Clifford, a veteran TU staff member in California, will lead TU’s conservation programs in the state; former state director, Brian Johnson, to focus on water and climate initiatives Contacts ARLINGTON, VA – Matt Clifford, a staff member in Trout Unlimited’s California program since 2013, has been named the California Director effective March 25th. Brian Johnson,…
TU is working in six of 10 landscapes highlighted for attention by White House CEQ Contacts: Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media WASHINGTON, D.C.—The White House Council on Environmental Quality this week highlighted “for focused attention” a group of 10 Transformational Fish Passage Projects, major watershed restoration projects across the country that are helping ecosystems recover…
Stand up for trout and salmon, public lands, and clean water What happens in Washington, D.C., matters on your local rivers and streams. You can make a difference. Every day, policy decisions in our nation’s capital reverberate all the way to the places we live, love and fish. Agencies like the Forest Service and NOAA…
Chris Wood, Trout Unlimited President and CEO on Provision to Sell Forest Service and BLM Lands Contact: Washington, D.C. – Budget reconciliation text under consideration by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee includes a number of provisions that would threaten America’s federal public lands and the watersheds they support. Notably, the bill requires the…
Photo by Breckenridge Outfitters For the first time in at least two decades, two high-country trout streams in Colorado are closed to fishing, albeit voluntarily. Stretches of the Fraser and upper Colorado Rivers are closed between 2 p.m. and midnight to give trout dealing with extremely warm water temperatures — tributary streams emptying into the…
I was in a gloomy mood. Changing seasons, earlier sunsets and, of course, the inevitable prediction of that first high-country dusting of snow had me in a funk. Couple this with the constant challenges life throws in for seasoning, and it’s a recipe for the blues
In August 2020, TU worked with our partners in northeast Wisconsin to remove a remnant logging dam in the North Branch Oconto River near Wabeno
The Bucknell University Club has over 100 proud members and is one of our newest clubs. It is located in Lewisburg, PA.
The summer of 2024 was our second year having field technicians working across the Driftless Area to assess the condition, fish passage status and flood vulnerability of bridges and culverts on our coldwater streams. This work is often termed “Aquatic Organism Passage” or AOP due to the broad ecosystem benefits that are achieved when…
For years and years, fly fishing for trout, for me, was a three-period game, not a four-quarter contest. It was hockey, not football (even though I’m not much of a hockey guy). Depending on the season, the time of day or the weather, I’d go to my fly boxes and choose a fly from one…
A nearly decades-long partnership for watershed restoration in Newaygo County is getting a boost.
Some years back, I got a gift package in the mail right around Christmas time. It was from my uncle John, my mom’s brother. Long and slender, the package was a complete mystery to me–we’d long since stopped receiving gift packages from aunts and uncles, so I was really curious. Come Christmas morning, I watched…
TU’s sticktuitiveness at work on a Priority Water in California
09/10/2007 TU, local leaders congratulate Sen. Wyden and Rep. DeFazio for efforts to protect Copper-Salmon and Elk River headwaters Sept. 10, 2007 Contact: Mike Beagle, Pacific NW Field Coordinator, Trout Unlimited (541) 538-9167 Jim Rogers, Port Orford forester (541) 332-2555 Jim Auborn, Mayor of Port Orford, 541-332-3681 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU, local leaders congratulate Sen.…
12/11/2006 Alaska Board of Fisheries Says Fish Come First in Bristol Bay Dec. 11, 2006 For Immediate Release: Contacts: Lauren Oakes, Trout Unlimited, (907) 321-3725 Peter Christopher, Village of New Stuyahok, (907) 693-3141 Norm Van Vactor, Peter Pan Seafoods, (907) 439-6045 George Matz, fish refuge proposal author, (907) 235-9344 Alaska Board of Fisheries Says Fish…
The California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition celebrates ten years, legislative leaders for coastal streams and water policy
News for Immediate ReleaseApril 29, 2015Contact: Kristyn Brady, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org Two bills in the House could scuttle effort to protect America’s headwaters WASHINGTON, D.C. This week, the House of Representatives will vote on two pieces of legislation that could hinder the ability to protect coldwater fisheries, indispensable waterfowl habitat, and drinking water for one in…
One of the first people I met when I came to Trout Unlimited was Capt. Ben Wolfe, the owner of Wolfe Outfitters. It was clear from the get-go that he was the real deal. Capt. Ben caught his first fish at the ripe old age of four on his grandfather’s fly rod. He’s been fishing…
Bill would enable ‘Good Samaritans’ to clean up abandoned mine pollution to improve water quality. Contacts: Arlington, VA. (September 13, 2023) – A bipartisan coalition of 19 Senators today introduced ‘Good Samaritan’ legislation to help clean up chronic pollution leaking from abandoned hardrock mines. Lead bill sponsors Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and James Risch (R-ID)…
One thing that totally got me hooked on fly fishing—even before I caught any fish—was the simple feeling of standing in a river with waders on.
