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Voices from the River: Opener

Published in Voices from the river

The Steelhead Whisperer cradles the object of his affection on his home water during the recent steelhead season opener. By Sam Davidson It was with some trepidation that I paid my respects to a stream with a heavy reputation on the recent opening day of steelhead season. I should have had no worries, as I…

2020 busy for restoration in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area

Published in Restoration

Despite challenges posed by the pandemic 2020 was a busy year for Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort in Minnesota. TU and its partners collaborated on a number of habitat restoration projects in the state. Here’s a rundown of the projects.

Trump budget bad for clean water, cold water fisheries

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trump Administration budget ignores Americans support for clean air and waterCuts will harm agencies already strapped for funds CONTACT: Steve Moyer / Trout Unlimited(703) 447-8401, smoyer@tu.org Kate Miller / Trout Unlimited(703) 489-6411, kmiller@tu.org (May 23, 2017) Washington D.C. — President Trump released his detailed budget today proposing deep cuts to agencies and…

Whirliing Disease: New TU Report on the "State Of The Epidemic"

2/17/1999 Whirliing Disease: New TU Report on the “State Of The Epidemic” Whirling Disease: New TU Report on the “State Of The Epidemic” Updated Report Documents New Research and Continuing Challenges Facing Fisheries Conservationists Contact: 2/17/1999 — — Trout Unlimited today released a comprehensive new report detailing the current knowledge about whirling disease, the parasitic…

Poll shows fierce Wyoming opposition to Flaming Gorge pipeline

Contact: Dave Glenn, (307) 332-6700 ext 16 or (307) 349-1158 (cell)dglenn@tu.org Contact: Lori Weigel, (303) 433-4424 or (303) 324-7655 (cell)lori@pos.org Contact: Dave Hanks, (307) 362-3771rschamber@sweetwaterhsa.com Contact: Drew Peternell, (303) 440-2937 ext 102 or (303) 204-3057 (cell)dpeternell@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Poll shows fierce Wyoming opposition to Flaming GorgeResidents overwhelmingly reject idea of water pipeline, citing future…

Searching for salter brook trout in Maine

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https://login.tu.org/sites/default/files/blog/20160519_145145_resized_7%5B7%5D.jpg Salter brook trout tend to be heavy for their length. (Jeff Reardon photo.) By Jeff Reardon I recently returned from five days in eastern Maine with a group of volunteers from TU, Maine Audubon and the Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition (SRBTC), along with staff from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife…

Making headway in headwaters: 2017 a big year for restoration in WV

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TU’s work in West Virginia is improving conditions for trophy wild brook trout such as this 15-inch fish. By Mandy Nix Some have said that our history is in our trees, but for many others, there’s a blueprint of history in every ripple of water. It’s in the icy trickle from a limestone spring, and…

Utah approves TU’s first in-stream flow lease

Published in Conservation, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

A recently acquired water lease on Utah’s Weber River could help migratory native Bonneville cutthroat populations survive low water events. Trout Unlimited photo. By Paul Burnett Working within the constraints of Western Water Law to develop mechanisms for keeping water in streams is a slow and difficult process. After several years of groundwork from Trout…

Q&A with new NLC leadership

Published in We are TU
View of Upper Delaware river from high during autumn

We recently caught up with Rich Thomas and Sharon Sweeney Fee, who just took over two important leadership positions on Trout Unlimited’s National Leadership Council (NLC). 

Voices from the River: ‘Bucket-fillers’ needed in Colorado

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By Scott Willoughby Snow season has arrived in Colorado. For better or worse, this year it coincides with election season. It is, of course, for the better. Despite the grumblings of a few fair-weather fishermen uninterested in facing the cold, hard reality of an early winter, the sooner we can reestablish our snowpack on the…

A week with TU: Adele’s winning TU Camp essay

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Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Adele’s essay is the third in this series as the second runner-up. Adele is from Pennsylvania and attended our oldest Trout camp, the PA Rivers…

TU's Driftless Area Restoration Efforts tapped for Hall of Fame

CONTACT: Duke Welter/ Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort outreach coordinator dwelter@tu.org / 715-579-7538 Jeff Hastings/ Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort project manager jhastings@tu.org / 608-606-4158 (Oct. 18, 2016) HAYWARD, WIS. Trout Unlimiteds Driftless Area Restoration Effort has been selected for the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame for the programs conservation work in…

What Trump’s budget means for anglers

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“The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.”— President Teddy Roosevelt [STAND UP FOR CONSE RVATION FUNDING HERE] Land and water conservation are taking a direct hit in President Trumps proposed budget. In his message to…

Safeguards for fish, water quality head to Governor’s desk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Crystal Elliot, Trout Unlimited Washington Habitat Director, celliot@tu.org or (509) 386-7768 Tom Uniack, Washington Wild Executive Director, 206-369-1252 Safeguards for fish, water quality head to Governor’s desk Bill just approved by legislature would update regulations for motorized suction dredging in habitat for endangered fish species.  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington residents can…

Salmon and Steelhead

Our scientific work on the biology, behavior, and ecology of steelhead and rainbow trout focuses strongly on mechanisms influencing life histories, or the strategies these fish use – such as anadromy and residency – to make best use of their environment.  As one example John McMillan, Trout Unlimited’s Science Director for the Wild Steelhead Initiative,…

Voices from the River: A man for all seasons

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Dean Finnerty, man for all seasons. By Sam Davidson Many people working for TU did not start in trout and salmon conservation. Among the former corporate lawyers, loggers, resource age ncy staff, newspaper reporters, and outdoor educators now employed by TU, Dean Finnerty joins a select few who previously worked in law enforcement. Dean grew…

TU unveils 'State of the Trout' report

June 23, 2015 Contact: Chris Wood, TU president and CEO, (571) 274-0601 Jack Williams, TU senior scientist, (541) 261-3960 Chris Hunt, TU national communications director, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: State of the Trout report details threats to Americas coldwater fisheries The nations native trout are in peril, but report shows path to recovery, long-term…