TU: Removal of dams on the Snake River is key to recovering wild fish runs Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The White House is recognizing treaty obligations to the sovereign nations of the Pacific Northwest and directing federal agencies to prioritize the recovery of wild salmon, steelhead and other native fish in the Columbia River Basin, and ordering…
The Star Valley fish passage project serves as a model for other conservation-minded private landowners. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2023 CONTACT ETNA, WYOMING – Trout Unlimited is on the brink of completing the Rico Diversion Fish Passage and Stabilization Project, aimed at stabilizing river banks and enhancing fish passage for Snake River Cutthroat Trout…
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and Tribal communities stand to receive substantial economic benefits for local conservation priorities
10/2/2001 Trout Unlimited Hires Project Director For South Fork Snake River Home Rivers Initiative Trout Unlimited Hires Project Director For South Fork Snake River Home Rivers Initiative Contact: Scott Yates , Western Native Trout Program Director , TU 406-522-7291 Western Native Trout Program Director TU 406-522-7291 10/2/2001 — Idaho Falls, Idaho — Trout Unlimited announced…
10/25/2005 October 25, 2005 Contact: Larry Doebert, Stream Project Manager, 920-876-2346 Trout Unlimited Receives Leopold Restoration Award Local Chapter Recognized for Conservation Work on Onion River WASHINGTON In mid-October, the national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) received a Leopold Restoration Award for its work on the Onion River in east-central Wisconsin. In conjunction with the…
2/24/2003 Catskill Mountains TU Chapter Wins Esopus River Lawsuit Against New York City Catskill Mountains TU Chapter Wins Esopus River Lawsuit Against New York City Decision will improve water quality in the wild trout fishery Contact: Leon Szeptycki General Counsel Trout Unlimited 434-984-4919 2/24/2003 — Arlington, VA — A U.S. Federal District Court Judge has…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408 Dave Sweet, Wyoming Council Chair, (307) 899-9959 Kani Seifert, Platte Valley TU, (307) 327-5604 TU Platte Valley Chapter Receives $10,000 to remove barrier on the East Fork Encampment River SARATOGATrout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded…
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 23, 2016 Contact: Margaret Delaney, Margaret.Delaney@berlinrosen.com, 202-800-8689 National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud USDA-DOI Announcement of New Coordination of Water Conservation Efforts in the Colorado River Basin Announcement Responds to Calls from Conservation Leaders, Gov. Hickenlooper, Sen. Bennet for Greater Coordination Between Federal Grant Programs to Protect Communities and Critical Water…
NEWS For Immediate Release July 1, 2016 Contact: Dave Sutton, 415-307-8584, dave.sutton@tpl.org Christy Fischer, 831-626-8595, cfischer@slconservancy.org Tim Frahm, 831-298-7185, tfrahm@tu.org Rafael Payan, 831-372-3196, payan@mprpd.org Fourth Generation Carmel Valley Family Completes Legacy Conservation Sale to Restore Carmel River CARMEL, Calif. One of the oldest families in Carmel Valley joined with leading conservation groups today to announce…
Contacts: Tom Reed, President East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited, 717-215-0241, TomReed1458@gmail.com Brett Prettyman, Intermountain Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, 801-209-5320, bprettyman@tu.org For Immediate Release Jan. 31, 2017 CHEYENNE, Wyo. Instead of working to prevent another massive 20-mile fish kill like one last fall on the Shoshone River, a Wyoming legislator has proposed a law requiring…
A New York investment firm has declared Northern Dynasty, the company that wants to dig Pebble Mine in Alaska, worthless. Pat Ford photo. It’s a good day to be a salmon or a trout in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska. Today, Kerrisdale Capital, a New York City investment firm, declared Northern Dynasty worthless. Northern…
tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Trout Unlimited awarded four new grants for habitat restoration work in upper Klamath River Basin Funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will support restoration work in the Wood and Sprague Rivers and Threemile Creek KLAMATH FALLS, OreTrout Unlimited (TU) announced today the award of four major grants…
By Mike Kuhr It’s known as the President’s River, but on a recent sunny day in August, the Bois Brule River in Northern Wisconsin welcomed U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin), several of her staff, and a number of conservationists for a paddle down its famed trout waters. Sen. Baldwin was just finishing up a weeklong…
Friday, October 4, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Kelly Owens, Forest Hydrologist, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307-739-5598, kelly.owens@usda.gov Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) announced today that Phase 2 of the Tribasin Fish Passage and Watersehd Restoration Project is scheduled to begin during the fall…
For Immediate Release Contact California Trout – Redgie Collins – (415)748-8755 – rcollins@caltrout.org Friends of the Eel River – Alicia Hamann – (707) 382-8859 – alicia@eelriver.org Institute for Fisheries Resources – Glen Spain – (541) 521-8655 – fish1ifr@aol.com Trout Unlimited – Matt Clifford – (406) 370-9431 – matt.clifford@tu.org Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations –…
Salmon advocates keep winning in court, but the salmon keep losing in the river because we refuse to respond with the obvious solution: dam breaching. Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va. – Snake River salmon are getting wait-listed. Today, the Biden Administration and litigants calling for the removal of the lower four Snake River dams agreed to an…
“The Price of Water” details the long-term process, costs and partnerships required to open up the river to recreation in Central Utah
Contacts: Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation that would create important new protections for fish and wildlife habitat in Colorado. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act would create several new designations protecting over 700,000 acres of public land within Gunnison County…
8/7/2003 Trout Unlimited Applauds Sen. Maria Cantwell’s White Salmon River Wild & Scenic Designation Bill Trout Unlimited Applauds Sen. Maria Cantwells White Salmon River Wild & Scenic Designation Bill Companion to Rep. Brian Bairds House Bill H.R. 2397 would protect some 20 miles of the Upper White Salmon River in south-central Washington States Gifford Pinchot…
12/21/2000 Statement of Jeff Curtis, TU’s Western Conservation Director, in response to the Clinton Administration’s Snake River Plan Statement of Jeff Curtis, TU’s Western Conservation Director, in response to the Clinton Administration’s Snake River Plan Contact: 12/21/2000 — — “It has long been recognized by conservationists and the vast majority of the scientific community that…
