“The natural resources we love can and will respond to us with equal love.” George Griffith Trout Unlimited was founded in 1959 on the banks of the Au Sable River near Grayling, Michigan. Sixteen anglers who were united by their love of trout fishing and their concern about its future gathered at the home of…
Montana has a long and complicated affair with mining. In the last century it has brought jobs and important products to the market, supporting local economies with tax revenue. But that relationship has also come with a price tag. In Montana nearly 10,000 miles of stream are acidic or laced with heavy metals like lead,…
By Chris Wood The other morning, my friend, Brent Fewell, an attorney who worked at the EPA under President George W. Bush, wrote: “Had dinner and a very encouraging conversation last evening with seven prominent GOP Senators who want to make the environment and conservation a greater priority for the GOP, a return to Teddy…
By Chris Wood After I graduated college, my older brother, John, introduced me to a friend who was a Jesuit priest. At the time, I was a somewhat aimless bartender, ice cream maker and assistant high school football coach. One night after dinner and drinks, Father Donald asked me three questions: “Chris, what do you…
By David Kinney and Kurt Fesenmyer Recently, Trout Unlimited hosted a series of discussions with conservation groups, regulatory agencies, and the pipeline industry about the siting of major natural gas pipelines. It’s a complex and contentious topic, but the outcome of the conversation was something quite simple: a map. Our idea was to highlight natural…
Energy development can have significant impacts on coldwater resources. Given that unavoidable truth, Trout Unlimited has long preached the benefits of responsible energy development. The basic idea is simple: With sensible policies and practices in place, the nation’s energy needs can be met without jeopardizing coldwater fisheries and watersheds. We know that decisions about how and where…
Sometimes it seems utterly hard to fathom the losses of biodiversity we are facing today.
Welcome to the Greater Boston Chapter of Trout Unlimited (GBTU) #013. From river cleanups, scientific assessments and restoration projects in our home waters, the Neponset River Watershed, to teaching middle & high school students, about caring for the environment through the love of fly fishing. GBTU provides a myriad of opportunities for anyone interested or…
Ice fishing can be fun. Right? By Mark Taylor “Ice fishing?” The text popped up the other day, a week into the unusually frigid spell that had gripped much of the continental U.S. “I don’t think so,” I replied. I’m usually up for just about any kind of fishing, especially if options are limited. And…
11/24/2003 Opinion Poll Reveals Southern California Voters Want More Protection for Rivers, Public Lands Opinion Poll Reveals Southern California Voters Want More Protection for Rivers, Public Lands Contact: David Katz Trout Unlimited California Director Trout Unlimited 707.543.5877 11/24/2003 — Los Angeles, Calif. — A poll conducted for national conservation group Trout Unlimited by Republican pollster…
June 16, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9413 Abe Shehadeh (541) 213.2500, ext 101 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BlackStrap Industries joins Trout Unlimited as a corporate partner WASHINGTON, D.C.BlackStrap industries, developer and manufacturer of American-made UV protection gear, has joined Trout Unlimited as a corporate partner, and will offer free new TU memberships to…
By David Kinney None of us had laid eyes on the stream before, and as it turned out, we were just a bit over-equipped for the task at hand. We had four- and five-weight rods, chest waders, and a thousand flies, among them the blue-winged olives and Isonychia we’d been told to expect. One of…
By Mark Taylor Trout Unlimited doesn’t work to win awards. But that doesn’t mean it’s not great when recognition comes TU’s way. The U.S. Forest Service has honored TU’s Eastern Home Rivers initiative as the Volunteer and Service Award winner for the agency’s Region 9, in the Restoration category. Michael Owen, aquatic ecologist for the…
Armed with mountains of scientific data, Trout Unlimited is starting to dig into reconnection and stream restoration efforts in a large, important watershed in western North Carolina
It hadn’t done much but rain in the Rockies straddling the border of Montana and British Columbia last July, and the weather had put traditional fly hatches off a bit. Instead of pale-morning duns and stoneflies bursting from the snow-chilled waters of the Elk River near the town of Fernie, huge green drakes were popping…
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