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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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Fulfilling America’s great conservation tool: the Land and Water Conservation Fund
What the future of LWCF means for fishing, hunting and habitat For more than 50 years, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been one of America’s most powerful bipartisan conservation tools It has conserved fish and wildlife habitat, expanded public access for hunting and fishing and supported local economies that depend on outdoor…
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Navigating public land oil and gas leasing
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, sporting opportunity and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This…
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Working to keep fishing and hunting access in Nevada
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, sporting opportunity and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This…
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A healthy stream thanks to roadless area forest treatments
Caples Creek Roadless Area provides a good example of the benefits of fuels treatment projects in Roadless Areas.
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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What’s at stake on this Public Lands Day
On this Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day, join Trout Unlimited in celebrating our shared public lands and sporting heritage while standing up for the places you fish and hunt. The state of public lands has been at the forefront of many Americans’ minds this summer. The places we go to fish,…
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The greatest threat to wildlands and native trout in a generation
And you can do something about it
And you can do something about it “This country has been swinging the hammer of development so long and so hard that it has forgotten the anvil of wilderness which gave value and significance to its labors. The momentum of our blows is so unprecedented that the remaining remnant of wilderness will be pounded into…