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…

Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust and Trout Unlimited merge, awarded NRCS grant for restoration work

TU Logo_2015.jpg February 18, 2016 Contact: Chrysten Lambert, Director, Oregon Water Project, (541) 973-4431 clambert@tu.orgBrian Johnson, California and Klamath Director, (415) 385-0796 bjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust and Trout Unlimited announce merger, award of $7.6M from NRCS to support partnerships with agriculture in upper Klamath Basin Klamath Falls, Ore.The Klamath Basin Rangeland…

Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument

TU Logo_2015.jpg February 12, 2016 Contact: Kate Miller, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 284-9426Jessica Strickland, California Field Coordinator, (830) 515-9917 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument Designation of three new national monuments in southern California will permanently protect water supply, habitat, and sporting opportunities EMERYVILLE, Calif.Trout Unlimited (TU), the…

Sportsmen hail BLM Planning 2.0 as important step

For Immediate Release: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 Contacts: Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, 303-441-5163; kohlerj@nwf.org Kristyn Brady, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org; Brett Prettyman, Trout Unlimited, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org. Sportsmen hail BLM Planning 2.0 as important step SFRED coalition supports landscape-scale planning, more public input WASHINGTON The Bureau of Land Management has taken a major…

Washington adopts new steelhead angling rules on the Olympic Peninsula

Rules will help boost declining wild steelhead and sustain fishing opportunity CONTACT: Rob Masonis / Vice President of Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited rmasonis@tu.org / (206) 782-7085 John McMillan/ Science director for Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative jmcmillan@tu.org / (360) 797-3215 (Dec.11, 2015) Port Angeles, Wash. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously today to…

Wild Steelheaders United reaches the one-year mark, reports significant progress in advocating for wild steelhead

In first year, angler-driven initiative generates more than 4,000 supporters, makes gains in protecting and restoring the iconic sport fish in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California CONTACT: Rob Masonis / VP Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited rmasonis@tu.org / (206) 491-9016 Shauna Sherard/ Communications Director, Northwest Region, Trout Unlimited ssherard@tu.org/ (307) 757-7861 (Nov. 20, 2015) Seattle, WASH.…

TU: Colorado Water Plan provides support for healthy rivers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 19, 2015 Contact: Drew Peternell, dpeternell@tu.org, (303) 204-3057 David Nickum, dnickum@tu.org, (720) 581-8589 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 TU: CO water plan provides support for healthy rivers Collaboration, innovation will help achieve state water goals (Denver)Trout Unlimited praised the final Colorado Water Plan unveiled today by the Colorado Water…