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…
Bill to protect Flathead River passes House of Representatives
For immediate release 3/5/2014 Contact: Chris Schustrom, Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, 406-260-1198 Bill to protect Flathead River passes House of Representatives Washington D.C. The North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2259), a bill aimed at protecting well known public lands west of Glacier National Park was approved by the US House…
Managing Water for Farmers, Industry, Communities and Fish
Lahontan cutthroat trout March 5, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, Director, Trout Unlimited California Program, (510) 528-4772 Dave Glenn, Intermountain Director, Sportsmens Conservation Project (307) 332-6700 ext. 16 Helen Neville, Research Scientist, (208) 345-9800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Managing Water for Farmers, Industry, Communities and Fish Trout and salmon conservation starting upstream helps keep water flowing downstream,…
TU names Ziemer to water policy post; Byorth to lead MT Water Project
Trout Unlimited Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 30, 2014 Contact: Pat Byorth, (406).548-4830 pbyorth@tu.org Scott Yates, (307)-349-0753 syates@tu.org Trout Unlimited names Ziemer to new water policy post, Byorth to lead Montana Water Project (Bozeman)Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest organization dedicated to trout and salmon conservation, today announced that Laura Ziemer, director of TUs…
TU, rancher boost fish habitat on Chalk Creek, UT
chalk_creek_bonneville.jpg A Chalk Creek native Bonneville cutthroat: Reconnected to spawning habitat FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 6, 2013 Contact: Paul Burnett, 801-436-4062 pburnett@tu.org Tim Hawkes, 801-928-9008 thawkes@tu.org Trout Unlimited, rancher boost fish habitat on Chalk Creek Project reconnects Weber River cutthroats with spawning habitat (Salt Lake City)The Weber River is home to one of Utahs most…
EPA Report Shows Importance of Headwaters, Wetlands
Oct. 10, 2013 Contact: Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406 DSC_1241.JPG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Importance of Waters and Wetlands Documented in New EPA Report Scientists from sportsmens organizations favorably review report that will guide development ofa new rule clarifying the Clean Water Acts role in safeguarding waters of the United States WASHINGTON A recently released report by…