July 11, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited welcomes Rep. DeFazios mining reform legislation Bill provides mine cleanup funding and helps voluntary cleanups WASHINGTONTrout Unlimited welcomed a bill introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon to create a revenue stream for abandoned mine cleanups and provide much-needed liability relief for…
TU welcomes clean air rules that will protect trout, salmon
June 2, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer 703-284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU Welcomes Clean Air Rules that will Protect Trout and Salmon Clean Air Act proposal will reduce carbon pollution that is already impacting trout and salmon habitat. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today thanked the Environmental Protection Agency for its strong proposal to reduce the carbon pollution…
'Turning the Corner' on Yellowstone Lake
May 6, 2014 Contact: Jack Williams, (541) 261-3960, jwilliams@tu.org Dave Hallac, (307) 344-2203, Dave_Hallac@nps.gov Chris Hunt, TU national director of communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org For Immediate Release: Yellowstone National Park Turning the Corner on Native Cutthroat Trout Recovery National Park Service, Trout Unlimited report significant progress in recovery of iconic native species (Yellowstone)The National Park…
MEDIA ADVISORY: Yellowstone's Native Fish 'Turning the Corner'
MEDIA ADVISORY May 2, 2014 Contact: Chris Hunt, 208-406-9106 chunt@tu.org Randy Scholfield, 720-375-3961 rscholfield@tu.org Yellowstone National Park Turning the Corner on Native Cutthroat Trout Recovery: A Media Teleconference Event YellowstoneRepresentatives of the National Park Service, Trout Unlimited, local fishing guides and the recreation industry will be available for a teleconference event to discuss latest data…
TU Supports EPA, Corps of Engineers Draft Rule Protecting Headwater Streams
March 25 , 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer 703-284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU supports EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Restore Protections to Headwater Trout Streams Clean Water Act rulemaking will protect trout salmon and angling, while maintaining longstanding exemptions for farmers, ranchers and forestry. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today announced its support for a…
Forest Service to study Wyoming Range parcels
For immediate release 3/21/2014 Contact: Steve Kilpatrick, Wyoming Wildlife Federation (307) 413-7249 Amy Rathke, National Outdoor Leadership School (307) 335-2262 Ron Hansen, Trout Unlimited member and owner Wind River Outdoor Company (307)330-5770 Forest Service to study Wyoming Range parcels Agency announces start of report to look at oil and gas on controversial parcels Big Piney…
Hermosa Bill gets hearing in the House
For immediate release 3/6/2014 Contact: Ty Churchwell (970) 903-3010, tchurchwell@tu.org Hermosa Bill gets hearing in the House Bill would protect more than one hundred thousand acres near Durango Washington D.C. A bill that would protect the Hermosa Creek watershed near Durango, Colorado took another step toward becoming law as it received a committee hearing Thursday…