Photo courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife. By Garrett Hanks Extinction, as the saying goes, is forever. Reincarnation? Let’s just say the jury is still out. But the case for rebirth grew significantly stronger over the summer when Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the rediscovery of a native trout species long considered extinct. Thanks to a…
By: Eric Booton The November 6th general election is rapidly approaching, and with every day that passes defenders of salmon habitat are working hard to distribute the truth to Alaskan voters. To keep it simple, we’d like to boil it down to the basics of what a “yes” or “no” vote means to our supportive…
October 11, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shauna Stephenson, Shauna.Stephenson@tu.org / (307) 757-7861 Chris Wood, chris.wood@tu.org / (571) 274-0601 Trout Unlimited congratulates new Forest Service Chief, Vicki ChristiansenChristiansen sworn in today to head agency tasked with managing millions of acres of public lands (Oct. 11, 2018) WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited welcomed Vicki Christiansen as the…
Last week, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act celebrated its 50th year as law of the land. Also last week, the Oregon Wildlands Act sponsored by Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Thge Oregon Wildlands Act would protect 108,000 new acres of Wilderness in…
Alaska anglers are supporting Ballot Measure 1 to protect our wild salmon legacy and promote responsible development. By: Jenny Weis You’ve read the Ballot Measure 1 language, understood the expensive deception campaign is full of it, and have pledged to vote YES in November. Now what? We need your help! Once you know that Voting…
By Scott Willoughby In a landlocked rise of rock and ice, Thompson Divide flows like a vein of Colorado gold. Within its bounds lies a vast sweep of lustrous aspen groves and lush conifer forests surrounded by the iconic sentinel of Mount Sopris to the east, the towering Ragged Wilderness to the south and the…
Methow Headwaters. Photo by Hannah Dewey. By Crystal Elliot-Perez Among the the wildest and most pristine places in the lower 48, the 340,000-acre Methow Headwaters landscape in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is now one step closer to being protected from large-scale mining. This is thanks to a recommendation by the U.S. Forest Service late last…
