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The Arctic char of Nunavut, the northern-most Canadian territory that lies just west of Greenland across Baffin Bay, are amazing fish. They cruise into rivers and streams running into the Arctic Ocean on tidal flows starting in the summer, and they are aggressive eaters. In the fall, just like their char cousins, the Dolly Varden,…
I am Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs for Trout Unlimited (TU), and I am pleased to speak on behalf of TU at this timely forum on fracking. TUs mission is to conserve, protect and restore North Americas trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. We support the development of natural gas on public…
Today we only have Lahontan cutthroat trout in 73 streams across the Great Basin — almost all are isolated and most of those populations exhibit low genetic diversity
Trout prefer cold water, often less than 65°F, and stream temperature has a strong influence on their well-being. TU restoration projects often target improving stream temperatures, and keeping a record of temperature variability and trends can be an important tool to help confirm the success of these efforts or identify where further work is needed.…
In working with the JMU 5Rivers club, I’ve seen firsthand what a difference individuals can make on public lands. Stream cleanups, catch and release practices, and good old common sense help preserve public sites for others to enjoy.
AT TROUT UNLIMITED, we fix rivers and streams. We bring people together. We make waters and communities more resilient to the effects of climate change. We believe the most complex and seemingly insurmountable challenges can be solved when people come together and get to work. We know this from experience. We were founded by anglers who…
The Value of Public Lands America is home to 640 million acres of public land, including some of the best habitat for trout and salmon in the world. For many people in the western United States, public lands are a fact of life. They are places where families hike, float and camp; where hunters stalk…
New ruling sharply restricts federal protections for wetlands, adds confusion to “Waters of the U.S.” protections Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling sharply curtailing Clean Water Act protections for wetlands that are critical to healthy and functioning watersheds. Ruling in Sackett v. EPA, the court limited Clean Water Act protection for…
By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited has been awarded a grant of more than $100,000 for flood resilience work and river restoration work in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced $316,767 in grant funding for three projects to help reduce localized flooding and restore aquatic habitats in…
TU field staff in New York worked extensively in the South Branch of the Moose River, Otter Creek, and Black River watersheds in the summer of 2023. Crew leader Jeremiah Stone, alongside field technicians Andrew Deyo and Hunter Dellow, have been collecting comprehensive data around aquatic passage and potential barriers to trout movement within each…
New rule formally restores Clean Water Act protections for small streams, headwaters and wetlands and sets the stage for a lasting “Waters of the U.S.” rule Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a new…
A vision for Pennsylvania’s Beech Creek
By Dave Kinney In the summer of 2016, Trout Unlimited, in partnership with Audubon Pennsylvania and the Kittattiny Ridge Coalition, electroshocked 41 streams in Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Schuylkill counties. Survey teams led by TU scientists were hiking into small, forgotten waters searching for unknown populations of wild trout—and in one out of every three…
The Driftless Area team has been hard at work this spring preparing for a very busy summer.
I recently spoke about Trout Unlimited’s conservation work to a small gathering of anglers, most of whom had been Trout Unlimited members at some point but had drifted away and lost touch. They were surprised to learn that TU had grown to become an organization with 300,000 members and supporters who dedicate more than 700,000 volunteer hours annually, a…
Nation’s largest coldwater conservation nonprofit identifies 200+ “Priority Waters” where work is needed to reverse declines of wild and native fish Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—Wild and native trout and salmon, as coldwater fish in a warming world, are facing enormous threats. More than 1.5 million miles of America’s trout and salmon waters are degraded, and populations…