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Snake River salmon: Let’s give credit where credit is due

Published in Conservation, Featured, Science

Last week Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) turned up the volume on the issue of recovering Snake River salmon and steelhead.   Not that the issue wasn’t front and center for him before. He has been battling to find ways to bring back Idaho’s dwindling salmon and steelhead populations for years.  But now that a long-anticipated Draft Environmental Impact Statement has outlined a “business as usual” approach – indeed, the preferred alternative does…

Why is the Snake River Basin the right place to make this kind of investment?

The Snake River has, by far, the greatest potential for wild fish recovery of any watershed in the Columbia Basin.    Historically it produced about 40 percent of the spring/summer Chinook salmon and 55 percent of the summer steelhead in the Columbia system. Annual run estimates prior to the 1850s exceed two-million fish for all…

What impacts do dams have on Snake River salmon and steelhead?

The four lower Snake River dams and the reservoirs they create harm fish in numerous ways.  The dams kill juvenile fish as they pass each structure on their migration to the Pacific. The dams inundate 140 miles of spawning and rearing habitat, and create slow moving reservoirs that are devoid of food, become lethally hot…

Diverse partners work to solve Provo River low flow issues

Facebook among contributors to help secure enough water to support fish and recreation in one of the state’s most popular rivers                                                                                                                June 30, 2020 Contacts:  Jordan Nielson, Trout Unlimited, Jordan.nielson@tu.org – 801-850-1221 Michael Mills, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, mikem@cuwcd.com – 801-226-7132 Mike Slater, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, michaelslater@utah.gov – 801-367-5941 Melanie Roe, Facebook, melanieroe@fb.com Mark Holden, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and…

Former opponents now partners working to restore the upper Colorado River

Published in From the President

Born in Colorado, the mighty Colorado River serves over 40 million people and irrigates nearly 5 million acres of farmland before it enters Mexico. It is the hardest-working river in the West. The river also provides some of the finest trout fishing in the country and attracts millions of dollars in associated outdoor-related revenue to local communities.

Hiking the CDT: Aunt Luchrysta, a bull moose in the river and West Yellowstone

Published in Youth, Featured, Featured, Fishing, Travel, TROUT Magazine

“Up and down. Up and down. Everyday I’m reminded this trail is the CDT, the Continental Divide Trail, and not the Valley trail. The trail does not follow the easiest path south, it follows the mountains that separate the waters of this country. Instead of walking across that valley towards the Tetons, the trail climbs the mountainous hills up to Yellowstone. Though there were animal sightings and incredible views, I still would have preferred to take an easier route.”

Simms and Trout Unlimited Unite to Protect and Preserve Montana’s Gallatin River

Dec. 1, 2020 For Immediate Release                                                                                                                        Contact: Andrew Gerrie, Backbone Media, andrew.gerrie@backbonemedia.net, 970-963-4873, ext. 13 John Frazier, Simms, John.frazier@simmsfishing.com, 406-551-5298 Brett Prettyman, Trout Unlimited, brett.prettyman@tu.org, 801-209-5320 BOZEMAN, Mont. (Dec. 1, 2020) – Simms Fishing Products announced today a multi-year partnership with conservation group and non-profit Trout Unlimited (TU). The partnership will focus on TU’s Home Rivers…

Congressman unveils bold plan to recover Snake River salmon and steelhead

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 7, 2021  Contacts:   Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org  Rob Masonis, VP for Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited, rmasonis@tu.org  Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, gmcreynolds@tu.org  Comprehensive proposal would remove four lower Snake River dams and invest in the Northwest region’s energy, transportation, and agricultural infrastructure BOISE, Idaho.—U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson…

Wrap-up: The state of our hydrology today in the Colorado River Basin

In this final installment of the Western Water 101 series we’ll turn our attention to current events to draw together some of the topics and themes we’ve explored over the course of the series. With the extremely dry conditions throughout the West, TU’s work—from on-the-ground projects to legislative advocacy and agency collaboration—is more important than ever. The current drought crisis in the region draws together many of the themes discussed over the…

Two products from Yeti every river rat should consider

Published in Boats, Gear reviews, Uncategorized

Our good friend Geoff Mueller who’s an author, editor and migratory gear geek is spending the summer living in Dutch John, Utah, perched in his camper above the A section of the Green River. He and his wife Kat who manages Western Rivers Flyfisher and Guide Service are as hardcore as it gets on the fishing and boating front and know a thing or two about gear, so I trust trust them implicitly. When they rave about gear, they know what’s what. Check out Geoff’s thoughts below on Yeti’s “tackle box upgrade” for his boat and their water cooler of choice when living in the desert on one of the most famous trout rivers in the U.S.

Lower Snake River dam removal is a golden key, if not a silver bullet

Published in Featured

Salmon return to the Columbia River in this 2104 photo of the fish viewing window at Bonneville Dam, the first of eight dams salmon and steelhead from the Snake River basin must pass on their way home to spawn. Removing the four dams on the lower Snake River would give these migratory fish a fighting…

Infrastructure package could help the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin

Published in Advocacy, Conservation, Government Affairs

A massive package of legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is currently working its way through Congress, having been passed by the Senate earlier this week. If enacted, this bill would make essential investments of remarkable size and scope to help the nation address the impacts of climate change, including some of the worst impacts of the…

Leading Scientists Agree on Path Forward to Save Snake River Salmon

American Fisheries Society doubles down on the need to remove the dams to save critical wild populations of salmon and steelhead. Contacts:  Greg McReynolds, Intermountain West ACP Director, Trout Unlimited greg.mcreynolds@tu.org  Helen Neville, Senior Scientist, Trout Unlimited, helen.neville@tu.org  Zoe Bommarito, Mountain West Communications Director, zoe.bommarito@tu.org  The American Fisheries Society (AFS) adopted a resolution urging policymakers…