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Sharing expertise: The Driftless Symposium
More than 15 years ago, when Jeff Hastings took over leadership of Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort, one of his first priorities was to build his knowledge of restoration techniques. As he dug in, he found plenty of information. He also found that much of it didn’t get wide distribution throughout the area’s four…
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Mining moratorium protects native fish – for now
Risks to the Boundary Waters from mineral extraction are unacceptable In 1969, prominent conservationist Sigurd Olson of Ely, Minn., wrote this about proposed mineral exploration in the Boundary Waters area: “The world needs metals and men need work, but they also must have wilderness and beauty, and in the years to come will need it…
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A vision for the Great Lakes: healthy waters and connected communities
Trout Unlimited starts off 2022 with a new strategic direction, building on the great work that we have been doing. Under this new plan Trout Unlimited is building a foundation for the future of healthy waters and healthy fish on the strength of whole communities committed to their care and recovery across generations. Our…
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Newsletter highlights productive 2020 for Driftless team
For the past two years, the DARE team has been providing free pollinator seed to enhance Driftless Area streams. The seed mix is not intended to replace the planned seeding mixture, but to supplement pollinator plants into the mixture.
The COVID pandemic presented a variety of challenges for the Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort team, but solid progress on Driftless stream restoration projects moved forward in 2020 and the team has aggressive plans in place for 2021. One of the key elements of the TUDARE founding platform is collaboration. The success of TUDARE over…
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Minnesota’s 2020 Driftless Area restoration overview
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic 2020 was a busy year for Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort in Minnesota. TU and its partners collaborated on a number of habitat restoration projects in the state. Here's a rundown of the projects. Rice Creek (Fillmore County) – Minnesota DNR stabilized eroded stream banks totaling 900 feet. Sloped and…
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Check out Namebini for great fishing in Minnesota
Namebini has been a northern Minnesota business since 2007, taking its name from the original Ojibwe name for the nearby Sucker River. Namebini has been a northern Minnesota business since 2007, taking its name from the original Ojibwe name for the nearby Sucker River. Since then they have offered guided fly fishing and a variety of…
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With bi-partisan support, GLRI Act flies through House
On Feb. 5 the United States House of Representatives passed HR 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act. This bill seeks to increase the GLRI funding back to its original levels of $475 million. The bill had support from 50 bi-partisan co-sponsors and passed 373-45. Additionally, 15 Representatives spoke in support of the bill. They…
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