Contacts:Laura Rose Day, Executive Director (207) 232-5976George Lewis, PPL Corporation (610) 774-5997 Landmark Purchase of Dams Opens New Chapter for Penobscot River Fisheries Penobscot River Restoration Trust purchases three dams from PPL Corp. Old Town, ME: Old Town, ME: A new chapter begins for Maine’s Penobscot River with the Penobscot River Restoration Trust taking ownership…
Trout Unlimited Supports Governor's Horizontal Fracking Moratorium in New York, But More Protection Needed
For Immediate Release Contact: Erin Mooney, Trout Unlimited National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 Trout Unlimited Supports Governor’s Horizontal Fracking Moratorium in New York, But More Protection Needed Arlington, Va. – “On December 11, Gov. David Paterson took a step in the right direction by executing an order placing a moratorium on the issuance of permits…
TU Urges U.S. Dept. of the Interior to Protect Fish and Wildlife Habitat from Energy Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Erin MooneyNational Press Secretary 703-284-9408 TU Urges U.S. Dept. of the Interior to Protect Fish and Wildlife Habitat from Energy Development Arlington, Va. – At a U.S. Department of the Interior forum on natural gas hydraulic fracturing, Trout Unlimited (TU) called on the nation’s energy industry to work with stakeholders to find…
Statement of Trout Unlimited at the Forum on Natural Gas Hydraulic Fracturing on Public Lands, Department of the Interior
I am Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs for Trout Unlimited (TU), and I am pleased to speak on behalf of TU at this timely forum on fracking. TUs mission is to conserve, protect and restore North Americas trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. We support the development of natural gas on public…
Trout Unlimited Launches New Home Rivers Initiative on Michigan's Rogue River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 Trout Unlimited Launches New Home Rivers Initiative on Michigan’s Rogue River Project to restore urban watershed near Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mich. – Trout Unlimited has launched a new watershed-scale restoration project on the Rogue River. Aimed to protect and restore the Rogue…
Shrems West Michigan Chapter Receives Trout Unlimited's Highest Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rick Hartman, Shrems W. Michigan TU616-835-5764 Shrems West Michigan Chapter Receives Trout Unlimited’s Highest Award Chapter recognized for conservation efforts near Grand Rapids. ARLINGTON, Va. Trout Unlimited (TU) has awarded its top chapter honor to the Shrems West Michigan Chapter, based in Grand Rapids, Mich. The chapter was presented with the…
Trout Unlimited Urges Pennsylvania to Create a Severance Tax on Gas Drilling That Dedicates Funds to Conservation
For Immediate Release: CONTACT: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director: 607-742-3331 Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Urges Pennsylvania to Create a Severance Tax on Gas Drilling That Dedicates Funds to Conservation General Assembly must dedicate funds from tax to protect state natural resources. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU) and its Pennsylvania Council…