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A long overdue update: bringing the federal oil & gas program into the 21st century
At Trout Unlimited, we believe that energy development and conservation need not be mutually exclusive, but it takes the right polices to strike this balance. Updating our oil and gas policies is a priority – our public lands, waters, wildlife and communities depend on it – and there is already overwhelming public support for the…
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BLM Solar Plan Can’t Come at the Expense of Wild and Native Trout and Salmon
Trout Unlimited has worked for decades advocating for balanced management of our public lands that are so important to sustaining healthy trout and salmon populations and our angling and hunting heritage. Our nation has set ambitious goals for expanding renewable energy development, including the Biden Administration’s goal of a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035,…
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BLM proposes safeguards for Arctic fish and wildlife habitat
The opportunity to protect a vast swath of public land does not come around often. This September, the Biden Administration announced a rulemaking to protect 13 million acres of public land from oil and gas leasing within the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A). Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Photo by Bob Wick (BLM) Protection of…
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Map questing: How to find trout water on public lands
It’s nice for anglers to know that we have access to literally millions of miles of trout streams and countless acres of trout lakes and ponds on public lands in the United States. But just how do we pinpoint those fishing spots? Fortunately, we have many options to help us, including those old-fashioned paper maps,…
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Public lands photo essay
Vast expanses of public lands and waters The Rocky Mountains offer nearly endless public lands and waters Sinuosity on public lands Pure joy of fishing on public waters Public lands and waters offer solitude if you know where to look Public lands and waters come in all shapes and sizes Oxbows galore on public lands…
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Of Sticks and Strings
Public Lands support the underlying spirit of traditional bowhunting and fly fishing As trout season draws to a close in Michigan, the leaves change hues and, for many of us, our attention turns to antlered pursuits with the opening of archery deer season. Out West, hunter-anglers have been pursuing elk for almost a month…
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The True Cast – Why the United States is the Envy of the Fishing World
There’s always much to celebrate on Independence Day.
There’s always much to celebrate on Independence Day. Sure, we’re living in divisive times and there are things that concern most of us for different reasons and in different ways in America these days. But the bottom line is that this collective “experiment in democracy” is still kicking (and then some) 247 years after a…
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