by Mark Taylor | December 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Colin Lawson Trout Unlimited and partners recently completed a project bypassing an old earth dam on Robinson Brook in New Hampshire, expanding habitat for brook trout on the Ashuelot River tributary. TU’s project team designed a step, pool riffle configuration to allow full passage of all fish species in all flow conditions (above). The
by Mark Taylor | December 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Tracy Brown It was another productive year for restoration and outreach work on Connecticut’s Salmon Creek. Work on Salmon Creek continued through the spring and summer with activities kicking off in late April with the Salmon Creek Watershed Festival. Located in Salisbury, Conn., Salmon Creek — also known as the Salmon Kill — has
Bob Capron has helped move countless trout from sure death in irrigation canals back to the mainstem of the Shoshone river near Cody, Wyoming. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited By Dave Sweet Any angler lucky enough to have caught trout near Cody, Wyoming, may want to send Bob Capron a thank you note. Capron, who recently stepped
by Sam Davidson | November 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of several BDAs (beaver dam analogues) recently installed in Squaw Creek to improve floodplain connectivity, among many other habitat benefits. By Tom Kloehn Trout Unlimited believes that conservation work begins with people. This belief was affirmed again when over 75 volunteers gathered recently to renew one of the Lake Tahoe region’s most popular places—Squaw
by Brennan Sang | November 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited is proud to announce that Terry Turner and Dick Hollenbeck are the newest recipients of the Forest Service’s Rise to the Future Award. Both Turner and Hollenbeck hail from the Clackamas Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU), where they have each served in various leadership capacities. Dick Hollenbeck also served
by Sam Davidson | November 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Lambert family on the Klamath River. Trout Unlimited has been working for nearly two decades to resolve long-standing conflicts in the Klamath River basin over water. Our efforts have helped develop several ground-breaking agreements that will provide more water security for upper basin agriculture, wildlife refuges, and tribes while advancing major actions (inluding removal
by Dave Kumliien | November 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Veterans Day we honor our nation’s veterans, those who are serving and those who have served to protect the freedoms we all enjoy in the United States of America, the greatest country on earth. Trout Unlimited and TU’s Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) wish to thank all our nation’s veterans and their families for their