Playing the long game
Five years of advocacy on behalf of native fish and wild places in the Gila National Forest
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Anglers deeply disappointed in climate change decision
Anglers deeply disappointed in decision to withdraw from Paris Climate AccordTrout and salmon highly susceptible to impacts of climate change CONTACT:Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimited ssherard@tu.org / (307) 757-7861 (June 1, 2017) WASHINGTON D.C. The Trump Administration announced today that it would withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Accord. Chris Wood, President and CEO of…
Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Mooney 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Opposes Gas Drilling in the Monongahela National Forest Marcellus Shale drilling would destroy native Eastern brook trout habitat. Arlington, Va.In a unanimous vote, Trout Unlimiteds (TU) West Virginia Council voted in favor of a moratorium on natural gas leasing in the Monongahela National Forest. The vote,…
TU Little River Chapter Receives $7,800 Grant for Brook Trout Genetics Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney: (703) 284-9408, TU National Press Secretary TU Little River Chapter Receives $7,800 Grant for Brook Trout Genetics Study Knoxville, Tenn. — Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $7,800 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Little River Chapter in Knoxville, Tennessee for a…
TU Ted Trueblood Chapter Receives $10,000 to reconnect Pierce Creek with the South Fork Boise River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408 James Piotrowski, Idaho Council Chair, (208) 332-3552 Chris Topmiller, East Yellowstone TU, (208) 587-2249 TU Ted Trueblood Chapter Receives $10,000 to reconnect Pierce Creek with the South Fork Boise River BOISETrout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today…
TU Platte Valley Chapter Receives $10,000 to remove barrier on the East Fork Encampment River
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…
Hollenbeck and Turner Receive USFS Award in Washington D.C.
The Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited is proud to announce that Terry Turner and Dick Hollenbeck are the newest recipients of the Forest Service’s Rise to the Future Award. Both Turner and Hollenbeck hail from the Clackamas Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU), where they have each served in various leadership capacities. Dick Hollenbeck also served…
How to stay safe while fishing in the winter
This time of the year is a great time to be out chasing trout. Winter doesn’t have to get in the way of that
Taking On Acid Rain
9/15/19999 Taking On Acid Rain Taking On Acid Rain Contact: 9/15/1999 — — WHAT IS ACID RAIN? Scientists have determined that acid rain develops when pollution, mostly from coal-fired electric power plants, enters the atmosphere and returns to the ground in the form of acid rain. Specifically, nitrogen oxides and disulfur oxide have been identified…
TU honors 2018 class of conservation award winners
Recognizing Trout Unlimited’s amazing chapters, volunteers and partners is one of the most important parts of our organization’s annual meeting. This year in Redding, California, two chapters, five volunteers and four partners were singled out for their contributions to Trout Unlimited efforts across the nation. TU’s national conservation awards have been a part of our…
Public lands and the impacts of mining
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…
TU AND WGFD LAUNCH PROJECT TO IMPROVE FISH PASSAGE, HABITAT, AND AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN THE UPPER HOBACK RIVER
JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) are excited to announce that the River Bend Ranch Fish Passage and Irrigation Improvement Project is currently underway and is expected to be completed by the end of November 2018. The collaborative project seeks to improve habitat and passage for Snake…
Chris Wood’s full testimony “fire borrowing”
November 5, 2015 Testimony of Trout Unlimited to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry hearing on: Wildfire: Stakeholder Perspectives on Budgetary Impacts and Threats to Natural Resources on Federal, State and Private Lands. Chairman Roberts, Ranking Member Stabenow, and Committee Members: My name is Chris Wood. I am the President and CEO of…
TU touts effective partnerships at National Collaborative Restoration Workshop
Large wood additions on the East Fork of the Greenbrier River in West Virginia provide important habitat for brook trout — and a fishing location for a young angler. By Gary Berti In West Virginia, partnerships are critical as Trout Unlimited works on habitat restoration programs in the Potomac and Greenbrier River watersheds. Recently, because…
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for thousands of streams
For immediate release Dec. 11, 2018 Contact: Steve Moyer, steve.moyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593Vice President of Government Affairs Shauna Stephenson, shauna.stephenson@tu.org (307) 757-7861National Communications Director EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for thousands of streams Proposal leaves important drinking water sources and habitat unprotected from pollution (Dec. 11, 2018) WASHINGTON D.C. — Trout Unlimited announced its strong…
Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico public lands bills up for hearing
This Wednesday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining will hear a slew of bills, four of which are of particular importance to TU members and supporters
Farm Bill for Fish Conservation
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…
Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited entered in Embrace A Stream Challenge
Jackson, WY – November 2, 2017 – The Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited (JHTU), a local, volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to restoring and reconnecting local rivers and streams, has been entered in the Embrace A Stream Challenge, a new online contest sponsored by Orvis and Trout Unlimited. From Nov. 6-12, the chapter has a chance…
Reconnecting the Mettawee: Six dams down
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.
Conservation and Science Resources
TU was founded in 1959 by local people who saw their home waters being impacted by a range of man-made and environmental factors, and who wanted to take action to halt and reverse that damage. They worked together to protect the rivers and watersheds from further damage; to reconnect them by removing dams, culverts and…