We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
Sept. 2, 2014 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, kmckalip@trcp.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On Eve of 50th Anniversary of Land and Water Conservation Fund, 19 Sportsmen’s Groups Call on Congress to Fully Fund LWCF LWCF, a key tool for conserving fish and wildlife resources and improving sportsmen’s access, is perenially shortchanged by Congress WASHINGTON The nations leading…
4/30/1999 TU Report: Wisconsin Sets Example for Habitat Stewardship TU Report: Wisconsin Sets Example for Habitat Stewardship National Group Warns Against Threats To State’s Conservation Programs Contact: 4/30/1999 — — Madison, Wisconsin – April 28, 1999 – Wisconsin’s trout management programs set an example of habitat stewardship that other states should emulate, according to a…
Executive summary Fishing for trout is a passion shared by countless anglers across the country. The challenge of catching a monster Lahontan cutthroat trout from Nevada’s Pyramid Lake or a salter brook trout from a coastal stream in Massachusetts can be rewarding and frustrating all at the same time. As fly-fishing author John Gierach described…
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
The coronavirus outbreak has put many a travel plan on the back burner this year.
Trout Unlimited and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest announced today that the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project’s second phase is currently under way in eastern Idaho. The project is a large-scale, multi-phased project begun in 2017 to improve ecosystem function and habitat for native cutthroat trout and other native fish species on four miles of degraded…
On a controversial river in a drying landscape, ranchers look to science, technology and the law to send just a little more water downstream.
There’s a direct connection between great habitat and great fishing. Our country is blessed with 640 million acres of public land that provide much of our best remaining fish and wildlife habitat, with good access for fishing and hunting. These lands are the birthright of every American—keeping them healthy is good for fish and game,…
12/22/1999 With 40 Years Of Conservation Work Under Our Belt…Trout Unlimited Outlines Goals For New Millennium With 40 Years Of Conservation Work Under Our Belt . . .Trout Unlimited Outlines Goals For New Millennium Contact: 12/22/1999 — — Over 100,000 volunteer members of Trout Unlimited (TU) are reflecting on 40 years of conservation commitment to…
November 5, 2015 Testimony of Trout Unlimited to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on: Wildfire: Stakeholder Perspectives on Budgetary Impacts and Threats to Natural Resources on Federal, State and Private Lands. Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Stabenow, and Committee Members: My name is Chris Wood. I am the President and CEO of…
In the Rio San Antonio, TU is working to restore a vital and vulnerable watershed.
May 2, 2014 Contact: Laura Ziemer, (406) 522-7291 x 103, lziemer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited praises Forest Service for tackling groundwater rules to protect headwaters and fishing New groundwater policy a needed step to steward water resources and prized fisheriesin the face of climate change, drought (Washington, D.C.) Trout Unlimited today praised the Forest…
This week, Congress passed the omnibus spending bill, which will fund the federal government until next year. The legislation also includes several significant western water bills critical to Trout Unlimited’s work in the West. TU thanks the House and Senate leadership for the passage of these important water bills
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Legislation would promote responsible development and healthy fisheries on public land FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org, 406-546-2979 WASHINGTON, D.C.—Trout Unlimited today voiced support for legislation that would help modernize the federal oil and gas leasing system and facilitate responsible energy development on public land. The Competitive Onshore…
Shannon Wheeler, Vice-Chairman of the Nez Perce Tribe envisions this not as past tense, but future. He, as with other leaders of tribal nations in the region, see the return of the Snake River system to a semblance of its former self as essential to the health of the entire Pacific Northwest and its residents. Wheeler wants…
Editor’s note: TROUT Magazine Online will publish frequent essays on “American Places,” lands and waters that make the nation unique. These essays will be crafted by Trout Unlimited staffers, contributing writers and volunteers. These places are near and dear to many and worthy of sharing in hopes of creating more advocates for the treasures so…
Recognizing Trout Unlimited’s amazing chapters, volunteers and partners is one of the most important parts of our organization’s annual meeting. This year in Redding, California, two chapters, five volunteers and four partners were singled out for their contributions to Trout Unlimited efforts across the nation. TU’s national conservation awards have been a part of our…
02/11/2008 Salmon Treaty must do more to protect wild salmon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Salmon Treaty must do more to protect wild salmonScientific review needed to ensure conservation objectives are met February 11, 2008 VANCOUVER A coalition of conservation groups is calling for a scientific review of the Pacific Salmon Treaty to ensure that it is…
In a world where salmon and steelhead continue to dwindle and disappear, Alaska Governor Dunleavy has proposed changes to Alaska’s water management regulations that head us in the exact wrong direction.