Biologist, mother, volunteer-extraordinaire,
We are TU: Diana Miller

Biologist, mother, volunteer-extraordinaire,
Getting ready for spring fishing in Southeast Alaska.
More than 50 years ago, TU’s mission was still centered around cold, clean water
Mature invasive lake trout numbers are decreasing in Yellowstone Lake and Yellowstone cutthroat trout continue to increase as a result of intensive netting efforts.
In 2011, when I was still president of New Mexico’s Santa Fe (Truchas) Chapter, I was approached by Nick Streit, president of the Taos (Enchanted Circle) Chapter and owner of the Taos Fly Shop, about restoring a section of the Red River in Questa. The Red had been a workhorse for several decades, impacted by
Whether or not they publicly admit it, every angler has a home river or stream — the place they think of first when even the slightest of openings appear on the calendar. The Green River below Flaming Gorge Dam in northeastern Utah is 200 miles from my front door but it is my home river.
When I was young, our family had a condo in a nearby ski town that was affectionately known as the ‘hatchery’ due to the copious amounts of trout art and decorations adorning the walls and tables. I recall attempting to count them at one point, but I couldn’t keep up, especially since I knew of hidden pieces I drew on the studs