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…
U.S. House of Representatives Approves Funds for Restoration of Penobscot RiverChairman Wolf (R-Virginia) plays critical role in assuring funds
11/10/2005 November 10, 2005 Contact: John Ross, TU Virginia Council Chair, (540) 592-7020 U.S. House of Representatives Approves Funds for Restoration of Penobscot River Chairman Wolf (R-Virginia) plays critical role in assuring funds Washington The United States House of Representatives has approved $500,000 for the restoration of the Penobscot River. These funds were approved as…
Conference Committee Provides Funding for Restoration in the Midwest's Driftless Area
11/7/2005 November 7, 2005 Contact: Duke Welter, 715-579-7538, or Laura Hewitt, 608-250-3534 Conference Committee Provides Funding for Restoration in the Midwest’s Driftless Area Arlington, VA A conference committee has approved an appropriation to help with the restoration of the Midwests Driftless Area. The committee approved $263,000 for conservation practices in the Driftless Area in Wisconsin…
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…
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…