Meet Anna, TU Alaska’s new education coordinator

Anna Petersen is Trout Unlimited Alaska’s new education coordinator. She will work across southcentral Alaska to educate kids in all the things fish need for healthy habitat.
Anna Petersen is Trout Unlimited Alaska’s new education coordinator. She will work across southcentral Alaska to educate kids in all the things fish need for healthy habitat.
Heidi and a Bear Trail Lodge client with a nice Bristol Bay rainbow. Photo courtesy of Heidi Wild Re-posted from the Peninsula Clarion. By: Heidi Wild In 2018, Bristol Bay broke the record of returning wild sockeye salmon. As the rest of the state closes to salmon fishing, Bristol Bay is breaking records. I’m stunned…
Bristol Bay sockeye. Photo by FlyOut Media By: Nelli Williams When Alaskans go to the polls in November we will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure 1 called, “An Act providing for protection of wild salmon and fish and wildlife habitat.” You may have already heard of this as the measure being…
Contact:Shoren Brown, Bristol Bay campaign director, sbrown@tu.org, (202) 674-2380Tim Bristol, TU Alaska Program Director, tbristol@tu.org, (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen applaud EPAs assessment of Bristol Bay, Alaska; Call on President for swift action to protect fishery, jobs, and economy Washington, D.C. Hunting and fishing groups across the country voiced support for the Environmental Protection…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Mary Ann King, Stewardship Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510.507.0097 Heather and Kirk Hardcastle, co-owners/fishermen, Taku River Reds, 907.209.8424 Scott Becklund, Seafood Manager, Pacific Market, 707.823.4916 Alaska Salmon Delivered to Sonoma County with a Conservation Message (SEBASTOPOL, California, March 15, 2010) – Pacific Market, Taku River Reds, and Trout Unlimited will be collaborating…
The lawsuit defies a strong science record and overwhelming support for Clean Water Act 404(c) protections by Bristol Bay residents, Alaskans and anglers Contacts: ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Today, the State of Alaska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. Supreme Court, attempting to block Clean Water Act safeguards for the headwaters…
I am excited to work to protect the wild places that I have grown to love while guiding in Alaska.
logosforTransboundaryDCfly-in.jpg March 26, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:Brian Lynch, Executive Director, Petersburg Vessel Owners Association, pvoa@gci.net, 907-772-9323 Dale Kelley, Executive Director, Alaska Trollers Association, ata@gci.net, 907-723-8765 Raymond Paddock III, Environmental Coordinator, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, rpaddock@ccthita.org, 907-209-8535 Canadian Mines Threaten Southeast Alaska Salmon, Tourism and Tribal Resources Fishing and…
Dolly Varden are a close relative to bull trout and it wasn’t until 1978 that the two species were confirmed to be distinct. In the continental United States, Dolly Varden naturally only occur in coastal the drainages of northwestern Washington from the Canadian border south through Puget Sound and south on the Olympic Peninsula to the Quinault River.
I am a born and raised Alaskan and fishing is my absolute passion! My love of fishing began in Southcentral Alaska where I explored the lakes of the Mat-Su Valley, the rivers on the Kenai Peninsula, and the deep sea of the Gulf of Alaska. I moved to Southeast Alaska in 2018 and have been…
A truly wild Alaskan fly-fishing experience is still possible. Join us at Outpost on the Nush, where our only mission is to show you how unique the wildest parts of Alaska are. Our waters offer the elusive combination of a challenging fishery in a remote location, with the potential for you to experience the best…
MEDIA ADVISORY Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408 emooney@tu.org October Marks Alaska Wild Salmon Month in the Nations Capital Join Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants in Promoting and Protecting Alaskas Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, Alaska Together with a diverse coalition of chefs, restaurateurs, commercial fishermen, anglers, hunters, lodge owners, outfitters, guides and…
When people think of Alaska, they often think of large commercial fishing boats raking in their piece of the fortune that salmon bring to the waters off the coast of Alaska. Commercial fishing has shaped Alaska’s economy and culture, and it has provided job opportunities in places where they might not normally exist. In Southeast…
Join me tomorrow – that’s Friday, September 25 – at 11 AM AKDT @troutunlimited when we talk with Brad @alaskaflyfishinggoods about fishing in AK. After all, how can five species of salmon plus rainbows, steelhead, cutthroats, Arctic char and grayling (and more) be anything but awesome?
Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Director of Communications, 907-230-1513 or pdobbyn@tu.org For Immediate Release Alaska Director Praises Senators for Quick Action to Protect Wild Salmon Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited today applauded quick action taken by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.,) Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska,) and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) to address the outbreak of infectious salmon…
Alaska’s rainbow trout populations are still largely intact and robust, largely because of remote locations with limited accessibility, abundant and pristine habitat, and conservative management.
January 17, 2011 Contacts: Thomas Wegge, TCW Economics, twegge@tcwecon.com or 916-451-3372 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, mkaelke@tu.org or 907-321-4464 Tim Bristol, Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, tbristol@tu.org or 907-321-3291 Paula Dobbyn, Communications Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska, pdobbyn@tu.org or 907-230-1513 Southeast Alaskas Salmon and Trout Fisheries Contribute Nearly $1 Billion Annually to Regional…
Contact: Mark Kaelke, Trout Unlimited, Southeast Alaska Project Director – (916) 207-8294 Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Communications Director – (907) 230-1513 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Praises Southeast Alaska’s Record Salmon Salmon bounty a testament to the region’s habitat and careful management Juneau, Alaska A new report indicates that 2011 was a record year…
In the Southeast Alaska region, the Taku, Stikine, and Unuk Rivers form the backbone of the salmon culture. All are un-dammed, largely pristine and support significant commercial, sport, and customary and traditional fisheries in Southeast Alaska.
Trout Unlimited has teamed up with Omaze, a company that organizes giveaways that give back, to offer one lucky winner and a friend a getaway fly-fishing adventure in Bristol Bay.