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Volunteer anglers sought for coaster fin clip collection
Fishing is great. Even better? Fishing for science.
Fishing is great. Even better? Fishing for science. Trout Unlimited is looking for angler volunteers in the upper Great Lakes region to help gain a better understanding of the distribution of coaster brook trout in Lake Superior and its tributaries in Wisconsin and Michigan. TU and agency crews have been looking for coaster brook trout…
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Mapping the reconnection of Great Lakes stream networks with Trout Unlimited
In the Great Lakes region, the brook trout is Trout Unlimited’s mascot for a good reason. This vibrant salmonid is known as a native indicator species, as their ecology requires habitat parameters like river substrate, dissolved oxygen levels, cold water, healthy surrounding forests and connected stream networks for survival and reproduction. If brook trout populations…
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Easy decontamination protocol presented in new video for Great Lakes anglers
Got 5 minutes to watch a new video on cleaning your fishing gear? It might just save your favorite river. Cleaning angling gear is critical to minimize the risk of spreading threats to different bodies of water as we fish, but we know that information can sometimes be vague, confusing and a bit overwhelming. With…
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TU keeps making progress in Michigan’s Newaygo County
Trout Unlimited got its start in Michigan, and the state continues to be a hot spot for TU’s efforts to protect and restore coldwater ecosystems. Newaygo County is an area where TU has been working diligently for more than a decade. The progress has been significant and will continue as volunteers and staff in the…
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Photo of the week – taking flight
Photo by FlyLords for Trout Unlimited Our field work season is just about to take off just like this drone that's headed up over rivers in the Great Lakes region to monitor coldwater refugia for trout. Using a drone outfitted with thermal imaging technology allows TU to look for groundwater influences. Knowing where cold…
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Faces of Restoration: Brice Wizner, Geomorphic Restoration
Brice Wizner has always had an interest in fish and where they live. Growing up in La Crosse, Wisc., Wizner spent a lot of time chasing trout and walleye throughout the region’s lakes with his grandfather. After college, an early job was working for the state of Minnesota as a fisheries technician. Was it a…
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Katti Renik joins TU’s Great Lakes team
Katti Renik is joining Trout Unlimited’s Great Lakes team as a project coordinator in Northwest Wisconsin. Katti will be working with partners in the Lake Superior watershed on projects to reconnect fragmented habitat, implement natural flood management strategies, and further our understanding of coaster brook trout life-history and habitat restoration opportunities. Growing up on a trout…
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