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Driftless Area Restoration Effort Update
The Driftless Area team has been hard at work this spring preparing for a very busy summer. With support from the Wisconsin Council of Trout Unlimited, the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, we have a technician crew collecting culvert assessment data in the Driftless portion of Dane County…
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TU Science: Measuring the carbon benefits of restored floodplains
While Trout Unlimited’s river and floodplain restoration is often aimed at trout and salmon species, the benefits of our work extend far beyond fish habitat. When a stream channel is reconnected to its floodplain, key complexity and ecological processes are restored. The riparian habitat becomes more diverse, composed of a mosaic of side-channels, wetlands, willow…
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River restoration in gold country
BLM restoration projects provide important research that is transforming mining practices in interior Alaska Alaska’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages 70 million acres of mountains, rivers, wetlands and tundra on public lands for multiple uses and the conservation of natural, historical and cultural resources. Alaskans and visitors use these lands and waters for recreational,…
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Seed Savers Exchange celebration to feature a trout tour
Seed Savers Exchange stewards America’s culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy for present and future generations. They educate and connect people through collecting, regenerating, and sharing heirloom seeds, plants, and stories. Seed Savers Exchange has been saving and sharing seeds with gardeners since 1975. To commemorate the Seed Savers Exchange network—and all…
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TU’s Stream Restoration: Utilizing Wood from Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments for Healthier Watersheds
Trout Unlimited (TU) is leading innovative stream restoration projects across the fire-prone Western U.S. Our skilled managers often use process-based techniques and other nature-based solutions to help rivers and streams function more naturally. But did you know that in Wyoming, Oregon and elsewhere, TU also plays a role in active forest management by using low-value…
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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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Faces of Restoration: Gian Dodici
“Taking a dam out and seeing a free-flowing river again,” he reflects. “I’ve got the best job in the world.”
Like many young kids, Gian Dodici spent his early years fully immersed in the underwater universe of Jacque Cousteau and found world travel at his fingertips by turning the pages of National Geographic. While traveling throughout his childhood, Gian spent time turning over creek rocks looking for crayfish to flipping desert stones searching for scorpions.…
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