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Re-routing quickly heals wayward Michigan stream
When Trout Unlimited crews and contractors dive into a construction project, they move fast. Often, it takes just a week or two of construction to complete the work. Getting to construction can be a longer haul. It was more than a decade ago when Chad Kotke, a stream restoration specialist on TU’s Great Lakes team, learned…
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An unlikely case study for trout conservation: Arizona
From securing national monuments to scaling up multi-million-dollar projects, Arizona’s policy and restoration work is ready to take center stage. Yes, Arizona has native trout. And, yes, we have quite an advocate for them in Nathan Rees, Trout Unlimited’s Arizona state lead. Apache trout country A family man in the Phoenix Valley, Rees’s role is…
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Working to keep fishing and hunting access in Nevada
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, sporting opportunity and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This…
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Challenges delay but don’t stop big project in NC
Trout Unlimited’s project managers are accustomed to encountering challenges in the field. Jeff Wright, who until recently was TU’s Southern Appalachians program manager, had no idea what he might face during a major culvert replacement project deep in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina. Hurricane Helene, which devastated large swaths of landscape across the Southeast early in the fall of…
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Exemplifying service partnership in the Golden Trout Wilderness
The Golden Trout Wilderness is one of those rare places that captures the imagination—a remote, wild landscape that sits high on many anglers’ bucket lists. Rugged terrain and long miles of backcountry trail can make it feel out of reach, but for those who make the journey, it’s an experience unlike any other. This past…
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A healthy stream thanks to roadless area forest treatments
Caples Creek Roadless Area provides a good example of the benefits of fuels treatment projects in Roadless Areas.
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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ConHydro hits the century mark
TU’s Conservation Hydrology program has built the largest non-governmental stream gage system in California At its core, Trout Unlimited’s restoration work is dedicated to improving flow, water quality and stream connectivity for trout and salmon. In the West, this effort is accomplished largely by working in partnership with landowners, agricultural operators and water agencies. Those…
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