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Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced

8/21/2001 Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Return of water to Madisons tributaries will protect trout spawning and rearing habitat Contact: 8/21/2001 — — Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Bozeman, MT A long-term water lease that will return water to three tributaries of the Madison River

Of chukar and steelhead in the Snake River country

Published in steelhead, Conservation, Fishing, Travel
Hunters hike steep mountain slopes in search of chukar.

By Michael Gibson Nothing clears the mind like a good chukar hike. So, when the boss called for a work/chukar retreat in lower Snake River Country, I got excited. Late-season chukar in some of the best, and most rugged, chukar country the planet has to offer. About now, you are probably wondering, what’s this got to do with fish?    We’ll get…

Riding the Skunk Train

Published in Conservation, Barriers, Featured

On the Mendocino Coast in California, an historic railway line is at the heart of a suite of restoration projects completed this year that will help imperiled fish species in one of the most important river systems on California’s North Coast for Coho Salmon and steelhead.

Voices from the River: A year in the Boundary Waters

Published in Voices from the river

Dave Freeman with his chosen mode of transportation for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. Courtesy Dave Freeman. Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Dave Freeman. He spent a year in the wilds of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with his wife, Amy, to raise awareness about proposed mines in…

Flowing free in ’23

Published in Dam Removal

The long campaign to remove four old dams and recover the Klamath River’s legendary salmon and steelhead runs nears completion.

Conservationists Challenge Huge New Columbia River Water Withdrawl In Court

6/17/1999 Conservationists Challenge Huge New Columbia River Water Withdrawl In Court Conservationists Challenge Huge New Columbia River Water Withdrawal In Court Suit challenges Corps of Engineers’ failure to regulate the irrigation project, which harms salmon and steelhead Contact: 6/17/1999 — — Three conservation groups today sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal district…

Provision in House Energy Bill Would Destroy Nation's Premier Trout Fisheries

10/1/2001 Provision in House Energy Bill Would Destroy Nation’s Premier Trout Fisheries Provision in House Energy Bill Would Destroy Nation’s Premier Trout Fisheries Organization mobilizes membership to fight measure becoming law Contact: Steve Malloch , Counsel , Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9415 Counsel Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9415 10/1/2001 — Arlington, VA — Americas largest coldwater fisheries…

TU's Moyer Elected to Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame

Feb. 11, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUs Moyer Elected to Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Working on Capitol Hill, Moyer has Helped Protect and Restore Trout and Salmon for More than Two Decades WASHINGTON, D.C.Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimiteds vice president for government affairs, was elected to the…

TU supports bill establishing mine cleanup fund

Nov. 5, 2015 Contact: Ty Churchwell, tchurchwell@tu.org, (970) 903-3010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU backs bill to establish fund for mine cleanups Calls legislation a ‘key piece’ of mine runoff solution DURANGO, Colo.Trout Unlimited praised a bill introduced today by Colorado and New Mexico lawmakers that would reform the 1872 Mining Law to require the collection…

Giving back

They look nervous. Until camp started, most hung by their parents, belying their teenage trend toward independence. Most are from Pennsylvania, but surprisingly at least seven of the 23 attendees at the 2019 Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp are from other states—including one from Kansas. They are nervous about meeting new people. Nervous…

Priority Waters

Published in Priority Waters

Picture a native trout in a river, suspended in the flow. Or wild salmon flooding into a stream, following instincts handed down over too many generations to count.

New White Paper: Feds' Critical Habitat Rule Strikes Another Blow to Pacific Salmon Recovery

8/11/2005 News Release August 11, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pages: 2 ATTN: Environment Editor/Reporter Contact: Kaitlin Lovell, TU Salmon Policy Coordinator: 503.827.5700 x. 13 New White Paper: Feds’ Critical Habitat Rule Strikes Another Blow to Pacific Salmon Recovery Proposed last year, final rule announcement expected August 15 (PORTLAND, Ore.) – The Bush administration is expected…

Administration Proposes Slashing Critical Federal Funding for Whirling Disease Research

2/8/2000 Administration Proposes Slashing Critical Federal Funding for Whirling Disease Research Administration Proposes Slashing Critical Federal Funding for Whirling Disease Research Decision Pulls Rug Out from National Efforts to Combat Disease & Ignores Recent Spread to New Mexico, Yellowstone National Park Contact: 2/8/2000 — — Reports of the Administration’s decision to propose slashing $1 million…

Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes

4/14/2000 Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes Comment Period for Atlantic Salmon Endangered Proposal Closes Trout Unlimited Continues Call for Listing Contact: 4/14/2000 — — Contact: *Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, (Camden, ME): (207) 882-4791; *Maggie Lockwood, Director of Press Relations, Trout Unlimited: (703) 284-9425 April 14, 2000. Augusta, Maine.…

Inyo National Forest releases Final Revised Management Plan

Published in Uncategorized

Backcountry meadow stream, Kern Plateau, Inyo National Forest A newly released resource management plan for public lands in California’s southern Sierra reflects Trout Unlimited’s long-term investment in such planning across the country. This region is home to some of the most unique coldwater fish, habitat and fishing opportunities in North America, including the native range…