12/5/2005 December 5, 2005 Contact: Brian ODonnell, Director, TU Public Lands Initiative, (970) 903-0276 or bodonnell@tu.org Trout Unlimited Leads Opposition to Public Lands Fire-Sale Washington – Trout Unlimited (TU), North Americas largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, is leading the opposition to legislation that that would allow public lands to be sold to mining companies and…
West Virginia TU Receives National Award for Best Newsletter
11/18/2005 November 18, 2005 Contact: Joe Webb, TU West Virginia Council, joewebb@charter.net West Virginia TU Receives National Award for Best Newsletter Trout Unlimited, the nations leading coldwater conservation organization, has awarded its West Virginia Council with the Bollinger Award for Best Newsletter for 2005. Joe Webb of Williamstown, editor of the WVCTU newsletter The Tale…
Congress Approves Funds for Restoration of American Fork Canyon Watershed
11/4/2005 November 4, 2005 Contact: Ted Fitzgerald, American Fork Home Rivers Initiative Coordinator, 801-465-9949, tfitzgerald@tu.org or Kira Finkler, TU Government Affairs Director, 703-284-9408, kfinkler@tu.org Congress Approves Funds for Restoration of American Fork Canyon Watershed Washington The United States Congress has approved $100,000 for the restoration of the American Fork Canyon Watershed. These funds were approved…
Trout Unlimited Partners with Dominion to Restore Potomac River Headwater StreamsNew director hired to oversee collaborative initiative
11/3/2005 November 3, 2005 Contact: Bryan Moore, TU Project Director, (304) 641-2658, bmoore@tu.org or Bob Fulton, Dominion, (304) 627-3200, Robert_E._Fulton@dom.com Trout Unlimited Partners with Dominion to Restore Potomac River Headwater Streams New director hired to oversee collaborative initiative WASHINGTON — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced a new watershed restoration initiative in…
Gregoire’s efforts to protect Washington’s roadless areas are nobleTU encourages governor to participate in petition process as well
11/2/2005 November 2, 2005 Contact: Terry Turner, (360) 491-2024 (tnturner@comcast.net) or Mike Beagle, (541) 772-7720 (mbeagle@tu.org) Gregoires efforts to protect Washingtons roadless areas are noble TU encourages governor to participate in petition process as well OLYMPIA, Wash.Gov. Christine Gregoires efforts to protect Washingtons roadless areas through the Administrative Procedures Act are to be commended, according…
Trout Unlimited and U.S. Department of Interior Collaborate to Restore Abandoned Mine LandsPartnership will facilitate cleanup of acid mine drainage across the country
11/1/2005 November 1, 2005 Contact: Steve Moyer, TU Vice President for Government Affairs, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimited and U.S. Department of Interior Collaborate to Restore Abandoned Mine Lands Partnership will facilitate cleanup of acid mine drainage across the country Washington The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with…
Local sportsman, businessman, and mayor urge Congress to protect Valle Vidal
10/27/2005 October 27, 2005 Contact: Chris Hunt, 208-406-9106 (chunt@tu.org) or Brian O’Donnell, 970-903-0276 (bodonnell@tu.org) Local sportsman, businessman, and mayor urge Congress to protect Valle Vidal WASHINGTON, D.C. Three influential New Mexicans testified Thursday before the House Resources Committees Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health in support of legislation that would permanently protect the Valle Vidal…