Sportsmen, OHV riders call on USFS for access

Contact: Aaron Kindle – (303) 868-2859 Matt Clark (970) 799-0274 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsmen, OHV riders call on USFS for access Sportsmen Ride Right looks for a solution at Middle Mountain Durango, Colorado Sportsmen Ride Right today joined Trout Unlimited, Tread lightly!, Rocky Mountain Ramblers and Creeper Jeepers Gang in calling on the San Juan…

Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon

Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO – (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon Long-time regional forester well-equipped to step into leadership role Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited today applauded the federal appointment of Leslie Weldon as deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “I’ve known Leslie for many years and…

TU, Field and Stream announce 2011 Best Wild Places

Contact: Chris Hunt, Director of Communications – (208) 406-9106 Colin Kearns, Senior Editor, Field and Stream – (212) 779-5082 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU, Field and Stream announce 2011 Best Wild Places Six locations chosen for sporting assets and need for long-term protection Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited and Field and Stream magazine today announced the six…

TU sponsors 2012 Fly Fishing Film Tour

Contact:Chris Hunt, Director of Communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.orgChris Keig, Fly Fishing Film Tour, (303) 815-1070, ip@mayflymedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:TU sponsors 2012 Fly Fishing Film TourOrganization hopes to reach film goers with message of conservation WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited announced today that it will sponsor the 2012 edition of the Fly Fishing Film Tour, the largest film…

Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed

Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary – (571) 331-7970emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna WatershedEvent marks widescale watershed improvements resulting from abandoned mine restoration. Lock Haven, Pa. Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s largest coldwater conservation organization, celebrated improvements to the West Branch Susquehanna River and its many…

Sportsmen applaud reinstatement of roadless rule

Contact: Chris Hunt – (208) 406-9106 Shauna Sherard – (307) 757-7861 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsmen applaud reinstatement of roadless rule 10th Circuit Court overturns lower courts, maintaining 2001 rule Denver Trout Unlimited welcomed the decision handed down from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals today reinstating the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The ruling protects…

Trout Unlimited Expert Testifies About Impacts of Marcellus Shale Drilling on Natural Resources at Senate Committee Hearing

Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Expert Testifies About Impacts of Marcellus Shale Drilling on Natural Resources at Senate committee Hearing Eastern water resources and habitat at risk from Marcellus drilling. Arlington, Va. Trout Unlimited’s (TU) Eastern Water Project Director, Katy Dunlap, testified about the impacts of…