A Grand Canyon National Monument cast and blast: Part 1 

by | March 10, 2026 | Advocacy, Public Lands

chukar hunt grand canyon national monument

The drive to a boat ramp or trailhead to fish or hunt is always filled with hope and a mix of trepidation and excitement. This is particularly true when going to a place for the first time.  Topo maps, OnX and intel from friends and family only get you so far. At some point, you must get out there and wade a river and hike the backcountry.  For me, this…

Faces of Restoration: Capitan Forestry in Oregon

by | March 13, 2025 | Conservation, Featured, Featured, From the field, Science

Restoration work in Oregon couldn’t happen without Capitan Forestry. The Grande Ronde and North Fork of the John Day headwaters are critical habitat and special places to fish, and the collaboration between TU and Capitan is making it even better.   Capitan Forestry historically specialized in upland forest restoration work, but after partnering with TU’s aquatic restoration efforts in the…

Great Lakes guide to stopping aquatic hitchhikers

by | May 3, 2024 | Conservation

By following a few simple steps, anglers can do their part to slow the spread of invasives We know anglers are inundated with information about preventing the spread of things that threaten our freshwater resources.   In the Great Lakes, we are distressed by the risk posed by New Zealand Mud Snails (NZMS) and Didymo (recently…

Proposed Rule Would Protect 13 Million Acres of Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Alaska 

Proposed Rule Would Protect 13 Million Acres of Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Alaska  Department of the Interior proposes limits to future oil and gas leasing within National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska  Contacts:  ARLINGTON, Va.—Today the Department of the Interior (DOI) proposed a rule safeguarding 13 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.…

Revised ‘Waters of the United States’ rule weakens protections for wetlands and streams

Revised rule implements Supreme Court opinion sharply restricting federal protections for wetlands and small streams Contacts:   ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers today issued a revised Waters of the U.S. Rule sharply limiting Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams that are critical to healthy and functioning…

Conservation of Greater Little Mountain Area included in draft BLM management plan  

Proposed Rock Springs resource management plan balances conservation and energy development  ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. – Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released a draft resource management plan (RMP) for the Rock Springs Field Office, located in southwest Wyoming. The area is home to the Greater Little Mountain Area, a 500,000-acre region prized by hunters…