TU is working hard to address a serious problem impacting Washington’s watersheds and threatening the health of our native fish populations: unregulated suction dredge mining and other forms of motorized mineral prospecting. Most recently, TU helped to introduce HB 1261and SB 6149 which would bring Washington in compliance with Clean Water Act rules and would ban suction dredge…
As an angler, this is where the problem sinks in. It’s a visible focal point for the issue at hand. On one side, a massive freshwater lake, on the other, a salmon stream that once supported all 5 species of Pacific Salmon sits bone dry.
2024 Recap (so far) – Photo Essay
12/17/1999 Trout Unlimited: Studies Confirm Removal Of Lower Snake River Dams Is The Region’s Clear Choice To Save Salmon Trout Unlimited: Studies Confirm Removal Of Lower Snake River Dams Is The Region’s Clear Choice To Save Salmon ‘It’s time for political leaders from the region like Gordon Smith to summon the political courage to do…
Tim Frahm, Central Coast Steelhead Coordinator for Trout Unlimited, admires the newly restored Carmel River above the site of the old San Clemente Dam at the celebration event on June 6. There have no doubt been many parties on the Carmel River, one of the best steelhead streams on California’s south-central coast, over the years.…
10/20/2005 October 20, 2005 Contact: Tim Martin, Panhandle Chapter President, 208-290-0426 Albright Given Trout Unlimited Award Sandpoint Resident Receives Conservation Groups Highest Honor for Volunteer Service WASHINGTON The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) awarded Sandpoint resident Loren Albright its highest honor for volunteerism, the Mortenson Award. Mr. Albright was recognized for his outstanding efforts…
3/24/2004 TU’s Malloch Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee on Bureau of Reclamation Title Transfers TU’s Malloch Testifies Before Congressional Subcommittee on Bureau of Reclamation Title Transfers Contact: Steven Malloch Counsel, Western Water Project Trout Unlimited 206.818.0482 3/24/2004 — Washington — Steven Malloch, Western Water Project Counsel for the national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU), today offered…
Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what’s happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we’re running the best of those Science Friday pieces on the TU blog. If you’ve ever spent any time thinking about the sheer game…
Starting in 2017, a new fundraising campaign was initiated by the 066-Guadalupe River TU chapter to support and sustain TU’s Headwaters Youth Program: the GRTU Tomorrow Fund. It’s a 10 year fundraising plan to raise $40,000 each year to support staff and programs like Trout in the Classroom, STREAM Girls, and TU’s Youth Camps. We…
The Streit family is TU royalty in New Mexico
“To protect and restore trout and salmon and the watersheds on which they depend.” The mission of Trout Unlimited cannot be accomplished without the help of partners. One of our most important partners is the United States Forest Service. The Forest Service manages over 191 million acres of public land that are jointly owned by…
Good Samaritan business sign on letter Please add your business name to the form below to join this sign on letter. November, 2023 Dear Senator Heinrich and Senator Risch: Clean water is essential for America’s booming outdoor recreation economy. Supporting over $862 billion in consumer spending and 4.5 million jobs, this industry is here to…
Mission Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore north-central Vermont and Northeast Kingdom coldwater fisheries and watersheds through education, advocacy, and boots-on-the-ground conservation. Vision The vision of the MadDog Chapter of Vermont Trout Unlimited will ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fisheries once again thrive, so that future generations can enjoy…
It looked like the brookies were almost certain to extirpate native cutts and that work to improve Jim Creek was a lost cause
4/11/2001 Trout Unlimited Nominated Virginia River included on Most Endangered List Trout Unlimited Nominated Virginia River included on Most Endangered List Acid Rain affected River demonstrates need for Pollution Cuts Contact: 4/11/2001 — — Arlington, VATrout Unlimited has applauded the inclusion of Virginias Paine Run River as one of the nations most endangered rivers on…
By Laura MacFarland In 2017, Trout Unlimited staff and volunteers helped to reconnect 42 miles of coldwater habitat within the Peshti go River watershed in Northern Wisconsin, as part of TU’s Great Lakes Restoration Program. In collaboration with the Forest Service and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 10 inadequate culverts were replaced with fish-friendly…
