State Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff practices his casting for the friendly legislators’ competition on the North Lawn of the State Capitol. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2014 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org Contact: Curtis Knight, (530) 859-1872, cknight@caltrout.org Legislators Compete in Friendly Fly Casting Competition to Show Value of Californias Recreational Fishing Economy…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 18, 2014 Contact: Randy Scholfield, Trout Unlimited communications, 720-375-3961, rscholfield@tu.org Kyle Perkins, TU Browns Canyon campaign coordinator, 303-579-6498, kperkins@tu.org Trout Unlimited praises creation of Browns Canyon National Monument Calls monument designation historic victory for Colorado conservation SALIDA (Feb. 18)Trout Unlimited today praised President Obamas designation of Browns Canyon as a new…
CONTACTS: David Kinney / Mid-Atlantic Policy Director, Trout Unlimited dkinney@tu.org / 856-834-6591 Mark Taylor / Eastern Communications Director, Trout Unlimited mtaylor@tu.org / 540-353-3556 (Jan. 25) HARRISBURG, Pa. Trout Unlimited applauds the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissions vote this week to add sections of 132 streams to the Commonwealths growing lists of Class A Wild Trout…
by Tara Granke The term “science lesson” may evoke visions of students running experiments with beakers, microscopes, and a professor in a lab coat. No longer is that the case. TU’s Headwaters Youth Program is all about intertwining informal lessons in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) with recreation and the arts to make STREAM education…
“I felt this was an important chapter of history to experience and record,” said Daniel Ritz. “When I personally started to learn more about the history and status of the West’s native species, I quickly realized how change in the West since the arrival of Europeans and the health of its trout species were intertwined. I also quickly realized I was not the only angler, let alone citizen, who wasn’t aware of the state of our native trout.”
Rise of the Phoenix: an Elwha River summer steelhead (Photo: John McMillan) By John McMillan Should we invest in dam removal? It’s a question that many communities, businesses and policy-makers are facing these days — partly because of agin g infrastructure and financial liabilities, and partly because of legal obligations to protect water quality and…
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on the White Mountain Woman blog. By Robin Robison As an avid female angler, I am always looking for ways to connect with other women who love to be on the water. I have been fishing my entire life and some of my favorite memories are of time spent…
The PA Brook Trout Odyssey Team: Charlie Charlesworth (left to right), Hunter Klobucar, Chris Piccione, Matteo Moretti, Sara Mueller, Tyler Waltenbaugh. By Matteo Morretti Not very often does a college kid get told that they’ve been selected for an all-expenses paid, three-week long adventure. So, you know that when four passionate, engaged, and, frankly, pretty…
11/2/1999 Economic Study Finds That Bypassing Lower Snake River Dams Would Result In Increased Employment And Economic Opportunities For Pacific Northwest Residents Economic Study Finds That Bypassing Lower Snake River Dams Would Result In Increased Employment And Economic Opportunities For Pacific Northwest Residents Contact: 11/2/1999 — — An in-depth analysis of the economic impacts of…
July 16, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer, TU Vice President of Government Affairs (703) 284-9406 Tim Bristol, Director, TU Alaska Program (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approves bills that undermine the Clean Water Act Majority of committee members turn their backs on American sportsmen and women by approving bills that…
The view of West Fork downstream from Highway S bridge at Bloomingdale Road. Duke Welter Now that much of the high water from the recent heavy rains in the Driftless Area has receded, it’s possible to assess the damage. Plenty of ink and pixels have been devoted to telling the human story of loss and…
TU’s tireless work to protect and restore the South Fork Snake River’s native Yellowstone Cutthroat
TU’s sticktuitiveness at work on a Priority Water in California
By Sam Davidson Nowadays there is no age limit, apparently, for quarterbacks. Or for fly fishing. Last weekend, my eighty-year-old mother joined legends such as Lefty Kreh and Frank Moore in providing more proof of the latter, as she waded up and down the banks of t he South and Clark forks of the Stanislaus…
LWCFEvent1.JPG Sen. Mark Udall speaks at TU’s Sept. 12 flood recovery event in Lyons, CO. From left: Boulder County Commissioner Cindy Domenico, Colorado TU’s David Nickum and Stephanie Scott. For Immediate Release Sept. 12, 2014 Contact: David Nickum for Trout Unlimited, 720-581-8589 Mike Saccone for Sen. Udall, 202-224-4334 Sen. Udall, Trout Unlimited, Lyons officials praise…
Beyond its confluence with Cow Creek near the village of San Ysidro, the Pecos River’s southward crawl is rarely supplemented by significant inputs other than random flash floods. Deriving its existence from how much snow falls on a mere six percent of its watershed, the Pecos flows most of its length through a desert, which is why I’ve always had difficulty believing that it’s the sixteenth longest river…
Save Our Streams Clubs What is an SOS Club? Trout Unlimited, Izaak Walton League of America, and American Fisheries Society (collectively the ‘TIA Alliance’) have partnered to deliver a mission-based program for high schools focused on stream science and fisheries management. This program offers students hands-on field experience working on projects with biologists, college students and faculty,…
04/14/2008 Trout Unlimited Report Finds Recreational Angling Generates Over $1 Billion to Driftless Area Economy 04/14/2008 Contacts: Laura Hewitt (608) 630-2743, Erin Mooney (571)-331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Report Finds Recreational Angling Generates Over $1 Billion to Driftless Area EconomyFishing Tourism Reaps Huge Benefit to Four States LACROSSE, WI A report commissioned by Trout…
Abstaining from fishing doesn’t just happen. There must be a reason.
Fire on the mountain, anall too familiar scene in the West. By Chris Wood California is in the midst of its most deadly and damaging fire. At least 50 people have died, 6,700 homes burned, and more than 250,000 people evacuated. In response, President Trump tweeted: The President’s response is troubling in a number of…
