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TU, BottleRock Festival Announce New Partnership
May 12, 2014 Contact: Mary Ann King, Director, Water & Wine Program, (510) 507-0097 Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited, BottleRock Festival Announce Partnership Will benefit projects in Californias Wine Country that improve water supply reliability for wine grape growers and protect salmon and steelhead BERKELEY, Calif.Trout Unlimited and…
Whitewater and wild rainbows on an inspiring Alaska wilderness float
But future public access at risk with Alaska governor’s proposal to strip Susitna Basin waters of “Recreational River” status
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…
Snake River litigation deal is a step toward “durable solutions”
Trout Unlimited welcomes White House statements in recognition of the need for action to address imperiled salmon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, greg.mcreynolds@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—Trout Unlimited applauded an agreement announced Thursday between the Biden Administration, the Nez Perce…
Landmark climate act delivers significant wins for public lands, rivers, native & wild fish
Inflation Reduction Act lowers carbon emissions, reforms oil and gas leasing on public lands, and invests in climate resiliency projects Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org Tasha Sorensen, Western Energy Lead, Trout Unlimited,…
A stay in the case for Snake River dams creates delay while clock runs out for salmon
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…
How I’ll be celebrating Alaska Wild Salmon Day
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…
PA protects 95 new stream sections, introduces voluntary permits for conservation
By Rob Shane At the January meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 95 stream sections were approved for Wild Trout (69) and Class A (26) designations. These streams, including a section of the famed Spruce Creek in Huntingdon County, will now receive upgraded levels of protection from development and wastewater discharge. During the…
Faces of Restoration: Brett Carlson restores Wyoming
I had heard about him from a friend who knew of his amazing skills as an equipment operator and used to tell me that, “Brett can clean your teeth with an excavator.”
New York’s “Barrier Busters” on a roll
On a recent early fall day, Tracy Brown and Jesse Vadala connected to reflect on what had been an extremely busy several months for them and the rest of TU’s Northeast Coldwater Habitat Program.
Video spotlight: How to fish sinking lines in a lake
I’m lucky to live where I live, in close proximity to the RIO Fishing Products home offices here in Idaho Falls. The staff at RIO is among the best in the business at the “science” of fly line manufacturing, and the vast majority of them are impressive anglers, too. And, once in a while, I…
On the hunt for bug knowledge
Are you an angler who likes to chase hatches? Have you been fishing for a while and noticed any changes to the local bug community? Now is your time to shine.
USDA to roll back Roadless protections for 58.5 million acres of public land
Move to rescind roadless rule will have detrimental effects on fish, wildlife, and rural communities. Contact: Arlington, Virginia — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intention to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule—which provides critical protections for 58.5 million acres of national forest lands across the United States. Originally promulgated in response…
Catskill Park one of 10 special places
Nov. 12, 2014 Contact: Paula Piatt, Trout Unlimited Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, 570-886-1609 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The historic region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring New Yorks Catskill Park in a new report highlighting outstanding public fishing and hunting areas in…
Browns Canyon becomes Colorado’s newest national Monument
By Kyle Perkins On Thursday, President Obama will designate Browns Canyon National Monument, a move that will be cheered by sportsmen across Colorado and across America. It’s taken years of tough, grassroots work from Trout Unlimited and its partners to finally protect this breathtaking canyon along the Gold Medal waters of the Arkansas River. This…
Browns Canyon becomes Colorado’s newest national Monument
By Kyle Perkins On Thursday, President Obama will designate Browns Canyon National Monument, a move that will be cheered by sportsmen across Colorado and across America. It’s taken years of tough, grassroots work from Trout Unlimited and its partners to finally protect this breathtaking canyon along the Gold Medal waters of the Arkansas River. This…
Browns Canyon becomes Colorado's newest national Monument
By Kyle Perkins On Thursday, President Obama will designate Browns Canyon National Monument, a move that will be cheered by sportsmen across Colorado and across America. It’s taken years of tough, grassroots work from Trout Unlimited and its partners to finally protect this breathtaking canyon along the Gold Medal waters of the Arkansas River. This…
Trout Unlimited praises legislation to facilitate abandoned mine cleanups
Bill would enable ‘Good Samaritan’ cleanups and tackle water quality problems across the West FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2022 Contacts: Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director for TU’s Angler Conservation Program – corey.fisher@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs for TU – steve.moyer@tu.org Chris Wood, President and CEO for TU – cwood@tu.org Trout…
A review for whom? Arizona’s newest National Monument at-risk again
New calls to review monument boundaries ignore previous decades of work