FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2014 Contact: Russ Schnitzer: (307) 438-1365 Steve Moyer: (703) 284-9406 Trout Unlimited applauds House passage of Farm Bill Conference Report WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited congratulated the House today for voting to reauthorize the Farm Bill and helping to keep trout and salmon resource conservation efforts in place across the nation.…
Pine Forest Bill Clears House Committee
Contact: Jim Jeffress (775) 560-9594 Pine Forest Bill Clears House Committee Bill could be one of the first with a wilderness component in recent years Washington D.C. — A bill to help secure the future of the Pine Forest Range moved through the House Natural Resources Committee today, one of the first bills with a…
Nevada working on legislative solution bolster sage grouse populations
For immediate release 12/20/2013 Contact: Jim Jeffress (775) 560-9594 Washington D.C. — A proposal put out by Senators Harry Reid and Dean Heller is taking a hard look at ways to improve odds for sage grouse by embarking on a massive collaboration between a wide variety of stakeholders. The discussion draft released today begins to…
TU: Wyden's Bill to Manage O&C Lands a Good Start
TU congratulates Wyden for strong O&C draft legislation Nov. 26, 2013 Contact: Dean Finnerty, (541) 214-0642 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU: Wyden’s Draft Bill to Protect O&C Lands a ‘Good Start’ MEDFORD–Trout Unlimited today congratulated U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden for drafting a bill intended to resolve the contentious issues surrounding the management of over 2 million…
TU Stands Behind Secretary Jewell's Conservation Agenda
Oct. 31, 2013 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU Supports Jewells Conservation Vision WASHINGTON, D.C.–Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, gave an address on conservation Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. The following is the official statement from Chris Wood, president…
TU urges infrastructure upgrades to secure water, protect rivers
Trout Unlimited Press Release Oct. 29, 2013 Contact: Laura Ziemer, 406-599 2606 lziemer@tu.org Steve Moyer, 571-274-0593 smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited urges infrastructure upgrades to secure Western water supply, protect river habitat Water supply solutions often require new thinking, not a bigger bathtub WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013Speaking today at a U.S. House hearing…
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…