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PA protects 95 new stream sections, introduces voluntary permits for conservation

Published in 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…

Video spotlight: How to fish sinking lines in a lake

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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…

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…

Outdoor industry calls on Congress to pass “Good Samaritan” bill for abandoned mine cleanups

Legislation necessary to remove liability hurdles preventing abandoned mine cleanups Contacts:   ARLINGTON, Va.—Today, a coalition of 78 outdoor recreation, hunting and fishing businesses and associations delivered a letter urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (S.2781 & H.R.7779). Senate legislation is sponsored by U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM)…

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…

On behalf of Bristol Bay, we’re headed to court

Published in Conservation, Community, Science, Uncategorized

Today, Trout Unlimited announced that we are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over their decision to withdraw protections for Bristol Bay that were established in the 2014 Bristol Bay Proposed Determination. These protections would have limited how much the proposed Pebble mine would be allowed to impact the world-class salmon and water resources of the region. …

Browns Canyon becomes Colorado’s newest national Monument

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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

Published in Uncategorized

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

Published in Uncategorized

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 Tips: Turn over rocks

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

When I was a kid fishing with my grandfather on bigger water, the first thing he always did was flip over rocks as we walked along the river. He’d give each rock a good look, and he’d point out squiggly little bugs to me and my brothers and cousins. “See that?” he’d ask, pointing to…

Voices from the River: Cruising upriver

Published in Voices from the river

By Jenny Weis Rounding the corner from the dock, I turn my baseball hat backwards so it doesn’t blow off my head, and zip my down vest up all the way so it covers my neck. Standing behind me at the motor, Connor turns the throttle and I fold my arms across my chest and…

A busy restoration season for TU in the Driftless Area 

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The summer of 2024 has been busy for Trout Unlimited staff and volunteers in the Driftless Area. Several projects were completed this summer and many more are in the works.    There was activity in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa this year, with work to remain underway until winter.   The most recently completed Wisconsin project was…

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument turns 18

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Eighteen years ago, on June 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation that designated 52,947 acres of federal land as the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon. Known for its incredible biodiversity, Cascade-Siskiyou is home to blacktail deer, Roosevelt elk, cougars, and a remarkable variety of other species. In 2017, President Barack Obama expanded…

More Questions than Answers: New Report Highlights Lack of Transparency in Water Consumption by Energy Suppliers in Arizona

Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media PHOENIX – Earlier this week, Trout Unlimited analyzed a new report exploring the connection between water consumption and energy development – an exercise that resulted in more questions than answers. Despite existing regulations in Arizona to monitor water consumption, only 16 of 57 of Arizona’s power plants running on fossil…

Voices from the River: Fishin’ music

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By Chris Hunt Years ago, when I was cranking out fishing content for my old blog, I did a feature each Friday titled, “20 Questions,” which was a thinly veiled homage to the back page interivews of Vanity Fair where folks were asked off-the-wall questions via the famous Proust Questionnaire, like, “What is your greatest…

EPA announces reinstatement of Clean Water Act protections for Bristol Bay, Alaska watershed  

Following Ninth Circuit ruling in favor of Trout Unlimited, EPA moves to vacate unlawful 2019 decision to withdraw the Proposed Determination for Bristol Bay and reinstate longstanding proposed protections.    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contacts:   Nelli Williams, Alaska director, Trout Unlimited, (907) 230-7121, nelli.williams@tu.org  Chris Wood, CEO and president, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org     ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would…