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One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story

6/29/2000 One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story Kennebec River’s recovery benefits wildlife, people and communities Contact: 6/29/2000 — — June 29, 2000. Augusta, ME. Today, people across Maine and the nation celebrate the one year anniversary of the precedent-setting…

The Phoenix in the Elwha River

Published in Conservation, Fishing, steelhead, TROUT Magazine

Editors note: This piece originally appeared in the opinion section of the Spokesman-Review. It is often difficult, if not impossible, to restore wild places to their former ecological and aesthetic glory once human development has altered them. But in some cases, the vitality of wild places can be recovered. The Elwha River on Washington state’s…

Conference Committee Should Reject Energy Bill Provisions that are Harmful to Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Local Economies

Conference Committee Should Reject Energy Bill Provisions that are Harmful to Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Local Economies Conference Committee Should Reject Energy Bill Provisions that are Harmful to Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Local Economies Conference committee members will begin meeting this week Contact: Steve Moyer Vice President for Conservation Programs TU 703.284.9406 6/27/2002 — Washington,…

TU praises Upper CO River protections in Windy Gap project permit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2016 Contact: Mely Whiting, (720) 470-4758 mwhiting@tu.org Drew Peternell, (303) 204-3057 dpeternell@tu.org TU praises river protections in Windy Gap project permit Says 401 permit conditions put threatened river and fishery on road to recovery (Denver)The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week released its final 401 water quality…

Fishing club or conservation group? Asked and answered

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood Are we a conservation organization or a fishing club? That was the question for the Trout Unlimited Deerfield watershed chapter in northwestern Massachusetts when they formed almost ten years ago. Kevin Parsons tells the story: “A buddy approached me and said, ‘Let’s create a TU chapter.’ ‘Fine,’ I said “You be the…

TU Statement on Federal Salmon Hatchery Policy

4/29/2004 TU Statement on Federal Salmon Hatchery Policy TU Statement on Federal Salmon Hatchery Policy Contact: Chris Wood Vice President for Conservation Programs Trout Unlimited 703.284.9403 4/29/2004 — Washington — North Americas largest trout and salmon organization, Trout Unlimited (TU), today criticized a proposal by the federal government to count hatchery fish in determining whether…

Public Lands bill passes Senate for second time

03/19/2009 Public Lands bill passes Senate for second time March 19, 2009 Contact: Tom Reed, (307) 349-8266 Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406 Chris Hunt, (208) 552-0891, ext. 714 NEWS ALERT: Public Lands bill passes Senate for second time WASHINGTON, D.C.By a margin of 77-20, The U.S. Senate voted for a second time today to approve the…

Wyoming Range Decision Hailed By Sportsmen

Contact: Tom Reed, (406) 599-1022Brad Powell, (928) 300-5451 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wyoming Range Decision Hailed by Sportsmen Bridger-Teton draft EIS selects preferred alternative of no leasing JACKSON, Wyo. Sportsmen in Wyoming applauded today’s announcement by the Bridger-Teton National Forest that it is releasing a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) on the leasing of 44,720 acres…

New Trout Unlimited Program to Serve U.S. Veterans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 New Trout Unlimited Program to Serve U.S. Veterans Project will engage veterans in conservation and fly fishing. Arlington, Va. – Trout Unlimited (TU) announces its new Veterans Service Program that will serve U.S. veterans throughout the country, through conservation projects and fly fishing…

TU: Wyden's Bill to Manage O&C Lands a Good Start

TU congratulates Wyden for strong O&C draft legislation Nov. 26, 2013 Contact: Dean Finnerty, (541) 214-0642 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU: Wyden’s Draft Bill to Protect O&C Lands a ‘Good Start’ MEDFORD–Trout Unlimited today congratulated U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden for drafting a bill intended to resolve the contentious issues surrounding the management of over 2 million…

TU applauds EPA stream connectivity report

January 14, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs, smoyer@tu.org, 202-796-9406 Trout Unlimited applauds EPA stream connectivity report Science unequivocally supports the need to protect headwater streams WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited (TU) today applauds release of the report Connectivity of Streams and Wetlands to Downstream Waters by the Environmental Protection Agencys…

Data loggers make monitoring stream temps easy

Published in Uncategorized

Check out TU’s Stream Temperature Monitoring Handbook. By Kurt Fesenmyer One great way to take the pulse of your local river is by monitoring stream temperatures. Inexpensive data loggers offer the opportunity to record water temperatures every hour for several years, providing easy access to important information on seasonal patterns, short-term trends, and the impacts…

Killer instincts? Not yet!

Published in Trout in the Classroom, Featured

The NYC and Watersheds TIC virtual trout tank fry have lost their yolk and are swimming up to the surface of the tank. These important clues tell us that they are ready for food.  Trout in the Classroom fry eat fish food called meal and crumbles. They are made from cuttings from seafood harvested for consumption.…

Kennebec River Atlantic salmon

One of America’s last wild Atlantic salmon populations now numbers in the dozens. But we have a chance at recovery.  BREAKING NEWS On Sept. 23, 2025, The Nature Conservancy and the owner of the four lowermost dams on the Kennebec River, Brookfield Renewable Partners, jointly announced an agreement that will set the stage for decommissioning…

Trump budget walls off land and water conservation

TU calls on Congress to reject the worst natural resource cuts of President Trumps Budget Proposal “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.” — President Teddy Roosevelt WASHINGTON, D.C. After reviewing President Trumps Fiscal Year…

A wet road is no place for wild trout

Published in Conservation, Restoration

By Mark Taylor  During her hundreds of days wearing an electrofishing backpack in Pennsylvania, Kathleen Lavelle has searched for trout in just about every kind of stream, from tiny trickles to plunging, boisterous mountain rivers.  But on a day in August 2019, she experienced something new.  Lavelle and her crew were shocking fish in a road. …

Climate Change Workgroup

The Climate Change Workgroup welcomes Trout Unlimited members and supporters who want to protect trout and salmon and their habitats from the effects of climate change. We are looking for more volunteers to help us achieve our goals. There are two ways to get involved. First, you can join the Climate Change Workgroup for our…

Thinking big, starting small

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

Herman Garcia (L) of CHEER and Matt Clifford, California Water Attorney for Trout Unlimited, at an off-stream storage project site along Little Arthur Creek. In 2006, the Pajaro River on California’s central coast came out of obscurity to make national headline—for the wrong reason: it was named the most endangered river in America. Historically, the…