 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. National monument designations can only take place on existing public lands. Landscape of Arizona's newest National Monument 2. Presidents have…
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Guardians of the Gila Wilderness
Rambunctious tales from the first century of America’s first Wilderness Come and get it, you SOBs!” bellowed camp cook and retired New Mexico Game and Fish game warden Lief Ahlm. The refrain has become our dinner bell for the chow line during several days in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, where we have gathered…
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Driftless program adds first Iowa staffer
Cameron Aker joins team as Iowa engagement coordinator As the Iowa Driftless Engagement Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, Cameron Aker helps connect growers, landowners, anglers, volunteer groups, and government agencies to help restore the cold-water habitats of Iowa. Cameron has spent the past 17 years of his career in the Ag Industry, where he worked with…
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Big projects on tap in Driftless Area
Several major restoration projects are on tap for the coming field season in the Driftless Area, one of Trout Unlimited's Priority Waters. Here are several of the biggest efforts on tap Nohr Chapter - Snow Bottom Stream Improvement Project - Wisconsin The Nohr Chapter was awarded a Department of Natural Resources Surface Water Grant to…
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