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Conservation

  • Public Lands Conservation

    Public lands are worth defending… and that’s just what Idaho did

    fishing on idaho's public lands

    In Idaho, support for keeping public lands in public hands isn’t just strong—it’s overwhelming.   Recent polling shows roughly 96 percent of Idahoans back the idea that these lands should remain accessible to all of us. That makes sense in a state where more than 60 percent of the landscape—over 32 million acres—is public land.   These places are where generations of Idahoans have learned…

  • Conservation Towns Conservation

    Trout Unlimited names inaugural “Conservation Towns” list

    philipsburg, mt conservation town winner 2026

    Five rural communities from across the country are staking their futures on conservation In America’s “Conservation Towns,” rural communities that survived the past century’s boom-and-bust cycles are building new blueprints for economic success by tapping into their most important assets: the rivers and streams, public lands and wild landscapes that have always sustained them. At Trout…

  • Restoration Conservation

    Bringing process-based restoration to the forefront 

    volunteer working on stream restoration

    Conservation solutions that protect and strengthen local economies are more valuable than ever.   Frequent Trout Unlimited partner and contractor Anabranch Solutions has blended their scientific expertise with cost effective restoration methods that deliver both ecologic benefits and economic value.   An example of a low-tech-based-process-based restoration solution, a post assisted log structure slows water. The Logan, Utah-based company is among the best in their field…

  • Conservation

    Trout Unlimited Wins: What we accomplished in 2025 and where we’re going next year. 

    And without your support, Trout Unlimited would not be nearly as effective

    Trout Unlimited president and chief executive officer, Chris Wood, highlighted a tremendously successful 2025 for the organization, its members and supporters in this Year End Review: Celebrating 2025 Because of You. Augmenting the work of 370 dedicated national staff members, hundreds of thousands of volunteers produced tens of millions of dollars' worth of tangible impact that helped TU restore and protect waters nationwide.  The fish are back thanks…

  • From the President

    Gratitude

    TU makes it easy to be thankful

    November is a pensive month for me. The leaves color and then let go. The plants lovingly cared for all spring and summer, decay. The days grow shorter and the nights longer. This will also be the first year that my brothers and I will not celebrate Mom’s November birthday, as she passed in July.…

  • From the President

    Wielding the conservation power of the President

    Conservation is the best idea that America ever gave the rest of the world. The presidents who remember that fact and use their executive power in the name of conservation are often best remembered for those acts—not the often forgettable, if not regrettable, policies they enact.   Historical environmental wins President Grant signed an act creating…