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TU urges infrastructure upgrades to secure water, protect rivers

Trout Unlimited Press Release Oct. 29, 2013 Contact: Laura Ziemer, 406-599 2606 lziemer@tu.org Steve Moyer, 571-274-0593 smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited urges infrastructure upgrades to secure Western water supply, protect river habitat Water supply solutions often require new thinking, not a bigger bathtub WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013Speaking today at a U.S. House hearing…

NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration

10/25/2001 NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA to Provide up to $1 Million for Local Coastal Restoration Efforts Contact: Gordon Helm , , NOAA (301) 713-2370 NOAA (301) 713-2370 10/25/2001 — — The Commerce Departments National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and…

Our digital conservation future

Published in Youth, Headwaters

Having finished the online NYT crossword over morning coffee, retweeting some delicious burns on climate deniers, checking Facebook and Instagram, liking a picture of a steelhead, and prioritizing work emails before a day of zoom calls, he/she remarked, “Kids these days are hopelessly addicted to their devices,” as though the Peleton screen was an actual…

Seedskadee Board Blog

Published in Uncategorized

Trout Unlimited does many great things across our country, but also faces many challenges moving into the future. One brought up often at state council meetings in Wyoming – and likely across the country – is the age and diversity of the board of the local chapters. Let’s face it, many of our TU board…

Voices from the River: Stand at the summit

Published in Voices from the river

By Scott Willoughby In a landlocked rise of rock and ice, Thompson Divide flows like a vein of Colorado gold. Within its bounds lies a vast sweep of lustrous aspen groves and lush conifer forests surrounded by the iconic sentinel of Mount Sopris to the east, the towering Ragged Wilderness to the south and the…

Council Strategic Planning

TU Council Strategic Planning Resources and Templates Strategic planning is a vital tool for TU councils in order to make a meaningful impact on watersheds and communities in your state. Strategic planning will helps your council to:– Clarify your council’s purpose and long-term goals.– Identify clear, achievable short-term goals and objectives.– Allocate resources effectively.– Align state and…

Trout Unlimited: Independent Analysis Shows The Federal System For Assessing Extinction Risks Of Snake River Salmon Is Seriously Flawed

2/3/2000 Trout Unlimited: Independent Analysis Shows The Federal System For Assessing Extinction Risks Of Snake River Salmon Is Seriously Flawed Trout Unlimited: Independent Analysis Shows The Federal System For Assessing Extinction Risks Of Snake River Salmon Is Seriously Flawed Contact: 2/3/2000 — — The federal government’s assessment of the extinction risks of Snake River salmon…

Looking back at 2017

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood Last week, I had an hour between meetings in Carmel, California, so I called Tim Frahm, who directs our CA coastal steelhead work. He invited me to look at a project that Christy Fischer, his spouse, and he had worked on. Over chicken sandwiches they told me a riveting story about how…

Eastside Road Floodplain Restoration Project, White Mountain National Forest

Goals The White Mountain National Forest, a popular New England vacation destination, is home to hundreds of miles of hiking trails spanning over 4,000-foot mountaintops, 1,250 square miles of wilderness and 600 miles of rivers and streams. The relatively steep topography makes these streams great candidates for strong Atlantic salmon and brook trout populations. When…

Teen angler wins first TroutBlitz contest

July 2, 2015 Contact: Jack Williams, TU Senior Scientist, (541) 261-3960 Chris Hunt, TU National Communications Director (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Teen angler from New Jersey is first TroutBlitz winner New Jerserys Puchalski wins attractor fly series from FlyAssortments.com WASHINGTON, D.C.Alex Puchualski, an 18-year-old angler from East Rutherford, N.J., recorded 16 observations for Trout…

TU, sportsmen win victory on Thompson Divide

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2016 Contact: Tyler Baskfield, 720-530-9896, tbaskfield@tu.org Randy Scholfield, TU communications, 720-375-3961, rscholfield@tu.org Trout Unlimited, sportsmen win victory on Thompson Divide BLMs final leasing plan offers protection for critical fish, wildlife habitat Denver, CO Trout Unlimited and sportsmen and women today praised the decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)…

Voices from the River: Connecting kids with conservation

Published in Voices from the river

Trout in the Classroom students in New York prepare to release fish they raised into the wild. Trout Unlimited photo. By Brett Prettyman Talking to people about Trout in the Classroom is one of my favorite parts of my job with Trout Unlimited. During the SHIFT conference in Jackson, Wyo., last week I was excited…

The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan: A response to climate change

Published in Conservation

Trout Unlimited has joined NOAA and other groups to look at long-term water supply resiliency for irrigators, fisheries and local communities in the Yakima Basin. The Yakima Basin is projected to lose a significant portion of its snow pack as a result of changing climate conditions. The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (YBIP) is a 30-year…

Companies that give back

I am 20 years old; sitting cross-legged on the floor of my dorm room. The words on the page are so freaking clear, but their application remains elusive. “Fly casting makes it possible to deliver a relatively weightless lure or imitation of a living creature on a target, using line weight to develop momentum.” After…

EPA Administrator Johnson announces agreement

08/30/2005 News Release August 30 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pages: 1 Contact: Chris Wood 571-274-0601 Chris Hunt 208-406-9106 Trout Unlimited and EPA announce major new partnership to restore abandoned mines: EPA Administrator Johnson announces agreement WASHINGTONTrout Unlimited (TU), North Americas largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today announced a new effort to work with the Environmental…