TU Supports Designating New Wilderness In Oregon TU Supports Designating New Wilderness In Oregon Contact: Sam Mace Western Outreach Coordinator TU 503.827.5700 x.12 4/1/2002 — Portland, Ore. — Trout Unlimited, a national trout and salmon conservation organization, today voiced its support for new wilderness designations in Oregon. Trout Unlimited (TU) has long recognized the correlation…
Federal Government Gets Failing Grades in Salmon Plan Report Card
Federal Government Gets Failing Grades in Salmon Plan Report Card Federal Government Gets Failing Grades in Salmon Plan Report Card Contact: Jeff Curtis Western Conservation Director Trout Unlimited 503-827-5700 x. 11 2/27/2002 — Portland, OR/Washington, DC — The Administration, Congress, and federal agencies charged with implementing the federal governments plan to restore imperiled Columbia-Snake Basin…
NW Salmon ESA De-Listing Petitions Fall Short Of Legal, Scientific Standards
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…