A champion for one of the Lahontan cutthroat’s last native holdouts

Lahontan cutthroat trout

After 5 miles of mountain biking, I rigged up my fly rod, observed my surroundings, dapped a parachute Adams onto the surface of the 2-foot-wide creek and pulled a 15-inch Lahontan cutthroat into my net.   The mountain bike wasn’t mine. I borrowed it from Dave Sarazin. He also supplied the maps, the fly recommendations and numerous teaser photos in the leadup to my trip to the…

Chris Wood cautions Congress: eliminating the Roadless Rule would upend 25 years of balanced public land management

person walking through a stream on public lands roadless area

In testimony before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee, Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood opposed H.R. 7695, a bill that would nullify the 2001 Roadless Rule nationwide and prevent similar rules from being created and administered in the future.  “The Roadless Rule strikes a common-sense balance: the rule allows forest health projects and hazardous fuels treatments in Roadless Areas. Off highway vehicles, grazing,…

Trout Unlimited Joins Colorado River Basin Cities, Businesses, Farmers, Utilities, and Conservationists to Call for $2 Billion in Federal Drought Funding

The sparkling Colorado River at the bottom of the Grand Canyon

More than 70 organizations from across the Colorado River Basin launch a coalition to stabilize water supplies Denver, CO – A broad coalition of organizations from throughout the Colorado River Basin is urging Congress to provide at least $2 billion in new federal funding to begin to address the region’s escalating water supply crisis. The…