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Mapping Alaska’s Steelhead Habitat
A visual update on our work to secure protections for steelhead in southeast Alaska. Entering its fifth year, the Alaska Fish Habitat Mapping and Community Science Project is an ongoing effort by Trout Unlimited and Wild Steelheaders United staff and volunteers to expand Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s (ADFG) Anadromous Waters Catalog (AWC) by…
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Bristol Bay giveaway
Trout Unlimited in Alaska has teamed up with partners to give away a trip for two to Kulik Lodge in the heart of Bristol Bay in celebration of the Clean Water Act safeguards that were achieved earlier this year. At the end of January, anglers nationwide celebrated the latest win for Bristol Bay, Alaska, when…
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To be clear, our work for Bristol Bay is not over
At the end of January, we celebrated a monumental milestone in the effort to stop the proposed Pebble mine when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized Clean Water Act safeguards in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. After over a decade of advocating for these protections, Bristol Bay residents and business owners celebrated the decision…
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Huge milestone reached in Bristol Bay conservation efforts
The world’s greatest sockeye salmon runs granted new protection under the Clean Water Act Alaska Tribes, anglers and hunters, commercial fishermen and thousands of other businesses and advocates are celebrating a huge milestone in conserving Bristol Bay’s incredible fisheries. After nearly 13 years of tribal consultation, unwavering public input and scientific review, the Environmental Protection…
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Safeguards for America’s largest, fishiest forest
Roadless Rule restored on 9.3 million acres of the Tongass
Roadless Rule restored on 9.3 million acres of the Tongass A huge swath of America’s largest and fishiest forest is now safe from industrial clear-cut logging of old growth trees. The U.S. Forest Service announced this week that it is restoring roadless protections on 9.3 million acres of Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, conserving plentiful…
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A wild Alaskan hunt now threatened
Wilderness experiences here today may not be tomorrow
Wilderness experiences here today may not be tomorrow Just north of Anchorage, a vast swath of land offers some of the best hunting and fishing opportunities in Alaska. The remote area west of the Susitna River currently has few roads and is teeming with healthy, productive habitat for salmon, trout and Alaska’s iconic big game…
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Tongass turns to restoration
Many visitors travel to Alaska to witness the classic scene of bears feeding on salmon. Those who travel to southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest often visit Margaret Creek, a remote salmon stream 22 miles north of Ketchikan. Although, this area is not the pristine wilderness most expect to experience. Margaret Creek is home to sockeye,…