Search results for “California Priority Waters”

TU Releases "Settled, Mined and Left Behind" Report

8/18/2004 TU Releases “Settled, Mined and Left Behind” Report TU Releases “Settled, Mined and Left Behind” Report Ten Western watersheds affected by pollution from abandoned mines profiled in report Contact: Tim Zink Manager, Media Relations Trout Unlimited 703.284.9427 8/18/2004 — Washington — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today released a report entitled Settled,…

“One TU” Expansion in TU’s Draft Strategic Plan

Published in Community, Conservation

A focus on driving “One TU” forward, with emphasis on engagement and a new membership model are among the major points in the early drafts of the new Trout Unlimited Strategic Plan. The organization has engaged the firm Bernuth & Williamson to lead the staff and volunteers through the process and has developed a working…

Never been closer: new progress on the Klamath

Published in Dam Removal

The Klamath River is one of the country’s most beleaguered watersheds. But on July 27 the Oregon Public Utilities Commission provided some good news, when the agency approved an order granting transfer of four old fish-blocking dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation so they can be taken out.

Conservation Towns – Celebrating Rural America

philipsburg, mt conservation town winner 2026

Conservation Towns Celebrating Rural America What are Conservation Towns? In America’s “Conservation Towns,” rural communities that survived the past century’s boom-and-bust cycles are building new blueprints for economic success by tapping into their most important assets: the rivers and streams, public lands and wild landscapes that have always sustained them.   At Trout Unlimited, we are putting a spotlight on these communities at the heart of the work…

TU salutes conservation bills for California public lands

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

More than 1 million acres of public lands in California would be better protected under a trio of bills introduced on April 10. Trout Unlimited has worked for years to better protect the habitat values and sporting opportunities found on some of these lands. The legislative package would strengthen protections for upland and aquatic habitat…

Wilderness, water bills get House approval

03/25/2009 Wilderness, water bills get House approval March 25, 2009 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wilderness, water bills get House approvalSportsmen celebrate protection of invaluable fish and game habitat WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, the bill that sportsmen around…

TU lauds new public lands bill for NW California

Published in Uncategorized

The northwest corner of California, between the Russian and Klamath Rivers, is home to some of the best remaining salmon and steelhead streams in the West. This region boasts some of the most famous steelhead fisheries in the world, including the Trinity, Mad, Mattole, and Eel River systems . Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project…

BDAs and BWOs: Squaw Creek habitat improvement project

Published in Uncategorized

One of several BDAs (beaver dam analogues) recently installed in Squaw Creek to improve floodplain connectivity, among many other habitat benefits. By Tom Kloehn Trout Unlimited believes that conservation work begins with people. This belief was affirmed again when over 75 volunteers gathered recently to renew one of the Lake Tahoe region’s most popular places—Squaw…

Navigating public land oil and gas leasing

Published in Advocacy
native trout in water on public lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is at the center of a seismic shift in how America manages its public land energy resources. From sweeping regulatory reforms to legislative reversals, the past 10 months have redefined the balance between energy development and conservation.

Trout Unlimited names inaugural “Conservation Towns” list

Published in Conservation Towns, Conservation
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Five rural communities from across the country are staking their futures on conservation In America’s “Conservation Towns,” rural communities that survived the past century’s boom-and-bust cycles are building new blueprints for economic success by tapping into their most important assets: the rivers and streams, public lands and wild landscapes that have always sustained them. At Trout…

TU lauds House passage of H.R. 233

7/24/2006 TU lauds House passage of H.R. 233 July 25, 2006 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org TU lauds House passage of H.R. 233 Northern California Coastal Wilderness legislation will protect critical habitat for salmon and steelhead SALINAS-Trout Unlimited on Tuesday commended the House of Representatives for passing the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Act,…

Permanent protection for Sáttítla

Permanent protection for Sáttítla/Medicine Lake Highlands  California’s Medicine Lake Highlands are a unique area of public lands that serves as a vast natural water reservoir and the sole source of the Fall River and its famous trout fishery. Photo: Pit River Tribe Where is Sáttítla  The Medicine Lake Highlands (“Sáttítla” to the Pit River Tribe)…

Expanding hunting and angling opportunities on public lands

Published in Advocacy

As part of the new directive, compatibility determinations will continue to ensure that expanded access and hunting and fishing opportunities are consistent with refuge purposes, while also taking into consideration public safety or resource protection.