Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO – (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon Long-time regional forester well-equipped to step into leadership role Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited today applauded the federal appointment of Leslie Weldon as deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “I’ve known Leslie for many years and…
TU, Field and Stream announce 2011 Best Wild Places
Contact: Chris Hunt, Director of Communications – (208) 406-9106 Colin Kearns, Senior Editor, Field and Stream – (212) 779-5082 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU, Field and Stream announce 2011 Best Wild Places Six locations chosen for sporting assets and need for long-term protection Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited and Field and Stream magazine today announced the six…
Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna Watershed
Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary – (571) 331-7970emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Celebrates Dramatic Recovery in the West Branch Susquehanna WatershedEvent marks widescale watershed improvements resulting from abandoned mine restoration. Lock Haven, Pa. Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s largest coldwater conservation organization, celebrated improvements to the West Branch Susquehanna River and its many…
Trout Unlimited concerned over federal decision not to list California golden trout; applauds success of Golden Trout Restoration Project
Contact: Howard Kern, (805) 405-9635 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited concerned over federal decision not to list California golden trout; applauds success of Golden Trout Restoration Project Los Angeles Trout Unlimited, America’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation group, said today’s determination by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that…
Trout Unlimited Calls on Gov. Corbett to Tighten Marcellus Shale Environmental Standards and Dedicate Portion of Fee Revenue to Conservation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: (571) 331-7970emooney@tu.org Trout Unlimited Calls on Gov. corbett to Tighten Marcellus Shale Environmental Standards and Dedicate Portion of Fee Revenue to Conservation “Gov. Corbett’s Marcellus Shale plan announced yesterday is a step in the right direction towards improving existing environmental standards related to Marcellus Shale development,…
Trout Unlimited Receives Prestigious American Fisheries Society Award for Work in PA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: (571) 331-7970emooney@tu.org Trout Unlimited Receives Prestigious American Fisheries Society AwardEastern Abandoned Mine Program receives distinction for work in Pennsylvania Arlington, Va. Trout Unlimited’s Eastern Abandoned Mine Program (EAMP) was recently honored with one of the American Fisheries Society’s (AFS) highest awards, the Presidents Fishery Conservation Award.…
Major Salmon River restoration Project Completed in Alaska's Tongass National Forest
Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Communications Director, (907) 230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major Salmon River Restoration Project Completed in Alaska’s Tongass National ForestTrout Unlimited Hails Harris River and Fubar Creek Project as Model for Future Work in America’s Salmon Forest Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, today applauded the completion of a…