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Cows and conservation in Nevada’s desert
Lahontan cutthroat trout could one day be reintroduced into waters like Susie Creek in Nevada, where restoration work involves keeping cows from "parking" in the water. by Helen Neville Cattle reign supreme in the West, valued by many as an iconic part of this landscape and an important thread of western social culture. But without…
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TU ranching partner wins environmental stewardship award from cattle industry
Maggie Creek Ranch manager John Griggs receiving the Environmental Stewardship Award during the Cattle Industry Convention. Photo courtesy of the Cattle Industry Convention. A long time Trout Unlimited partner in conservation was recently honored during the Cattle Industry Convention held in San Diego. Maggie Creek Ranch, the Searle family and ranch manager Jon Griggs were…
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Mapping the ribbon of green
Above: Classic redband trout habitat in the Owyhee desert of Idaho - a ribbon of green among spectacular canyons. (Photo: Robin Bjork) By Kurt Fesenmeyer Redband trout in the high desert regions of Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada are tough fish - they persist in small, cool, and shaded headwater streams in a hot, arid environment.…
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Chris Wood’s full testimony “fire borrowing”
November 5, 2015 Testimony of Trout Unlimited to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on: Wildfire: Stakeholder Perspectives on Budgetary Impacts and Threats to Natural Resources on Federal, State and Private Lands. Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Stabenow, and Committee Members: My name is Chris Wood. I am the President and CEO of…
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Finding a stream for Greenbacks
Photos: Tim Toohey, West Denver Chapter By Jeff Florence The small creek along Herman Gulch in the mountains west of Denver may not seem like much, and in some places it's no more than two feet wide. But it's still able to maintain a strong ecosystem that allows cutthroat trout to survive. After much consideration…
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Howland Dam bypass flowing, improving fish passage Maine’s Penobscot system
Water began flowing through the Howland Dam bypass on Sept. 28 The massive, ambitious Penobscot River restoration effort reached another important milestone on Sept. 28, as the first trickles of the Piscataquis River were diverted into the new Howland Dam bypass. Initial testing of the system is continuing, with the ultimate goal to ensure the…
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Finding trout as Salmon Kill restoration gets under way
Restoration construction efforts on this section of the Salmon Kill were almost complete when this picture was taken. Trout stream restoration projects can make a big immediate visual impact, but the real payoff comes over time. Still, it was a nice surprise when crews doing some stream sampling work at a restoration site on Connecticut's…
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