Trout Unlimited and the work we do to protect and restore our nation’s coldwater fisheries is multifaceted. Advocacy is significant part of what we do, but we are a lot more and it sets us apart from any other natio nal conservation organization. Throughout the country, staff and volunteers invest countless hours and tens of…
The Klamath River is one of the country’s most beleaguered watersheds. But on July 27 the Oregon Public Utilities Commission provided some good news, when the agency approved an order granting transfer of four old fish-blocking dams to the Klamath River Renewal Corporation so they can be taken out.
When it comes to long-term restoration projects, Erin Rodgers measures the passage of time not so much by clocks and calendars, but by kids.
The Staney Creek region of Prince of Wales Island holds 139,000 acres of Tongass National Forest wilderness. This temperate rainforest is the largest national forest in the country and holds a unique biodiversity rich with fish, terrestrial wildlife and forest vegetation. It also serves as means for tourist recreation, subsistence for the resource dependent communities…
The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…
Conservation might seem like a straight-forward enterprise, but anybody who has worked to protect or restore even a single stream in a larger watershed knows that it is actually quite nuanced. Anything involving people and the waters and fish they love is going to be complicated. In southwest Colorado, that’s no different. This week, on…
How much do you know about the vital work Trout Unlimited is doing across the country? One great way to learn more is to watch some of our recent films.
Contacts: C.J. Adams, Grand Teton National Park, 307.739.3431, christopher_adams@nps.gov; Leslie Steen, NW Wyoming Program Director, Trout Unlimited, 307.699.1022, lsteen@tu.org; Mary Cernicek, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307.739.5564, mary.cernicek@usda.gov; Mark Gocke, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 307.249.5811, mark.gocke@wyo.gov For Immediate ReleaseNovember 12, 2021 Collaborative project over 10 years in the making will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek …
TU and partners are suing to protect endangered salmon and steelhead as two California dams await decommissioning.
When you think of Farm Bill conservation, what comes to mind? Maybe fields full of pheasants or ringed by deer stands? Prairie potholes for waterfowl? What about fish – perhaps a little farm pond full of bluegills and bass? Our friends at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership put together an excellent overview of how…
Our Alaska team traded waders for suits to advocate for permanent safeguards of Bristol Bay’s prolific salmon fishery.
170711_TU_FY18_IER_Approps_House_FNL.pdf July 11, 2017 RE: Interior, Environment, and Related: Proposed FY18 Budget Cuts. Dear Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and members of the Subcommittee: I am writing on behalf of Trout Unlimited (TU), regarding Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations for programs within your jurisdiction. These programs are of great interest to TU, and critical to the…
9/13/2000 Haskell Slough Project is Model of Pacific Salmon Recovery Efforts Haskell Slough Project is Model of Pacific Salmon Recovery Efforts Contact: 9/13/2000 — — Contact: Bill Robinson, Executive Director, Washington Council of Trout Unlimited: (360) 754-213 Alan Moore, Western Communications Coordinator, Trout Unlimited: (503) 827-5700 Scott Yates, Western Legal and Policy Coordinator, Trout Unlimited:…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Mary Ann King, Stewardship Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510.507.0097 Heather and Kirk Hardcastle, co-owners/fishermen, Taku River Reds, 907.209.8424 Scott Becklund, Seafood Manager, Pacific Market, 707.823.4916 Alaska Salmon Delivered to Sonoma County with a Conservation Message (SEBASTOPOL, California, March 15, 2010) – Pacific Market, Taku River Reds, and Trout Unlimited will be collaborating…
Contact:Charlie Card – (307) 710-7067Dave Glenn – (307) 349-1158Joy Bannon – (307) 287-0129 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pipeline decision a positive step for sportsmen FERC denies preliminary permit for Million Pipeline Lander, Wyo. The Sportsmen for the Green coalition welcomed a federal decision today that called into question the validity of a proposal to pipe water…
By Christine Peterson Fly fishing keeps Heidi Lewis’ life in order. And fly fishing for her depends on roadless areas. The Wisconsin native moved to Utah more than 20 years ago for the outdoor recreation that has kept her there. She and her husband own a business now – an architecture steel company – and…
A vision for Pennsylvania’s Beech Creek
By Rachel Kester As a college intern at the Clearfield County Conservation District, I first sampled Potts Run in the summer of 2002 as part of an assessment of Clearfield Creek, a tributary to the West Branch Susquehanna River in northcentral Pennsylvania. Potts Run sticks in my mind because after spending all summer sampling streams degraded…
Something breeds great conservationists in Wisconsin. John Muir, famous for the Sierra’s, was born in Scotland and moved to Wisconsin as a young boy. He took his first course in botany at the University of Wisconsin. Aldo Leopold, author of the seminal, “A Sand County Almanac,” lived in Wisconsin and raised five prominent conservationists in…
California golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita) Species summary and status: The state fish of California, California golden trout once occupied about 450 miles of stream habitat in the upper South Fork Kern River and the adjacent Golden Trout Creek. Currently, the trout is native only to two high-altitude watersheds in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains. The…
