Infrastructure funding for water quality and reclamation projects will also benefit trout and salmon Contact: Sara Porterfield, Western Water Policy Advisor, Trout Unlimited, sara.porterfield@tu.org Drew YoungeDyke, National Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, drew.youngedyke@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Department of the Interior this week announced over $51 million in watershed and river restoration projects through the Bureau
TU: Removal of dams on the Snake River is key to recovering wild fish runs Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The White House is recognizing treaty obligations to the sovereign nations of the Pacific Northwest and directing federal agencies to prioritize the recovery of wild salmon, steelhead and other native fish in the Columbia River Basin, and ordering
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 17, 2022 Media Contacts Brian Johnson, California Director — bjohnson@tu.org; (415) 385-0796 Chrysten Rivard, Oregon Director – crivard@tu.org; (541) 973-4431 Rob Masonis, Vice President for Western Conservation – rmasonis@tu.org; (206) 491-9016 Washington, DC—Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the Final License Surrender Order for the Lower Klamath Hydropower Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2022 Media Contacts Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited — bjohnson@tu.org; (415) 385-0796 Curtis Knight, California Trout — cknight@caltrout.org; (530) 926-3755 Mark Rockwell, Fly Fishers International — mrockwell1945@gmail.com; (530) 559-5759 Klamath River: Federal Environmental Review Confirms Prior Analyses that Dam Removal Benefits Far Outweigh Risks Washington, DC—Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2021Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited smoyer@tu.org; (571) 274-0593 Sweeping infrastructure legislation introduced, headed for consideration on Senate floor New bill includes many provisions that will help coldwater conservation, but omits critical provisions championed by Trout Unlimited, including failure to support Rep. Simpson’s Snake River salmon
Trout Unlimited | Atlantic Salmon Federation For Immediate Release Please Contact: Jeff Reardon (TU) (207) 430-8441; John Burrows (ASF) (207) 415-6637 June 22, 2021 (Augusta, ME) — Two conservation groups working to restore and conserve endangered Atlantic salmon and other sea-run fish on the Kennebec River expressed anger today that routine operations at Lockwood Dam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2021 Contact: Sarah Zwissler, sarah.zwissler@tu.org, (503) 801-1865 New public-private partnership will invest $1.2M in Tillamook Countyto reconnect aquatic habitat and improve water quality TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to
