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Go fish yourself
Last year was quite a ride, wasn’t it? Aside from all the good stuff, - I hope we all found lots to be thankful for throughout 2025 – we saw plenty of ugliness that we hopefully won’t see again. Without going into detail, I will simply opine that our nation may be as angry now…
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Following the music
On the one-year anniversary of its designation, Trout Unlimited celebrates the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, and the fishing and hunting opportunities it provides. I followed a faint trail through the lush grass of a meadow framed by pines and Douglas fir, level at first and then gently climbing a slope. In the hottest time of…
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A Restoration Program Takes Root in the Rio Grande and Gila Headwaters
How TU's team in New Mexico is restoring the state's most enchanting waters and lands in 2025
As summer winds down and we transition to the shorter days and cooler temperatures of fall, project season is in full swing for us. As TU’s project footprint grows in New Mexico, our intent is to better tell our story and provide more opportunities for TU members and the angling community to engage in the…
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This Land is Your Land: The Uncivilized Outdoorsman Vidal Gonzales
Today, we are highlighting Vidal Gonzales, owner of The Uncivilized Outdoorsman (UO).
Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…
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The A-ROD Project: A 24-Hour New Mexico trout slam
Meet the Team Zeke Soliz (Director / Editor)A graduate of the Creative Media Institute in Las Cruces, Zeke juggled postproduction deadlines with his final semester classes—proving that a little academic pressure can fuel a big creative drive. Esteban “Stev” Molina (Wildland Firefighter / Angler)Born and raised in Silver City, Stev knows New Mexico’s waterways like…
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New Mexico Legislature 2025: A banner year for trout
It’s not every year that a state can protect and restore its natural resources or reimagine how they are managed. In its 2025 session, New Mexico state legislators had three such opportunities and admirably met the moment. In no small part due to the efforts of Trout Unlimited, the legislature prioritized modern wildlife management, its…
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Faces of Restoration: Jim Brooks guards the Gila
TU works with some extremely talented people while developing and completing projects in the field that help make fishing better. We are excited to bring you a series highlighting these contractors. We hire equipment operators, truck drivers, laborers, material suppliers, engineers, technicians and water testing labs. They are unique, talented, humble and some are downright wild, but TU’s contractors are a…
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