The summer of 2024 was our second year having field technicians working across the Driftless Area to assess the condition, fish passage status and flood vulnerability of bridges and culverts on our coldwater streams. This work is often termed “Aquatic Organism Passage” or AOP due to the broad ecosystem benefits that are achieved when…
Jumpstarting brook trout restoration on Lake Superior
by Mark Taylor | October 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Brian Stranko has joined the Trout Unlimited staff as its Maine program manager. TU has many projects and initiatives under way in Maine, including enhancing streams with strategic wood additions and advocating for better fish passage for endangered Atlantic salmon. He will work closely with TU’s Maine Council and chapters. Stranko succeeds longtime TU staffer…
Both anglers and trout find less stress upstream
The Biden Administration today took a step forward on meeting the nation’s obligations to upper Columbia River tribes but fell short of producing a comprehensive plan for the entire Columbia basin including the Snake River.
Good Samaritan legislation and mining reform recommendations released this week to spur abandoned mine cleanup.
TU, BLM ink $8.867 million partnership for watershed restoration across the West.