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On the North Umpqua, a win for science and wild steelhead
TU and Wild Steelheaders support Oregon decision to help decimated wild summer steelhead TU’s Wild Steelhead Initiative is firmly committed to the principle that the best available science must guide steelhead fisheries management. But as our wild steelhead populations continue to decline in virtually every watershed in their native range, too often we see steelhead…
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It’s time: Congress must fund America’s wildlife refuges
Hunters and anglers are coming together to urge Congress to increase funding for the Wildlife Refuge System. Some of the nation’s best angling and hunting opportunities exist on U.S. National Wildlife Refuges, a system of federal public lands tasked with conserving fish, wildlife, and habitat. There are over 340 wildlife refuges open for fishing. From…
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Business as usual won’t restore the Eel River
TU promises legal action if the Potter Valley Project continues to harm salmon and steelhead The lower reaches of California’s Eel River flows through the homeland of the Wiyot people. The Wiyot call the river Wiya’t, which means abundance. At one time, the Eel’s salmon, steelhead, and Pacific lamprey fisheries were incredibly abundant. But dams,…
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Infrastructure dollars hit the ground
TU has a hand in newly funded work to reconnect native trout and salmon streams around the U.S. An obsolete dam removed in Utah. Habitat reconnected in Montana. New crossings built and streams reopened in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. Funding is starting to flow from the federal infrastructure law, and Trout Unlimited is right…
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Watch: “Everyone In Between”
Highlighting two threatened fisheries on opposite ends of America In 2020, Captains for Clean Water released the film “Everyone in Between” which highlights the need to protect two critical fisheries that are at great risk: Bristol Bay and the Everglades. The film just won “Best in Conservation” at the 15th annual Drake Fly Fishing Video…
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Smith River win: We’re one step closer to protection
Celebrating a major court ruling in favor of the Smith River Montana’s Smith River is one big step closer to protection from the development of a large-scale industrial copper mine. This week, Trout Unlimited won our court challenge against Canadian-owned Sandfire Resources’ Black Butte Copper Mine. On every count, the court sided TU and our…
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Last best chance for recovery of Klamath salmon and steelhead
There is real hope for restoring the Klamath and its fisheries, however. That’s because a multi-decade effort to remove the four dams of the Lower Klamath Project is now close to the finish line.
Anglers and others who care about healthy rivers can help by submitting comments on key environmental analysis The Klamath River system historically has been the third most productive for wild salmon and steelhead on the West Coast. But its legendary salmon and steelhead runs are teetering on the brink of collapse. There is real hope…
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