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Newly proposed rule aims to improve management of public lands in the face of challenges Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The Department of the Interior this week announced a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help identify and prioritize public lands and waters in need of protection and restoration, encourage investment in public lands conservation,…
By Matthias Bonzo In 2019, TU worked with its partners to complete two road stream crossings in the Huron-Manistee National Forest in Michigan. The crossings were on Boswell Creek, in Manistee County, and on Hinton Creek in Wexford County. Boswell Creek is a tributary of Bear Creek and contains a healthy population of brook trout.…
By Chris Hunt The late August rain provided the symphony, a tinny drum beat on the camper’s roof and walls, while I sat at my “kitchen” table tying up a gawdy pink streamer. Parked beneath the bows of towering yellow cedar and Sitka spruce in a lonely Forest Servi ce campground on Prince of Wales…
By Steve Moyer River restoration proponents are celebrating the completion of the construction phase of the Penobscot River Restoration Project, one of the largest, most innovative river restoration projects in history. In an unprecedented collaboration, the Penobscot Indian Nation, seven conservation groups including Trout Unlimited, hydropower companies PPL Corporation and Black Bear Hydro, LLC, and…
Our friends over at Down River Equipment have you covered. They’ve compiled a comprehensive list of western rivers with links to not only the permitting websites but also with an associated application success graph.
Revised rule implements Supreme Court opinion sharply restricting federal protections for wetlands and small streams Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers today issued a revised Waters of the U.S. Rule sharply limiting Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams that are critical to healthy and functioning…
August 24, 2020 Find Pebble Mine/Bristol Bay images and b-roll here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Wood, Trout Unlimited president and CEO, (571)274-0601 Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited Alaska director, (907) 230-7121 Proposed Pebble mine sent back to the drawing board, sporting community applauds finding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds controversial project will likely result…
Infrastructure funding for water quality and reclamation projects will also benefit trout and salmon Contact: Sara Porterfield, Western Water Policy Advisor, Trout Unlimited, sara.porterfield@tu.org Drew YoungeDyke, National Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, drew.youngedyke@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Department of the Interior this week announced over $51 million in watershed and river restoration projects through the Bureau…
“People don’t necessarily think about the necessity of fish to be able to move like terrestrial animals,” said Anna Senecal, an aquatic habitat biologist with Wyoming Game and Fish. “We all know about bird migrations and we know about ungulate elk migrations, but fish need to move as well.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ralph Andersen, Bristol Bay Native Association President & CEO, (907) 842-5257Norm Van Vactor, Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation, (907) 843-2508Nanci Morris Lyon, Bear Trail Lodge, (907) 469-0622Lindsay Layland, United Tribes of Bristol Bay Deputy Director, (907) 843-2401 ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the Chair of the Interior, Environment…
New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers New Legislation Would Protect Taxpayers, Prevent Nation’s Largest Toxic Polluter from Destroying Rivers Bill would prevent bad actors, like those behind Rock Creek Mine proposal underneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness, from sticking taxpayers with billions of dollars in cleanup costs Contact: Chris Wood…
A visual update on our work to secure protections for steelhead in southeast Alaska.
In January we celebrated the monumental news of finalized Clean Water Act 404(c) safeguards for the headwaters of Bristol Bay.
fly fishing is less about the fish you might catch and more and about the interesting people you meet along the way, as well as the wild and beautiful places you could be lucky enough to experience.
8-year, $10 million partnership will restore aquatic systems lost in the two largest wildfires in Colorado history Contacts: (September 19, 2023) – In 2020, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests experienced the two largest wildfires in the history of Colorado (Cameron Peak at approximately 208,000 acres and East Troublesome at approximately 193,000 acres), in addition…
Olsen will lead TU’s trout and salmon conservation, habitat restoration, and advocacy programs in the Rockies. Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.— Conservation leader Emily Olsen has joined Trout Unlimited as Vice President for the Rocky Mountain Region, the organization announced this week. Based outside Denver, Olsen will lead TU’s coldwater conservation, habitat restoration, and advocacy programs in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2021 Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Rob Masonis, VP for Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited, rmasonis@tu.org Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, gmcreynolds@tu.org Comprehensive proposal would remove four lower Snake River dams and invest in the Northwest region’s energy, transportation, and agricultural infrastructure BOISE, Idaho.—U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson…
Pennyslvania’s South Branch Bear Run before and after abandoned mine cleanup efforts. Trout Unlimited has long worked where possible to clean up damage from abandoned coal mines, and has been an active proponent of federal legislation to help facilitate such “good Samaritan” efforts. Recently, TU President and CEO Chris Wood testified on Capitol Hill in…
Meet the 42 Bristol Bay guides working to stop the proposed Pebble mine from ruining a million dollar economy, a fishing paradise, and a world-class fishery.
Trout Unlimited Asks Court To Expedite Decision In The Case Involving California’s State Fish Trout Unlimited Asks Court To Expedite Decision In The Case Involving Californias State Fish Contact: Steve Trafton California Policy Coordinator (510) 528-4772 1/17/2002 — Albany, CA — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited has asked a federal judge to grant their…