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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.

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 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…

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…

California sportsmen to Congress: reauthorize LWCF

tu-logo-xl.jpg September 17, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Corey Fisher cfisher@tu.org / (406) 546-2979 Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org / (831) 235-2542 Sportsmens groups urge California congressional delegation to save the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program vital for habitat conservation and sporting access, expires September 30 TRUCKEE, Calif.Forty-three sportsmens organizations and businesses have signed and submitted…

CORE Act closer to protecting the best of Colorado

Published in Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine
An angler walks through an autumn meadow on the Thompson Divide in search of wild trout.

With a pump of their fists and a tip of their caps, Colorado sportsmen and women are celebrating another successful step toward protecting some 400,000 acres of prime public lands and commending the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources for advancing the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act out of committee this week. The legislation introduced by Colorado…