Reels to the rescue
How a partnership with iconic Colorado companies benefits TU’s Embrace A Stream program
Search results for “battenkill river”
Responsible mining
Hardrock mining played an essential role in shaping the national character of the United States. It served as a catalyst for western expansion, beginning with the California Gold Rush in 1848. Today, the mining of hardrock minerals like gold, silver, iron and copper feed our economy and are essential to building the world we live…
Cooling Trout Rivers in a Warming Climate
Dam removals offer hope for coldwater trout in the face of climate change.
When checking your phone while fishing is acceptable
I was caught, checking my phone yet again, in hopes of finding a response to the question that I’d posed hours earlier: an invitation to a woman I recently met to get a drink together.
My evolution as a #TUVolunteer
Jeff’s two step-daughters, Katherine (left) and Kaitlyn, ages seven and eight, show off their volunteer spirit on a recent Trout Unlimited streamside trash cleanup. Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of blog posts from TU leaders explaining their love for volunteering, for making fishing better and for sharing TU’s message all over…
Hiking the CDT: Old friends in new places
There was a storm at our backs as we neared Silver City, a winter storm calling for 6 inches of snow. That night, we had to use tents for the first and last time in New Mexico. I was annoyed because it broke our cowboy camping streak. We had slept out every night in New Mexico. Thankfully, it only sprinkled.
Salmon Treaty Agreement Major Step Forward, Says Trout Unlimited
9/29/1999 Salmon Treaty Agreement Major Step Forward, Says Trout Unlimited Salmon Treaty Agreement Major Step Forward, Says Trout Unlimited Contact: 9/29/1999 — — Trout Unlimited and Trout Unlimited Canada today commended the U.S. and Canadian negotiators for the Pacific salmon agreement announced June 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington. The agreement ended a…
TU: Colorado Water Plan provides support for healthy rivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 19, 2015 Contact: Drew Peternell, dpeternell@tu.org, (303) 204-3057 David Nickum, dnickum@tu.org, (720) 581-8589 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 TU: CO water plan provides support for healthy rivers Collaboration, innovation will help achieve state water goals (Denver)Trout Unlimited praised the final Colorado Water Plan unveiled today by the Colorado Water…
Sampling the southern Sierra
A TU chapter partners with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to search for pure Kern River rainbow trout in its spectacular native range
Ordinary people doing extraordinary work
What makes them so remarkable is how typical they are of others in Trout Unlimited. They are simply two ordinary people doing extraordinary work.
Restoration drives advocacy in the Great Lakes, thankfully
Many conservation organizations are great at on-the-ground habitat restoration. Others excel at policy advocacy. Trout Unlimited is one of the few that shine at both. Our recipe for success is simple. We take the results and good will generated by the partnerships, relationships, and in many cases, friendships created through our restoration work, and use…
Nick point
Nick points abound in nature, but are also created by man
Trout Unlimited Hails Victory for Oneida Narrows Trout Fishery
Contact:Peter Anderson, (208) 345-9800 or (208) 850-4664 (cell)panderson@tu.org Warren Colyer, (435) 753-3132wcolyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Hails Victory for Oneida Narrows Trout Fishery IDWR decision ‘underscores that collaboration and partnerships are the future of water management in the West’ Boise Trout Unlimited hailed a decision by the Idaho Department of Water Resources to deny…
4 bills to keep the West wild
With record high temperatures and historically low water levels, we need to conserve and restore 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030
North Coast Coho Project wins NOAA Partners Award
Another award highlights TU’s good work on coho populations and steelhead benefit too.
Working towards a solution
Montana TU is collaborating and trying to come up with answers and solutions for trout health issues in SW Montana.
A case study for the ‘portfolio approach’
A fishery management plan being developed for southwest Oregon coastal rivers has generated debate over whether to temporarily reduce or prohibit harvest of wild steelhead. TU’s Kyle Smith has a suggestion.
Video spotlight: Down and Across
Spey casting is becoming a much more mainstream angling method for big-river fishing, and not just for steelhead and salmon. I’m starting to see spey casters on the South Fork and the Henry’s Fork of the Snake with regularity, chasing rainbows, cutthroats and browns in sweeping runs and throwing 100-foot casts with so little effort…