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San Geronimo Creek, which provides important spawning and rearing habitat for endangered coho salmon in Marin County, Calif., flows parallel to the road in the center of this photo on the far side of the former golf course, up against the forested hillside. Imperiled coho salmon benefit from major land acquisition and open space conservation…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 30, 2024 Contacts:Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, (831) 235-2542, sam.davidson@tu.orgJoel Weltzien, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support permanent protection for unique aquifer, upland habitats, and sporting opportunities of the Medicine Lake Highlands SACRAMENTO—Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) praised today’s…
Buhler was right. There was absolutely no mistaking it. The Kern River rainbow has a vibrancy in color, all of its colors, that simply isn’t present in its hatchery imposters. The back of the fish was more densely clustered with darker and more defined spots, the rose coloring along its lateral line was more clearly defined and the most telltale mark, the white edges along its fins, were clearly defined.
5/10/2007 TU announces salmon consumers’ Bill of Rights May 10, 2007 Contact: Chris Wood, TU VP for Conservation Programs: (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org Tim Bristol, TU Alaska: (907) 321-3291, tbristol@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Consumers gain voice in wild salmon and steelhead conservation National campaign urges consumers to vote with their forks in order to protect wild…
When Dalton Romanowski created his online dating profile, his buddies told him he had too many fish photos.
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.
The intersection of Little Harvey Creek and Pine Creek, aptly named Confluence Meadow. By Dave Lass and Luke Hunt, PhD In the Eagle Lake watershed, located east of Lassen Volcanic National Park, a diverse collection of local, state and federal partners are working to restore some of the largest meadow systems in California, and to…
On the California coast between San Francisco and Santa Barbara, a number of streams still have runs of wild steelhead. On a handful of these mostly small drainages, you might get tight to a slabby adult during the winter steelhead season. And on perhaps three of these streams, you might actually be likely to get…
Fishing is great. Even better? Fishing for science.
Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Tree Army planted 17,067 trees along rivers and streams throughout the Rogue River watershed over the last two years. Its “soldiers” are just getting started. The Tree Army, which is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the U.S. Forest Service, is made up of TU staff, seasonal work crews and volunteers. This year, the Rogue River Tree Army…
California’s golden trout persist with project help from TU.
Signatories to the Klamath Basin Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, including Trout Unlimited, held a press briefing on November 12 and said they are in a “sprint to the finish” to achieve the pact’s principal goal of removing four old dams on the Klamath River. The signatories, including Tribal leaders, a representative of the ranching community, and…
Trout and salmon are at a pivotal moment.The threats are enormous, and so are the opportunities. Native trout populations and wild salmon runs are at risk of disappearing. Climate change is upon us. More than 1.5 million miles of America’s trout and salmon waters are degraded.But by working together—collaboratively, strategically, tirelessly—on watersheds across the country,…
TU’s Tim Frahm swinging on the Klamath River near Weitchpec. The legendary Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast, after only the Columbia and Sacramento Rivers systems. The Klamath is also Ground Zero for one of the most challenging water conflicts in U.S. history. Trout Unlimited’s…
October 10, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer, VP for Government Affairs, (571) 274-0593Jessica Strickland, California Field Coordinator, (830) 515-9917 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited strongly endorses designation of new San Gabriel Mountains National MonumentApplauds Presidents action to permanently protect water supply, habitat, and sporting opportunities in southern California EMERYVILLE, Calif.Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations oldest and…
Declining populations & stress Trout and salmon will not weather climate change without our help. Coldwater species have evolved and adapted to changing conditions over thousands of years. But given the declines in populations and the continuing stresses they are already facing, they will not weather climate change without our help. Trout Unlimited’s work addresses…
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.
Public comment period opens for repeal of Clean Water Rule TU: “We won’t have clean water in our rivers if we have dirty water upstream.” CONTACT:Sam Davidson / Communications Director sdavidson@tu.org / 831-235-2542 (July 27, 2017) EMERYVILLE, CALIF Todays opening of a 30-day public comment period on the Trump administrations repeal of the 2015 Clean…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding supports projects in Washington State, California, Michigan, and Wisconsin
John Baiocchi, on one of his home waters, the Truckee River.