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Celebrating Bristol Bay
In January we celebrated the monumental news of finalized Clean Water Act 404(c) safeguards for the headwaters of Bristol Bay. Last week, the celebration continued with a party at the White House. Trout Unlimited’s CEO Chris Wood and Alaska Director Nelli Williams attended a historic celebration of Bristol Bay’s newly finalized protections with many friends…
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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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The best hope for recovering trout and salmon? You.
Thanks to dedicated volunteers, loyal partners, and strong allies, we racked up wins in 2022 Seventeen years ago, when Brian Johnson was hired at TU in California, his boss told him that a coalition working on the Klamath River was advocating for removal of all four dams on the river. The other day, Brian recounted…
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Kids, work, and wild salmon
Raising a family amid a campaign to protect Alaska’s wild fish Author’s note: My story is one of many who have invested in this fight over decades and generations. This is written with gratitude to the entire community of advocates that continue to push back this irresponsible mine. I acknowledge my privilege in choosing to…
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In Bristol Bay, closer than ever to protections
We’re on the verge of gaining long-awaited Clean Water Act safeguards The Environmental Protection Agency moved one step closer this week to determining that dumping mine waste in Bristol Bay’s headwaters would harm globally significant runs of sockeye salmon, setting the stage for the region to receive important Clean Water Act protections. If the EPA…
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