We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
By Chris Hunt The sun filtered through the smoky haze, casting a tarnished glow over the high-country meadow in remote central Idaho. The state’s tallest peaks climbed through the murk, showing up more as silhouettes rather than snow-tipped crags in the near distance. Ma ny miles away, both human-caused and naturally ignited wildfires consumed timber…
TU volunteers play key role in Maryland Fly Fishing Trail launch
Making fishing better in a Muskegon River tributary
Photo by Chris Hunt By Dave Ammons The size of the ponderosa pines in Silent Forest is testament to the vigor of mother nature. These are clearly not discontented trees, rising a hundred feet with red-barked girth that my outstretched arms cannot encircle. The entire forest is rooted in satisfaction as it climbs the steeply…
What would happen if TU went away?
Trout Unlimited this week unveiled its new double-lined face coverings designed to be worn by anglers who fish with and alongside others as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the nation
Climate change is not waiting for us in some distant day. It’s here, now. For trout and salmon, the problem is clear enough at the most basic level. Trout and salmon rely on cold, clean water in a world that is rapidly warming. Persistent drought, massive wildfires, catastrophic flooding—our newsfeeds are filled with threats to…
Each fall, 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 Alexander’s essay is the second in this series as the second runner-up. Alexander is from California and traveled all the way to Virginia to attend…
Trout and salmon living in coldwater habitats are naturally vulnerable to a warming climate and related impacts such as increased wildfires and floods. Trout Unlimited scientists have studied how climate changes may influence native salmonid distributions, which trout and salmon populations are most vulnerable, and how we can help them adapt to a warmer and…
“To protect and restore trout and salmon and the watersheds on which they depend.” The mission of Trout Unlimited cannot be accomplished without the help of partners. One of our most important partners is the United States Forest Service. The Forest Service manages over 191 million acres of public land that are jointly owned by…
For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs (703) 284-9406; smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimited Supports the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act Bill provides tools, targets for restoration efforts ARLINGTON, VA.–Trout Unlimited applauds senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) for introducing the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration…
While most trout anglers these days practice catch-and-release, there are instances where keeping a trout or two for dinner is perfectly acceptable, and, in some cases, good for the river or stream (a non-native rainbow trout in a cutthroat trout stream, for instance). But even when we keep trout for the occasional meal, it’s incumbent…
Karenna Elliott seeks every opportunity to spend time at elevation. Whether competing as an aerial skier for the U.S. Ski Team, working as a fly-fishing guide in the offseason or earning her private pilot’s license, she continuously chases after high-flying pursuits of perfection.
Contact: Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that rolls back critical protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and its surrounding watershed. The resolution reopens the watershed to potential sulfide-ore mining upstream of the most visited Wilderness complex in the United States. The House of Representatives…
The Native Trout Workgroup exists to facilitate grassroots implementation of Trout Unlimited’s National Conservation Agenda related to protecting our cold water native salmonid species. Scope of the work group activity is nationwide. The workgroup facilitates education, awareness, restoration and science projects related to native salmonid species. The workgroup provides information related to native species through…
Located in Lexington, Virgina, Washington and Lee’s 98 club members have plenty of opportunities for club outings.
September is a month tailor-made for sportsmen and women and there is no better place to spend it than on our public lands. The dog days of summer have given way to cooler temperatures and a multitude of opportunities beckon hunters and anglers: brown trout chasing streamers, elk bugles ringing through the mountains, ruffed grouse…
TU and partners will restore Wisconsin stream to its formal channel
Recognizing Trout Unlimited’s amazing chapters, volunteers and partners is one of the most important parts of our organization’s annual meeting. This year in Redding, California, two chapters, five volunteers and four partners were singled out for their contributions to Trout Unlimited efforts across the nation. TU’s national conservation awards have been a part of our…
In Alaska, lake trout inhabit the deeper lowland lakes along the central Arctic coastal plain, as well as waters in the Brooks Range and Alaska Range. They are not found in the Yukon-Kuskokwim lowlands or the coastal drainages of Southeast Alaska.