12/2/1999 Washington Post Article: Maine Stews Over Plan to Override Salmon Policy Washington Post Article: Maine Stews Over Plan to Override Salmon Policy Contact: 12/2/1999 — — Time was when fly rods packed the wooden racks at Eddington Salmon Club, and dozens of fishermen waded into swirling Penobscot River pools. Anglers here still recall how…
On a controversial river in a drying landscape, ranchers look to science, technology and the law to send just a little more water downstream.
5/3/2001 Coalition Sues Feds Over Columbia and Snake Salmon Coalition Sues Feds Over Columbia and Snake Salmon Contact: 5/3/2001 — — Groups Seek Stronger Protection for Endangered Fish May 3, 2001…Portland, Ore. A broad coalition of conservation, fishing and business groups today filed a major Endangered Species Act lawsuit to save Columbia and Snake River…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Craig Tucker, Spokesman Karuk Tribe (916) 207-8294 Troy Fletcher, Policy Analyst, Yurok Tribe (707) 498-8486 Jeff Mitchell, Council member, Klamath Tribes(541) 891-5971 Glen Spain, Regional Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations(541) 689-2000 Greg Addington, Executive Director, Klamath Water Users Association (541) 892 1409 Karl Scronce, President, Upper Klamath Water Users…
WSA_Logo_v2_cropped.jpg tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2018 Contact: Rob Masonis, VP for Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited, rmasonis@tu.org, 206-491-9016 Nick Chambers, Wild Steelhead Initiative Organizer, nchambers@tu.org, 541-908-1329 Trout Unlimited and Wild Steelheaders United applaud decision to re-open Skagit River wild steelhead fishery, call for additional analysis of fishery impact limits to ensure consistency with recovery…
Two great American landscapes face unprecedented threats from very different sources, but both have a bright future if the right decisions are made at the right time
With Arizona’s legislative session ramping up, here is a look at some of the bills we are watching and how we’ll play both offense and defense to advance our goals of conserving, protecting and restoring our coldwater fisheries and their watersheds
Bipartisan Community Reclamation Partnerships Act passes in the House of Representatives Contacts Today, the House of Representatives passed the Community Reclamation Partnerships Act (H.R.167), legislation led by Congressman LaHood (R-IL) to facilitate partnerships between state agencies and non-liable third parties to clean up abandoned coal mines. Under federal law, non-profit organizations who had nothing to…
June 30, 2016 CONSERVATION GROUPS ENDORSE NEW LEGAL AUTHORITY IN STATE BUDGET TO CONTROL IMPACTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION ON CALIFORNIA STREAMS AND RIVERS SACRAMENTO Leading conservation groups today endorsed unprecedented actions by the Brown Administration and the California Legislature to control impacts of medical marijuana cultivation on the States streams and rivers. The actions…
I often think of my life in decade intervals. The first ten years was the goofball phase; 11-20 years old involved anything with a ball; 21-30 was consumed by conservation—you get the idea. If we are lucky, we will get eight or nine of these opportunities to think about the new decade in front of…
Roger Phillips photo. By Roger Phillips They’re big, they’re hard-fighting, and they’re one of Idaho’s most overlooked trophy fishing opportunities, but many anglers are still confused about whether they can target bull trout for catch-and-release fishing. The short answer is yes. When bull trout were listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act in…
11/17/1999 TU Fears Babbitt’s Atlantic Salmon Listing Efforts Won’t Survive the Politics of a New Administration TU Fears Babbitt’s Atlantic Salmon Listing Efforts Won’t Survive the Politics of a New Administration Federal Register Outlines Potential Aquaculture Regulations Contact: 11/17/1999 — — While the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service formalized…
3/13/2001 Conservation-Sporting Groups Ask President to Support Full Implementation of Roadless Initiative Conservation-Sporting Groups Ask President to Support Full Implementation of Roadless Initiative Contact: 3/13/2001 — — President’s review of roadless policy prevented implementation on Tuesday, March 13 ARLINGTON, VA – Two of the nation’s leading conservation and sporting organizations are calling on President Bush…
Remote sensing is being used to measure improvement in Lahontan cutthroat trout habitat in Nevada. By Dan Dauwalter, Kurt Fesenmyer and Helen Neville Have you ever assisted your local DNR biologist with a painstaking habitat survey on your favorite trout stream where you tediously measured the stream channel, substrates, wood, undercut banks, and so on?…
San Geronimo Creek, which provides important spawning and rearing habitat for endangered coho salmon in Marin County, Calif., flows parallel to the road in the center of this photo on the far side of the former golf course, up against the forested hillside. Imperiled coho salmon benefit from major land acquisition and open space conservation…
A trip with Grizzly Skins of Alaska is more than a fishing trip. It’s an opportunity to experience something important, something worth saving – a place and a way of life that’s priceless in the 21st century.
TU and partners sue Pacific Gas and Electric to restore California’s third largest river and its legendary salmon and steelhead fisheries
This cherished river is one of Trout Unlimited’s Priority Waters, and I’m here to tell you more about it and our work there.
A Step Forward For The Ailing Delaware River, Fishery Still At Risk From Drought A Step Forward For The Ailing Delaware River, Fishery Still At Risk From Drought Trout Unlimited applauds DRBC action, calls for scientific review of flows for Upper Delaware tailwaters Contact: Nat Gillespie Catskills Coordinator TU (607) 498-5960 4/5/2002 — Hancock, N.Y…
How hydropower relicensing clears a path for migratory trout and salmon
