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Voices from the River: The things we take for granted
By Kyle Smith For the past month, residents of Salem, Oregon (I'm one of them) have been warned against drinking water from our taps and have been advised to obtain drinking water commercially or from a number of water fill stations set up across the city by Salem's Public Works Department. Salem's drinking water comes…
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Fairbanks Family Fishing Day spreads fishing knowledge to next generation
By Eric Booton All too often, the next generation is distracted by the constant stream of phone and tv screens associated with daily life and misses the call of the wild. In many urban and suburban areas across the country, hunting and fishing knowledge and skills are not being taught to the next generation and…
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Voices from the River: A family gets dirty for conservation
A father and his daughter work to plant willows along the Esther Simplot Park in Boise, Idaho. David Garman photo. By Kira Finkler Some say families that get dirty together stay together. If that is indeed the case my family will be a tight-knit bunch for a long time. On a recent cool and cloudy…
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Western governors support Good Sam
The Western Governors Association passed a resolution this week supporting legislation that would help clean up abandoned mines across the West by protecting Good Samaritans who voluntarily clean up the pollution. There are more than a half million abandoned mines dotting the Western landscape, creating significant water quality problems. “We commend the Western Governors’ Association…
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Video spotlight: How to get Your Nymphs into the Strike Zone
The Euro-nymphing technique was late arriving to the States, but it has made full-on landfall, and a lot of nymphers who might have otherwise fished nymphs with indicators are now completely converted to this highly effective technique. Video of How to Get Your Nymphs Into the Strike ZoneThat doesn't mean they've mastered it, though (and…
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Summer 2018: Time to make new Rules for suction dredge mining in Washington
Washington’s salmon, steelhead, and other native fish are critical to our state’s economy, way of life, and identity. Many of our most prized fish populations are struggling, with some on the brink of extinction, and we are spending hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on recovery efforts to try to save them. Suction Dredge Mining…
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Odyssey profile: Anthony Ortiz
Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore the Kenai Peninsula, Bristol Bay…