Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 “Beyond Season’s End” Provides Blueprint for Protecting Fish and Wildlife in a Changing Climate TU details specific strategies for protecting trout and salmon. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU), along with 10 leading national hunting and fishing groups, released “Beyond Season’s End,” a report that describes the challenges,…
Trout Unlimited Supports Removal of Energy Leases from BLM Auction
Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Supports Removal of Energy Leases from BLM Auction Over 4,300 acres in Monongahela National Forest pulled from sale. Arlington, Va.–Trout Unlimited (TU) supports the decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to remove West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest from its planned…
Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Mooney 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest Marcellus Shale drilling would destroy native Eastern brook trout habitat. Arlington, Va.In a unanimous vote, Trout Unlimiteds (TU) West Virginia Council voted in favor of a moratorium on natural gas leasing in the Monongahela National Forest. The vote,…
Massachusetts DEP Land Acquisition Will Help Protect Critical Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408, emooney@tu.org Massachusetts DEP Land Acquisition Will Help Protect Critical Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat Land protection will complement TU’s restoration work on Red Brook Arlington, Va.Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and its Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife)…
TU Concerned About Fish and Wildlife Protection as Pa. Leases New State Forest Land for Marcellus Drilling
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney 703-284-9408National Press SecretaryTU Concerned About Fish and Wildlife Protection as Pa. Leases New State Forest Land for Marcellus Drilling Leasing agreement to allow drilling on 32,000 acres Arlington, Va. Pa.s plan to award gas drilling rights on 32,000 acres of state forest land to energy companies for Marcellus Shale…
Trout Unlimited Idaho Project Receives Forest Service Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Trotter, (208) 552-0891, x. 712 ktrotter@tu.org Bart Gamett, (208) 588-2224bgamett@fs.fed.us Trout Unlimited Idaho Project Receives Forest Service Award Trout Unlimiteds Idaho Water Project (IWP) recently received the 2009 national Rise to the Future Partner Award from the USDA Forest Service, which recognized IWPs leadership in restoring fish populations in the…
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Testimony
On December 17, Chris Wood, the chief operating officer of Trout Unlimited, spoke before a senate subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in support of Senate Bill 1470, also known as the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. Wood joined a diverse contingent of Montana residents who helped craft the ground-breaking proposal to conserve land and provide…