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Rivers and roads: Connecting people … and fish

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By Laura MacFarland A majority of Wisconsin’s 115 fish species, including trout, need to move throughout a watershed seasonally or at varying stages in their lifecycle to feed, find cooler water, avoid predators, and reach spawning habitat. Rivers, long and linear in nature, are vulnerable to habitat fragmentation thanks in part to our immense network…

The River’s Edge

About us Since 1983, The River’s Edge flyshop and outfitters in Bozeman has been the headquarters for Montana Fly Fishing. Southeast Montana has been described as the trout fishing capitol of the world and the River’s Edge has been dedicated to cold water conservation, committed to protecting our natural resources. What we do The River’s…

And the #ResponsibleRecreation winner is …

Published in Responsible Recreation, Featured

Congratulations to Ron Rhodes of South Pomfret, Vt., for winning the grand prize in the Trout Unlimited #ResponsibleRecreation contest. His name was selected randomly from hundreds of social posts that tagged @TroutUnlimited and used #ResponsibleRecreation hashtag. For participating and winning the random drawing, Ron, who posted on Twitter, is the lucky recipient of the grand-prize…

Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s grant funds fish passage work in Appalachia 

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Anyone who shops at Bass Pro Shops knows that the retail stalwart and its sister store, Cabela’s aren’t just about bass.  Nor is the company’s charitable foundation.  A grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund recently helped Trout Unlimited’s staff in the mid-Atlantic continue to make progress in its ambitious fish passage…

Clean Water Rule Update: January 2020

Published in Conservation, Government Affairs, Science

Final rule announced; what it says and what comes next. Final Rule Announced.  On January 23rd, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced a final “Waters of the U.S. Rule.”  This rule replaces a 2015 Rule, which clarified the extent of jurisdictions for clean water act protections.  This new…

Trout Unlimited applauds Pa. moratorium on new oil and gas leases on state parks, forest

Jan. 29, 2015 Contact: Brian Wagner, Pennsylvania Council President, 484-894-8289, bewagner482@gmail.com Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mtaylor@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolfs reinstatement of a moratorium on new oil and gas leases on state forest and park lands will provide needed protection for the states valuable fish and wildlife resources,…

Montana TU and Logjam Presents stay the course on the Blackfoot

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This summer, live music will benefit Montana’s famed Blackfoot River. That’s because Montana Trout Unlimited and Logjam Presents, owners of Missoula’s new KettleHouse Amphitheater, on the banks of the iconic Blackfoot River, are partnering to raise money to continue improving the health of the Blackfoot. For more than a hundred years, the confluence of the…

Sportsmen Blast Attempts to Block Clean Water Rule

WASHINGTON During a call with reporters this afternoon, leaders of some of the nations most prominent sportsmens groups together urged the U.S. Senate not to derail a clean water rule that would restore longstanding Clean Water Act protections to some of the nations most important waters and wetlands. The Izaak Walton League of America, National…

Trout Unlimited Hires Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Project Coordinator

05/06/2008 Trout Unlimited Hires Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Project Coordinator May 6, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney (703) 284-9408 Trout Unlimited Hires Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Project Coordinator ARLINGTON, VA–Trout Unlimited (TU) welcomes Joe Norton as the Project Coordinator of the Upper Connecticut Home Rivers Initiative. Norton joins TU from the New Hampshire…

Yellowstone River Closed

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Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks announced today they would close the Yellowstone River to stem the spread of a parasitic disease killing whitefish. The closure is supported by Trout Unlimited and its state affiliate, Montana Trout Unlimited. Proliferative Kidney Disease (PKD), is one of the most serious diseases to impact whitefish and trout and can…

Dunoir Fishing Adventures – In the Heart of Wyoming

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Dunoir – from the French “du noir,” literally “of black.” The footprints of the French trappers faded long ago from the upper Wind River country in Wyoming. But the place names live on in the black timbered ridges of the Great Divide. You cross the Wind River above Dubois at the mouth of the Dunoir.…

TU’s Wood inducted into fishing hall of fame

Published in Community, Featured

Wood, who started at TU two decades ago, and took the reins as president and CEO in 2009, has grown the organization into an internationally respected conservation powerhouse with an annual budget approaching $80 million and a national staff of 260 employees

Bluegrass

From the Cumberland River to Swift Camp Creek and beyond, the Bluegrass Chapter of Trout Unlimited brings people together to care for and recover their waters through local conservation and community science projects. We are making our trout populations stronger, our water cleaner, and our communities healthier.

Department of Interior protects 13 million acres of fish and wildlife habitat in Alaska

The DOI ruling protects five Special Areas in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska that are well known for their significant natural and cultural value Contacts: ARLINGTON, VA. – The Department of the Interior (DOI) today finalized a rule limiting or prohibiting new oil and gas development across 13 million acres within the National Petroleum…

Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Signing Water Withdrawal Law

Contact: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, Trout Unlimited, (607) 742-3331, kdunlap@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing Water Withdrawal LawNew York’s waters will be better managed; fish and wildlife to benefit. Arlington, Virginia Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds Gov. Andrew Cuomo for signing a state water withdrawal bill into law…

Spring Creeks

From Spring Branch to Bloody Run and beyond, the Iowa Spring Creeks Chapter of Trout Unlimited brings people together to care for and recover their waters through local conservation and community science projects. We are making our trout populations stronger, our water cleaner, and our communities healthier.

TU Applauds EPA's proposal to Curtail Toxic Air Pollution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 TU Applauds EPA’s proposal to Curtail Toxic Air Pollution Arlington, Va. – Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s leading trout and salmon conservation organization, lauded EPA’s long-awaited proposal to tighten controls on toxic air pollutants from some types of coal-and oil-fired power generating facilities.…