04/23/2009 Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan News for Immediate Release: April 23, 2009 Contact: Joel Webster, 406-360-3904, jwebster@trcp.org David Petersen, 970-259-3161, dpetersen@tu.org Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan Hunting and angling groups call on Sec. Vilsack to ensure Colorado roadless rule sustains important fish and wildlife habitat WASHINGTON An assemblage…
Wyoming Range Legacy Act gets House vote
03/25/2009 Wyoming Range Legacy Act gets House vote March 25, 2009 Contact: Tom Reed, (307) 349-8266 Gary Amerine, (307) 231-3097 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wyoming Range Legacy Act gets House voteSportsmen celebrate as states signature range earns permanent protection WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of…
BLM Takes Step Backward on Utah Energy Leasing
02/05/2009 BLM Takes Step Backward on Utah Energy Leasing February 5, 2009 Contact: Corey Fisher, TU, 406-546-2979, cfisher@tu.org John Gale, NWF, 303-441-5156, galej@nwf.orgJoel Webster, TRCP, 406-360-3904, jwebster@trcp.org For Immediate Release: BLM Takes Step Backward on Utah Energy LeasingDecision to open 4.7 million acres of public lands to development with minimal planning prompts criticism by sportsmens…
TU Files Protest of Colorado Energy Lease Sale
01/29/2009 TU Files Protest of Colorado Energy Lease Sale January 29, 2009 Contact: Corey Fisher, (406) 721-1002 David Nickum, (303) 440-2937 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU Files Protest of Colorado Energy Lease SaleProposed development threatens Colorado River cutthroat trout habitat DENVER On Wednesday, Trout Unlimited filed an official protest of a proposed Bureau of Land Management…
Sportsmen stand behind land protection bill
01/12/2009 Sportsmen stand behind land protection bill Jan. 9, 2009 Contact: Charles Gauvin, (703) 284-9401 Tom Reed, (307) 349-8266 Mike Beagle, (541) 772-7720 Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen stand behind land protection bill Wyoming Range, Copper-Salmon among places in need of safeguarding WASHINGTON, D.C.Hunters and anglers throughout the country support an omnibus…
Ladders Boost Fish Recovery in Idahos Big Lost River
Nov. 17, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Goodman Trotter, director, Idaho Water Project, (208) 552-0891 or ktrotter@tu.orgOr Bart Gamett, (208) 588-2224, or bgamett@fs.fed.us Ladders Boost Fish Recovery in Idahos Big Lost RiverIdaho Water Project clears habitat hurdle: Whitefish cant jump Idaho Falls, Idaho A rare strain of native whitefish is poised for recovery in…
Sportsmen ask Ritter to keep his promise, protect Colorado’s roadless backcountry
11/17/2008 Sportsmen ask Ritter to keep his promise, protect Colorados roadless backcountry Nov. 17, 2008Contact: David Petersen, Trout Unlimited, (970) 259-316 Joel Webster, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, (406) 360-3904 David Nickum, Colorado Trout Unlimited, (303) 345-3491 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen ask Ritter to keep his promise, protect Colorados roadless backcountryGovernor should close loopholes allowing unnecessary…