SWIFT launches A Practitioners Guide to Instream Flow Transactions in California

SWIFT logos.png March 29, 2016 Contact: Carson Cox, American Rivers/River Right, (415) 383-1788, ccox@americanrivers.org Chris Alford, Alford Environmental, (530) 848-6211, alfordenvironmental@gmail.com Lisa Park, The Nature Conservancy, (408) 821-9255, lpark@tnc.org Mary Ann King, Trout Unlimited, (510) 649-9987, mking@tu.org Sari Sommarstrom, Scott River Water Trust, (530) 467-5783, sari@sisqtel.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SWIFT launches A Practitioners Guide to…

TU launches new initiative for coldwater fisheries conservation in Snake River Headwaters

CONTACTS: Barb Allen, President, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited, 307-413-3510, info@jhtroutunlimited.org Cory Toye, Wyoming Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, 307-332-7700 x14, ctoye@tu.org Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, lsteen@tu.org Brett Prettyman, Intermountain Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org TROUT UNLIMITED LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE FOR COLDWATER FISHERIES CONSERVATION IN SNAKE RIVER HEADWATERS Leslie Steen hired to…

TU founding father Art Neumann leaves behind lasting legacy

March 22, 2016 Contact: Bryan Burroughs, Michigan Trout Unlimited, (517) 599-5238 Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Art Neumann, founding father of Trout Unlimited, leaves a lasting conservation legacy SAGINAW, Mich. Art Neumann, one of the original 16 Michigan anglers who came together on the banks of the Au…

TU honors Denver Water with River Stewardship Award

Trout Unlimited Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2016 Contact: David Nickum, dnickum@tu.org, 720-581-8589 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, 720-375-3961 Stacy Chesney, Denver Water, stacy.chesney@denverwater.org, 303-628-6700 Trout Unlimited honors Denver Water with River Stewardship Award In recognition of utilitys collaborative water conservation, river habitat projects DenverColorado Trout Unlimited has awarded Denver Water, the Denver…

Media advisory: TU to discuss federal fundings role in Chesapeake Bay conservation success

March 11, 2016 Contact: Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, mtaylor@tu.org, (540) 353-3556 MEDIA ADVISORY: TU to discuss federal fundings role in Chesapeake Bay conservation success What: Media teleconference to discuss stream restoration success stories in the Chesapeake Bay watershed When: Monday, March 14, 11 a.m. ET. Representatives of the media can participate by…

Restoring streamside vegetation using grazing and beavers

Ranchers, Bureau of Land Management staff, and other partners tour Susie Creek in 2012.Photo courtesy Carol Evans/BLM. If you hang around a Bureau of Land Management biologist near a stream long enough, you are bound to hear the acronym PFC. Proper Functioning Condition is a long-standing rapid assessment the BLM uses to evaluate the overall condition or…

Trout Unlimited praises Superfund solution for Animas River

TU Press Release Feb. 22, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ty Churchwell, tchurchwell@tu.org, cell: 970-903-3010 Buck Skillen, bskillen759@gmail.com, 970-759-2726 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, 720-375-3961 Trout Unlimited praises Superfund solution for Animas watershed (Durango, Colo.)Colorado Trout Unlimited leaders today praised Silverton and county officials approval of a proposed Superfund listing in San Juan County to…