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Trump order cuts protection for two million acres of national monuments Mounting threats to public lands leave sportsmen and women asking ‘what’s next?’ Dec. 4, 2017 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – President Trump announced today that he intends to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly two million acres, putting sportsmen and…
Trout Unlimited’s efforts in the Delaware River Basin will get a boost as a result of the federal 2021 budget. The Delaware River Basin Restoration Program (DRBRP) received $10 million in funding as part of the fiscal year 2021 Appropriations bill recently approved by Congress and signed by President Trump. The sum is a modest increase from the $9.7 million budgeted last fiscal year. The…
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…
For Immediate Release March 25, 2015 Contact: Wolfe Tone, The Trust for Public Land, 207-772-7424, wolfe.tone@tpl.org Jeff Reardon, Trout Unlimited, 207-615-9200, jreardon@tu.org COLD STREAM CONSERVED The Forks, MAINE The Trust for Public Land and Trout Unlimited today announced the purchase of the Cold Stream forest, a 8,159-acre property near the The Forks which will provide…
Photo courtesy of Myers Reece and Hatch Magazine. We all have memories of past fishing experiences, those trips into the woods or down the street to the city park pond are never forgotten. Myers Reece’s recent piece in Hatch Magazine stirred old memories … and then I got to the end, and I was hearbroken.…
Approved 9/30/16 Protect Wild and native trout, salmon, and steelhead stream habitat, riparian zones, and their watersheds Native trout, wild trout, & salmon and their watersheds: Through existing and new federal and administrative land designations From the impacts of climate change From pollution from energy development, mining, agricultural run-off, acid deposition, and other sources Against…
A healthy brook trout stream in West Virginia. Editor’s note: This is part one of a two part series on brook trout restoration in West Virginia, and well, everywhere else. About six weeks ago, while helping the Department of Natural Resources to stock trout in a stream, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said, “We dump…
By Dylan Cooper An important historical site in Virginia got a long-awaited face-lift after more than 70 years of being hampered by the presence of man-made barriers to aquatic organism passage. Bob Downey Branch, a Class III wild trout water, is once again open for trout thanks to efforts by Trout Unlimited and the George Washington…
By Mark Taylor A team approach is helping improve trout habitat on a popular fishing stream near Harrisonburg, Va. Trout Unlimited’s national staff partnered with the local TU chapter and a property owner to improve a section of Beaver Creek, a spring-fed stream that runs through private land but that is open to public fishing through a unique cooperative program. The…
The US Fish & Wildlife Service has made a determination on a petition to list the Eagle Lake rainbow trout under the federal Endangered Species Act. In a decision announced July 5, the agency found that “listing the ELRT as an endangered or a threatened species throughout all of or a significant portion of its…
In a nutshell, science provides a credible thread through our intentions, actions and outcomes. Layer onto credibility a bit of inspiration, education and efficiency, and we have the ingredients for a TU Science vision statement.
Traditional Maine Sporting Camp in Northern Maine. Situated in the heart of the historic North Maine Woods. More than 3.5 million acres of working woodlands with unlimited fishing opportunities for wild native brook trout, arctic char and landlocked salmon.
Want to know what 30 of Trout Unlimited’s state councils had to say about national monuments? Here’s the full text of their official comments, submitted July 10. July 10, 2017 Monument Review, MS-1530 U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Comments of Trout Unlimited on DOI-2017-0002, Review of Certain National…
On Friday, July 12, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), along with 59 members of Congress introduced the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA). Click here to see a letter to Congress signed by TU and a broad coalition of conservation and sportsmen’s organizations in support of the bill. The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act…
By Mark Taylor As the sun dipped toward the western horizon on a relatively mild early January evening, I sat in what had become a pretty familiar position over the previous few weeks. In a tree. These were the waning days of deer season and I was doing my best to tag a whitetail. Here…
by Shannon Mayes Our summer started off with a bang on some brook trout streams in WV. The fish were mostly small, but plentiful. WV brook trout are absolutely beautiful fish! On June 27th eight students, four boys and four girls, along with four chaperones and myself left Gallipolis, Ohio to travel 9 hours, crossing…
10/23/2000 Acid Rain Study Reveals “Silent Killer” Acid Rain Study Reveals “Silent Killer” Contact: 10/23/2000 — — Contact: Leon Szeptycki, TU Environmental Counsel, (703) 284-9411 October 23, 2000. Charlottesville, VAWater samples collected by 250 Virginia anglers from the state’s mountain streams have revealed that the “Silent Killer,” known as acid rain, continues to eat away…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2018 Contact: David Brooks (MT Trout Unlimited Executive Director), 406-493-5384, david@montanatu.org Mine Reclamation Initiative Advances with New Language New Version Provides Clarity on Exemption for Existing Mines HELENA – Sponsors of a citizens initiative addressing future mine pollution in Montana have withdrawn their original initiative filing and are advancing new…
Region: Northern RockiesActivities: rafting; fishing, hiking campingSpecies: Rainbow and brown trout Where: The Smith River flows some 120 miles in a northwesterly direction through west-central Montana, emptying into the Missouri southwest of Great Falls. Much of the river borders private lands, but a 60-mile section that flows through Smith River State Park (beginning near White…
Media Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Director of Communications, Trout Unlimited Alaska, 907-230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org Chef Contacts: Bryan Szeliga Chef de Cuisine, Lucy’s Table 303-910-2999bryanjohnszeliga@gmail.comKevin Davis Chef/Owner, Steelhead Diner and Blueacre Seafood 206-427-2915Kevin@steelheaddiner.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eat Wild Salmon and Savor Bristol Bay Northwest Restaurants and Markets Help Trout Unlimited Alaska to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mine…