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This Land is Your Land: Growing up on public lands…and sharing that with others
It’s a warm, sunny, southern evening and Zoe Mihalas is in her element, knee-deep in the Davidson River with a fly rod in hand.
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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Working to save a species
TU’s tireless work to protect and restore the South Fork Snake River’s native Yellowstone Cutthroat For a fly angler, it is hard to beat the slow, deliberate rise of a wild Yellowstone cutthroat coming up through the water column to sip a dry fly. It is one of the truly iconic moments defining the experience…
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Mapping the reconnection of Great Lakes stream networks with Trout Unlimited
In the Great Lakes region, the brook trout is Trout Unlimited’s mascot for a good reason. This vibrant salmonid is known as a native indicator species, as their ecology requires habitat parameters like river substrate, dissolved oxygen levels, cold water, healthy surrounding forests and connected stream networks for survival and reproduction. If brook trout populations…
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Improving tide gates on the Salmon SuperHwy
On Oregon’s North Coast rivers, NOAA restoration investments are helping reconnect critical habitat for salmon and farmers. When many of us picture barriers to fish migration, we often think of dams and perched culverts preventing salmon, steelhead and other native species from reaching spawning and rearing habitat, off-channel refuges from high flows or sources of…
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An Alaskan-driven solution to safeguarding Bristol Bay
Alaska Representatives introduce a bill that would stop the proposed Pebble Mine and prevent large-scale mining that jeopardizes fish and wildlife. The 20-year saga to safeguard the world’s largest wild salmon stronghold from becoming the future home of North America’s largest open pit mine has taken a new turn. On May 20th, 2025, the Alaska…
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Faces of Restoration – Copper River Watershed Project
The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) is a local non-profit that works to keep the 26,500 square miles of the Copper River watershed free of fish passage barriers.
If you’ve eaten in a fine dining restaurant anytime recently, chances are you’ve seen Copper River salmon on the menu. These salmon are renowned for their high fat content and are beloved by chefs and foodies around the world. Most who enjoy this prized fish have probably never heard of the quaint coastal community of…
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Watch: “Horses and Highwater: Restoring Tincup Creek”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhSC07aZ0_s&feature=youtu.be Horses and Highwater perfectly depicts the Western way of life bringing together the important tenets of community, collaboration and conservation. Trout Unlimited’s ongoing restoration efforts at Tincup Creek exemplify all these traits as we work closely with Caribou-Targhee National Forest—by hand, foot, hoof and helicopter—to bring restoration projects to life in the Salt River…
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