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Faces of Restoration – Copper River Watershed Project
The Copper River Watershed Project (CRWP) is a local non-profit that works to keep the 26,500 square miles of the Copper River watershed free of fish passage barriers.
If you’ve eaten in a fine dining restaurant anytime recently, chances are you’ve seen Copper River salmon on the menu. These salmon are renowned for their high fat content and are beloved by chefs and foodies around the world. Most who enjoy this prized fish have probably never heard of the quaint coastal community of…
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Faces of Restoration: Paul Light works and plays in the Chugach
On a sunny late July afternoon in 2023, I stood on the bank of Resurrection Creek and watched dozens of pink salmon rest in a pool. The mountains of Southcentral Alaska’s Chugach National Forest surrounded me. A young brown bear attempted to catch some lunch in another pool just upstream. The air was thick with…
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Faces of Restoration: Reid Brothers restore Southeast Alaska streams
When it came time to find a construction contractor for a restoration project on a remote, mostly uninhabited island in Southeast Alaska, Trout Unlimited’s Alaska habitat restoration director, Aaron Prussian, didn’t have to look very far. “Construction projects in remote Alaska are inherently challenging,” said Aaron. “We needed a contractor with the right expertise and…
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Striving to learn more about steelhead
Alaska TU chapters expand knowledge of steelhead on Kenai Peninsula There are many reasons steelhead, that coveted and often illusive quarry, have captured the imaginations of anglers for so long. Perhaps it’s their large size and the almost inconceivable power they exhibit as they bolt upstream, melting line from your reel in unimagined fury. Perhaps…
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Faces of Bristol Bay series: fishing for the future
A commercial fisherman’s perspective on the fight for Bristol Bay You know the saying; “I get by with a little help from my friends”? As we cross into our second decade of advocacy for Bristol Bay, friends are more important than ever. The region is threatened by the proposed Pebble mine; an open pit mine…
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Nuts and Bolts
Nuts and BoltsThe intense effort and partnership behind restoring fish habitat on a remote Alaskan island This summer, Trout Unlimited completed a major restoration project on Kuiu Island in the Tongass National Forest 9 fish blocking culverts were removed 5 were replaced with new fish-friendly culvert designs and 4 were replaced with water bars and…
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Alaska Fly Out Giveaway
Dime-bright salmon. Two-foot trout.
Dime-bright salmon. Two-foot trout. Imagine pulling these fish out Alaskan rivers flowing right from the base of North American’s tallest mountain. The Alaska Flyout Giveaway gives you the opportunity to do just that. One winner will take home the grand prize package worth over $17,000 in gear along with a fly-fishing lodge package with Chelatna…