This may come as a shock to a lot of anglers out there, but the state with the most miles of trout water isn’t Montana or Colorado. It’s not Idaho or Wyoming or California. It’s Pennsylvania. And in Pennsylvania, folks are serious about their trout water, so much so that state Fish and Boat Commission…
Take Action STAND UP FOR THE SNAKE The Snake River Basin provides more than 50 percent of salmon and steelhead habitat in the lower 48. But its fisheries are in rapid decline, and unless the lower river dams are removed, they face extinction. Act now to help free the Snake. Take Action Tell Congress… Time…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408, emooney@tu.org Massachusetts DEP Land Acquisition Will Help Protect Critical Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat Land protection will complement TU’s restoration work on Red Brook Arlington, Va.Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and its Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife)…
By Mark Taylor Who isn’t drawn to beer featuring really great trout artwork on cans and packaging? And how great is it when that beer is not only super tasty, but also benefits wild trout? SweetWater Brewery’s new fall seasonal, Mosaic Hazy IPA, checks all the boxes. It’s a juicy, fruity, moderately hoppy (65 IBUs)…
by Helen Neville Frequently pegged as geeky, and not always the most graceful communicators, we scientists struggle with how to translate our often wonky results to the public in ways that actually mean something to them. Climate scientists perhaps face particular difficulty finding ways to help people grasp the nature of climate change and understand…
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Cape Cod Chapter is part of the Massachusetts Council. Our mission is To preserve and protect the coldwater fisheries, the watersheds, and the related diverse habitat on Cape Cod in the present and for future generations. Our vision is that by the next generation, we will ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater…
There was abundant sunshine, bluegrass, barbeque and 300 fly fishing enthusiasts that gathered to celebrate the grand opening of one of the nicest fly shops you’ll ever see—and the only one I’ve ever seen with a built-in bar—the new Brookings Fly Shop in Cashiers, NC.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DEP, Trout Unlimited Help Restore Trout Habitat Plantings Along Banks of Horton Brook to Improve Ecology at Key Spawning Area Environmental Protection Commissioner Cas Holloway and Trout Unlimited Director of Land Protection Nat Gillespie today announced the restoration of a key section of Horton Brook which is a known critical spawning area…
Like the Bureau of Land Management and the Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is an agency within the Department of the Interior. However, FWS responsibilities extend beyond land management and include the management of fish and wildlife themselves, not just habitat. This includes many fish and wildlife management activities that fall under their purview, including enforcing wildlife-related laws, including the Endangered Species…
Seed Savers Exchange stewards America’s culturally diverse and endangered garden and food crop legacy for present and future generations. They educate and connect people through collecting, regenerating, and sharing heirloom seeds, plants, and stories. Seed Savers Exchange has been saving and sharing seeds with gardeners since 1975. To commemorate the Seed Savers Exchange network—and all…
Tellico. It’s kind of a mysterious word. The Cherokee wrote it “Talikwa” and used it in the names of several of their towns in the Great Smoky Mountains. They say the actual meaning of the word was lost in their language. It’s possible that it’s origin isn’t Cherokee at all, but Muskogee. The Muskogee say…
“The why?” It’s the sleepless newborn nights, looking out the window wondering what it will be like when you can take her. It’s putting her in a chest pack at 11-days-old and cautiously stepping into the stream to catch the fish that shares her name. It’s accidentally dipping her one-year-old toe into…
By Jacob Fetterman In the first official year of Trout Unlimited’s Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative, we are thrilled to have completed two restoration projects and one reconnection project within the watershed. The projects to enhance cold-water and spawning habitat took place on three tributaries — Camden Creek, Juniper Swamp Brook, and Coulter Brook — all supporting native brook trout. …
“Because native trout have adapted over centuries and millennia in specific environments, they are, in many cases, more likely to survive the extremes of those places. Having passed through the crucible of a specific system’s cycles of drought, flood, and wildfire a native trout species may be more hardy than non-native fish.”
4/24/2000 250 Virginia Anglers Assist with Acid Rain Research 250 Virginia Anglers Assist with Acid Rain Research Contact: 4/24/2000 — — Contacts: Catharine Tucker, Trout Unlimited’s Virginia VTSSS Collection Coordinator: (804) 264-6941 Rick Webb, University of Virginia: (804) 924-7817 Maggie Lockwood, Trout Unlimited’s Director of Press Relations: (703) 284-9425 April 24, 2000. Charlottesville, VA. From…
5/3/2006 New Data Shows Brook Trout Imperiled Throughout Entire Eastern Range May 3, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kathleen Campbell, 571-274-0597 New Data Shows Brook Trout Imperiled Throughout Entire Eastern Range ARLINGTON, VA Brook trout populations have been eliminated or greatly reduced throughout almost half of their historical habitat in the East, according to an…
Contact:Elizabeth Maclin, Trout Unlimited, emaclin@tu.orgBill Eyre, Orvis, eyreb@orvis.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Orvis, TU begin project to open 1,000 miles of water over next decade MANCHESTER, Vt. Orvis and Trout Unlimited this week announced the first two streams that will be improved to allow better passage for wild and native trout as part of the new…
Goals The Catskills are known as the birthplace of American fly fishing. Replete with rivers and streams, the area is a destination for many thousands of fisherman and women each year. TU is actively improving a number of trout streams in the Catskills and throughout the southern tier of New York to increase fishing opportunities…
