2/12/1999 TU Blasts Attempt To “Handcuff” NV DCNR TU Blasts Attempt To “Handcuff” NV DCNR Legislation Is Attempt To Hamstring Environmental Conservation In Nevada Contact: 2/12/1999 — — Trout Unlimited today blasted proposed legislation that would make it more difficult for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to stop water polluters in…
July 17, 2009 Contact: Tom Reed (406) 599-1022 Sportsmen support Testers Jobs and Recreations ActBill would safeguard dozens of hunting and fishing destinations across Montana HELENA, Mont.Hunters and anglers across Montana offered their support on Friday to Sen. Jon Testers Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, noting the bill would safeguard dozens of irreplaceable fishing…
For Immediate Release: CONTACT: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director: 607-742-3331 Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Urges Pennsylvania to Create a Severance Tax on Gas Drilling That Dedicates Funds to Conservation General Assembly must dedicate funds from tax to protect state natural resources. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU) and its Pennsylvania Council…
For immediate release 4/17/2015 Contact: Dwayne Meadows, (307) 760-6802, dmeadows@tu.org John McMillan, (360) 797-3215, jmcmillan@tu.org Why do steelhead like the color red… And other angling questions you can ask as the Wild Steelheaders United to hosts the first Steelhead Science Workshop for Anglers What: Steelhead Science for Anglers Workshop When: May 9, 10 a.m. to…
By David VanBurgel Picture fly fishing in Maine: canopied streams; cold water tumbling over granite; deep lakes; brook trout as colorful as the streambed gravels of their native waters. The impacts of climate change may not be so easy to see in Maine as they are other places. Still, a recent articleby prize-winning journalist Colin Woodard…
After the recovering America’s Wildlife Act resoundingly passes the House, it’s time for sportsmen and women to urge the Senate to support this important legislation.
By Chris Collier A pair of college interns are helping Trout Unlimited collect field data and prioritize restoration projects for brook trout in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Interns play an important role for TU during the summer, but the program in the Great Lakes and beyond was in doubt earlier this spring. In mid-March, TU’s field programs had to freeze the hiring process…
Happy New Year and it couldn’t have come soon enough. We are ready to start fresh, work hard, and reinvigorate youth outreach efforts this coming spring, summer and fall. Despite the limitations of 2020, volunteer leaders like yourself were able to keep many youth outreach efforts going, even if they looked a little different. Building on some…
Since the brook trout will not be safe in the same tank space as the bigger brown trout, we will need to think of how to partition our tank to prevent fish passage between the two sides.
Oct.16, 2014 Contact: Katy Dunlap, Trout Unlimited Eastern Water Project Director, 607-742-3331 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pine-Genesee-Allegheny headwaters one of 10 special places The unique region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Pine-Genesee-Allegheny headwaters area of northcentral Pennsylvania in a…
Wikimedia Commons photo By Steve Moyer It’s never too late to make a policy that will better protect streams and communities. After a 30-year hiatus, and nearing the conclusion of the Obama Administration, the Department of the Interior announced yesterday that it has finalized a new rule – the stream protection rule — that will…
By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…
By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…
3/30/2006 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West March 30, 2006 Contact: Chris Wood, TU Vice President for Conservation, (571) 274-0601 Ted Fitzgerald, TU American Fork Canyon Project Manager, (801) 465-9949 Chris Hunt, PLI Communications Director, (208) 552-0891 x 714 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across…
Trout Unlimited Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 30, 2014 Contact: Pat Byorth, (406).548-4830 pbyorth@tu.org Scott Yates, (307)-349-0753 syates@tu.org Trout Unlimited names Ziemer to new water policy post, Byorth to lead Montana Water Project (Bozeman)Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest organization dedicated to trout and salmon conservation, today announced that Laura Ziemer, director of TUs…
Public Land: Bridger-Teton National Forest Driving south from Yellowstone National Park in Western Wyoming, visitors drive through the awe-inspiring Bridger-Teton National Forest. The mighty snow-capped Tetons provide a scenic backdrop to the pine stands, open fields and meadows that make up the landscape. Defined by pristine watersheds and an abundance of wildlife, the Bridger-Teton National…
The Steelhead Whisperer and his daughter with a jewel from the Big Sur River. By Sam Davidson On Martin Luther King Day three men and a diminutive young lady went fishing on California’s Big Sur River—a tiny but fierce watershed on the central coast with a bona fide steelhead run—and the smallest member of the…
7/11/2006 TU applauds Schwarzenegger?s action to protect California?s roadless backcountry July 11, 2006 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org Chuck Bonham, (510) 917-8572, cbonham@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU applauds Schwarzeneggers action to protect Californias roadless backcountry Petition asks U.S. Department of Agriculture to permanently protect 4.4 million acres of land from new road building and…
170228_TU_Chris Wood Statement CWRule Rollback.pdf Rollback of Clean Water Rule could impact steelhead recovery in Pacific Northwest TU underscores importance of protecting small streams for fish and wildlife as rule is evaluated CONTACT: Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimited ssherard@tu.org / 307.757.7861 (Feb. 28, 2017) Washington D.C. – Today President Trump signed an executive order that…
By Jesse Vadala When Trout Unlimited undertook a restoration project on the Little Beaver Kill in Livingston Manor, trout were to be just one of the beneficiaries. The restoration project is part of a bigger vision to reduce flooding in the Town of Livingston Manor. It is also part of TU’s longstanding efforts in…
