In California, TU takes down another dam
Reconnecting prime spawning and rearing habitat for Central Coast steelhead
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FERC Stands by Edwards Dam Removal Decision
5/31/2000 FERC Stands by Edwards Dam Removal Decision FERC Stands by Edwards Dam Removal Decision Kennebec River Healthy One Year Later Contact: 5/31/2000 — — News from The Kennebec Coalition: American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Trout unlimited Contact: Margaret Bowman, American Rivers: (202) 347-7550 Andy Goode, Atlantic Salmon Federation: (207)…
Sport Fishing Industry Leaders Blast Pebble Mine Proposal
11/24/2006 Sport Fishing Industry Leaders Blast Pebble Mine Proposal November 24, 2006 CONTACTS: Tim Bristol, Trout Unlimited, (907) 321-3291 Robert Ramsay, American Fly Fishing Trade Association, (706) 355-3804 Jim Bartschi, Scott Fly Rods, (800) 728-7208 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sport Fishing Industry Leaders Blast Pebble Mine Proposal Full-Page Ads in Fish Alaska and Fly Fisherman Magazines…
EPA Report: Mining Could Devastate Bristol Bay Salmon Fishery
Jan. 15, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, (703) 284-9403 Tim Bristol, Director of TU Alaska, (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EPA Report: Pebble Mine will Damage $1.5 Billion Bristol Bay Fishery in Spectacular Alaska Landscape Trout Unlimited and Sportsmen Across U.S. Call for Immediate Action ANCHORAGE, AlaskaThe Environmental Protection Agencys final Bristol Bay…
Montana TU and Logjam Presents stay the course on the Blackfoot
This summer, live music will benefit Montana’s famed Blackfoot River. That’s because Montana Trout Unlimited and Logjam Presents, owners of Missoula’s new KettleHouse Amphitheater, on the banks of the iconic Blackfoot River, are partnering to raise money to continue improving the health of the Blackfoot. For more than a hundred years, the confluence of the…
TU, partners and volunteers keep an eye on pipeline projects
By Jake Lemon Trout Unlimited and the WV Rivers Coalition are hosting a series of webinar trainings to support volunteer citizen scientists to conduct visual assessments to identify potential pollution events associated with pipeline development. This program will educate landowners, anglers, recreationists and concerned citizens on the erosion control best management practices used in pipeline…
TU in Action: Cleaning up rivers; reviving a fishing derby; planting trees, and more
Amateur scientists examine bug life on the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam. Photo by USGS Editor’s note: Every day, all across America, TU volunteers are working in their local watersheds to improve habitat, water quality and angler opportunity. We’re starting a new weekly feature here on the TU blog to honor those volunteers and…
Meetings on Lower Snake Dams available via teleconference
If you are interested in weighing in on the recently released draft environmental impact statement regarding the Lower Snake and Columbia River dams, you can do so via telephone: –Days: March 18, 19, 25, 26, 31–Times: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT–Toll-free: 844-721-7241–International: 409-207-6955–Access Code: 5998146# You may also provide comments online by April 13.…
Wrestling calves, reconnecting rivers
TU’s Cory Toye works to bring people, industry, and agencies together to protect the streams and native fish that run through the Bighorn Basin.
Recovering salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill, H.R. 3144, which would undercut the prospects for salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River basin in the Pacific Northwest. HR 3144 offers a regressive response to the challenge of keeping the Columbia’s legendary salmon and steelhead runs viable while ensuring reliable and…
Elwha River is ascendant six years after the last dam came out
The years 2012 and 2015 are important years for the Elwha River, and for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast. Those years are when the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams, respectively, were fully deconstructed on Washington’s Elwha — and salmon and steelhead were able to pass them for the first time in a century.…
TU buying water right on Rogue River tributary
An historic mill, and its former owner, are playing a key role in a collaborative effort to save native fish in an important Rogue River tributary. This campaign reached a milestone recently with a formal agreement to sell the mill’s historic water right to Trout Unlimited, with two years to raise the funding.
Restoration of the Elwha River Fisheries and Ecosystem
2/11/2000 Restoration of the Elwha River Fisheries and Ecosystem Restoration of the Elwha River Fisheries and Ecosystem Background and Prospects for Recovery Contact: 2/11/2000 — — A Brief History In 1910, the free-flowing, fisheries-rich, 45-mile-long Elwha River, located in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula, was blocked by the construction of the Elwha Dam creating the Lake…
Why Trout Unlimited backed the infrastructure and climate laws
The answer starts with our mission to care for and recover rivers and wild and native fish.
Cheeky Fishing joins TU as corporate partner
Oct. 7, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Trout Unlimited (646) 573-6410 Ted Upton, Chief Executive Officer, Cheeky Fishing (339) 707-3017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cheeky Fishing joins TU as corporate partner WASHINGTON, D.C.Cheeky Fishing, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-performance fishing reels, is Trout Unlimiteds newest corporate partner, thanks to an agreement that gives TU…
Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Signing Water Withdrawal Law
Contact: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, (607) 742-3331, kdunlap@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing Water Withdrawal LawNew York’s waters will be better managed; fish and wildlife to benefit. Arlington, Virginia Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a state water withdrawal bill into law…
Navigating Currents: Dr. Len Necefer on Tribal Water Rights, Outdoor Adventures and a Splash of Humor
Amidst the debate over the future of water rights in the Colorado River, a spotlight on the impacts to tribal nations and what it means for the future of indigenous populations across the West
Rapid diversification in Salmon and Steelhead Populations Following Dam Removal
John McMillan returns with a guest column about the ongoing recovery of the Elwha River
Community Science
Community science is a rapidly expanding field where millions of participants each year gather data on hundreds of topics ranging from the weather, to water quality, threatened and endangered species, and such far off topics as the shape of galaxies. Trout Unlimited members have been gathering data on water quality and fish populations since the…
TU-led partnership with historic railroad restores key salmon habitat on California north coast
For Immediate Release Contact: Anna Halligan, Trout Unlimited ahalligan@tu.org, (707) 734-0112 Conservation partnership restores salmon habitat along Skunk Train railroad Trout Unlimited-led effort replaced old culverts blocking fish passage along the Skunk Train’s famed Redwood Route between Willits and Fort Bragg. December 15, 2020—FORT BRAGG, Calif. Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project announced today the…