Trout Unlimited showcases expertise and nets multiple awards from the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society
Staff from across the Rockies honored with recognition for their work and expertise
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Trout Unlimited Statement: White House’s Decision to Terminate the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement
Eric Crawford, Trout Unlimited’s Snake River Campaign Director on salmon and steelhead recovery setback in the Snake River and Columbia River Basins. Contact: The White House’s decision to terminate the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement (RCBA) marks a disappointing setback for the recovery of one of our nation’s most iconic and imperiled species: wild salmon and…
Colorado River Basin and Greater Southwest
STATE OF THE BASIN For far too long, the Colorado River has been overused and overworked. Despite this year’s epic winter, the system’s largest reservoirs are still less than a third full, while the Basin faces threats to its environmental, economic, and cultural values. With so much at stake for the future of the Colorado…
Drought and fishing in the Colorado River Basin
Hear from TU’s Colorado River Basin staff about what you can do to help protect trout amid drought conditions
Faces of Restoration: Jessica Lockwood
Sitting atop the Colorado River Basin in southwest Wyoming, the Green River boasts incredible fisheries, red desert buttes, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.
Leave it to ReBeaver: A New Future for River Restoration in the West
TU is excited to put funding made available by BlueCommons to use by speeding up two multi-year watershed restoration projects – one in Wyoming’s Sage Creek and the other in Arizona’s Black River.
Funds pour into the Colorado River Basin thanks to corporate partners
In the Colorado River, not far from Rocky Mountain National Park, wild trout are returning to a once-degraded stretch of water.
Trout Unlimited and partners secure over $117 million in federal funding for the Colorado River
Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and Tribal communities stand to receive substantial economic benefits for local conservation priorities
TU’s Stream Restoration: Utilizing Wood from Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments for Healthier Watersheds
Did you know that in Wyoming, Oregon and elsewhere, TU also plays a role in active forest management by using low-value wood products from hazardous fuels reduction projects completed by the USDA Forest Service to build in-stream restoration structures?
Powder River Basin
Trout Unlimited Honors Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch with Conservation Achievement Award
Contact: Nick Gann, Rocky Mountain Communications Director, nick.gann@tu.org Trout Unlimited is proud to honor Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch as the recipients of the 2025 Western Division American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) Conservation Achievement Award. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to an organization that has made significant, lasting contributions to fisheries conservation across 13 Western U.S. states. Located…
Infrastructure package could help the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin
A massive package of legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is currently working its way through Congress, having been passed by the Senate earlier this week. If enacted, this bill would make essential investments of remarkable size and scope to help the nation address the impacts of climate change, including some of the worst impacts of the…
Wrap-up: The state of our hydrology today in the Colorado River Basin
In this final installment of the Western Water 101 series we’ll turn our attention to current events to draw together some of the topics and themes we’ve explored over the course of the series. With the extremely dry conditions throughout the West, TU’s work—from on-the-ground projects to legislative advocacy and agency collaboration—is more important than ever. The current drought crisis in the region draws together many of the themes discussed over the…