Trout Unlimited Receives Prestigious Conservation Award

3/30/2006 Trout Unlimited Receives Prestigious Conservation Award March 30, 2006 Contact: Laura Hewitt, TU Watershed Programs Director, 608-250-3534 Trout Unlimited Receives Prestigious Conservation Award WASHINGTON, DC – Trout Unlimited, North Americas largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, has received the 2006 Thomas F. Waters Stewardship Award in recognition of its work to restore the rivers and…

Montana Hunters and Anglers ask delegation to permanently protect the Rocky Mountain Front

3/23/2006 Montana Hunters and Anglers ask delegation to permanently protect the Rocky Mountain Front March 23, 2006 Contact: David Stalling, Trout Unlimited: (406) 721-4441, (406) 531-7840 (cell) Nathan Birkeland, Montana Wildlife Federation: (800) 517-7256 Rich Day, Montana Wildlife Federation: (406) 546-9347 (cell) Montana Hunters and Anglers ask delegation to permanently protect the Rocky Mountain Front…

TU Applauds Vote on CT House Bill 5277

3/20/2006 TU Applauds Vote on CT House Bill 5277 March 20, 2006 Contact: Kirt Mayland, Eastern Water Project Director, 860-435-2073 (w); 646-302-3639 (c) TU Applauds the Environment Committee Vote on CT House Bill 5277 Committee vote is an important step toward better management of states river and stream flows HARTFORD — Trout Unlimited (TU), the…

TU applauds Idaho Sportsmen?s Caucus for position on roadless area protection

1/31/2006 TU applauds Idaho Sportsmen?s Caucus for position on roadless area protection January 31, 2006 Contact: Todd Carter, Idaho Trout Unlimited (208) 237-1299 Bob Minter, Ada County Fish and Game League (208) 287-4901 Stan Riddle, Deer Hunters of Idaho, (208) 939-1878 Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited (208) 552-0891, ext. 714 TU applauds Idaho Sportsmens Caucus for…

Oregon Coast Coho Stripped of ESA Protections Despite Long, Steady Slide Toward Extinction

1/17/2006 Oregon Coast Coho Stripped of ESA Protections Despite Long, Steady Slide Toward Extinction January 17, 2006 Contact: Kaitlin Lovell: 503.827.5700 x. 13; cell. 503.789.7549 Jeff Curtis: 503.827.5700 x. 11; cell. 503.419.7105 Oregon Coast Coho Stripped of ESA Protections Despite Long, Steady Slide Toward Extinction Embattled salmon whose numbers have dropped over 90 percent in…

Trout Unlimited and Partners Receive Funding for Restoration in Midwest’s Driftless Area

12/19/2005 December 19, 2005 Contact: Duke Welter, (715) 579-7538 or Laura Hewitt, (608) 250-3534, lhewitt@tu.org Trout Unlimited and Partners Receive Funding for Restoration in Midwests Driftless Area WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited and state partners received a Multistate Conservation Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Sport Fish Restoration Fund in early December to support the…

Trout Unlimited Applauds Withdrawal of Harmful Mining ProvisionsPublic Lands Safe From Firesale

12/14/2005 December 14, 2005 Contact: Chris Hunt, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org or Kathleen Campbell, (571) 274-0597, kcampbell@tu.org Trout Unlimited Applauds Withdrawal of Harmful Mining Provisions Public Lands Safe From Firesale WASHINGTON, DCRep. Gibbons (R-NV) yesterday pulled provisions from the Reconciliation Bill that would have sold public lands to mining companies and other development interests for $1,000…