NW Salmon ESA De-Listing Petitions Fall Short Of Legal, Scientific Standards NW Salmon ESA De-Listing Petitions Fall Short Of Legal, Scientific Standards By accepting five new petitions to de-list 15 salmon and steelhead populations, NMFS lowers the bar for future de-listings or listings Contact: Kaitlin Lovell Salmon Policy Coordinator TU 503.827.5700 x. 13 2/11/2002 —…
FISH-Friendly Hydropower
FISH-Friendly Hydropower FISH-Friendly Hydropower Trout Unlimited Supports House Bill to Generate Sustainable Hydropower Contact: Charles Gauvin President Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9401 2/7/2002 — Washington, DC — Fish and anglers sometimes have a problem with hydropower dams block fish migration and turbines can kill the fish. Yet proven and affordable measures can often dramatically reduce hydropower…
Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short
Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short Recovery funding just over half of that requested by agency in charge of implementing federal salmon plan Contact: Jeff Curtis Western Conservation Director TU 503-827-5700 x. 11…
TU Report Details Impact of Overuse of Water on Colorado's Rivers & Streams
TU Report Details Impact of Overuse of Water on Colorado’s Rivers & Streams TU Report Details Impact of Overuse of Water on Colorados Rivers & Streams Contact: Melinda Kassen Director, Colorado Water Project 303/440-2937 1/7/2002 — Denver, CO — A new report says that Colorados rivers and streams are beginning to show clear signs of…
Conservation Groups Submit Science Strengthening Case For Wild Coho Listing
12/19/2001 Conservation Groups Submit Science Strengthening Case For Wild Coho Listing Conservation Groups Submit Science Strengthening Case For Wild Coho Listing Contact: Kaitlin Lovell, TU Salmon Policy Coordinator: 503.827.5700 x13 Jim Myron, Conservation Director, Oregon Trout: 503.222.9091 x13 12/19/2001 — PORTLAND, ORE. — Following last weeks 9th Circuit Court decision to reinstate Endangered Species Act…
Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction Of Pacific Salmon Recovery Act
12/13/2001 Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction Of Pacific Salmon Recovery Act Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction Of Pacific Salmon Recovery Act Contact: Jeff Curtis, TU Western Conservation Director: 503.827.5700 x.11 12/13/2001 — PORTLAND, ORE. — Officials with Trout Unlimited, the nations leading trout and salmon conservation organization, today applauded the introduction by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) of…
Report Shows Alaska's Ocean-Ranching Hatcheries Could Pose Significant Threat to Wild Salmon
10/30/2001 Report Shows Alaska’s Ocean-Ranching Hatcheries Could Pose Significant Threat to Wild Salmon Report Shows Alaskas Ocean-Ranching Hatcheries Could Pose Significant Threat to Wild Salmon Overloading Alaskan waters with hatchery-reared salmon may cause irreversible damage to wild stocks Contact: Jan Konigsberg , Director, Alaska Salmonid Biodiversity Program , Trout Unlimited 907/248-0693 Director, Alaska Salmonid Biodiversity…