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Trout Unlimited has joined NOAA and other groups to look at long-term water supply resiliency for irrigators, fisheries and local communities in the Yakima Basin. The Yakima Basin is projected to lose a significant portion of its snow pack as a result of changing climate conditions. The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan (YBIP) is a 30-year…
The Columbia Basin Partnership has been flying mostly under the radar, but it could be the forum with the greatest potential to make a great leap forward in recovering wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin. Why, you may ask? Because it is the one place where all of the major stakeholders in the…
Trout Unlimited Applauds House Passage of SB 156 Trout Unlimited Applauds House Passage Of SB 156 Bill will strengthen programs for protecting and enhancing rivers Contact: David Nickum Executive Director Colorado Council, TU 303/440-2937 x. 12 4/26/2002 — Denver, Colo. — By a 38-25 vote, the Colorado House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 156, a…
The ruling makes it possible to move forward with planning for the Colorado River Connectivity Channel, yet hurdles remain. Denver, Colo. (December 14, 2020) – Recently, U.S. District Court Judge, Timothy M. Tymkovich, dismissed a 2017 lawsuit clearing the way for construction of a new reservoir and making it possible to move forward with the construction of the Colorado River Connectivity…
Biden Administration Agreement: Step Toward Comprehensive Solution for Columbia Basin Salmon and Energy Infrastructure Contacts: Today, the Biden Administration announced a 10-year partnership with tribes and states to restore wild salmon, expand clean energy production, increase resilience, and provide energy stability in the Columbia River Basin. Trout Unlimited applauds the decades-long, unfaltering commitment from the…
The Dolores River offers world-class hunting and fishing opportunities but faces threats from industrial-scale mining, habitat fragmentation, climate change, and unmanaged recreation. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Today, Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers launched Sportsmen for the Dolores, representing anglers and hunters across Colorado. The purpose of this coalition is to conserve fish and…
One of the most promising conservation campaigns of this era is making steady progress in a river system that, historically, has been the third most productive for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast. A new video from Trout Unlimited showcases some of this progress, and the people who are making it happen. The long…
2024 Recap (so far) – Photo Essay
Finalized in 2015, the Colorado Water Plan is backed by rural and urban water providers, agricultural producers, conservationists and recreationists, and those on both sides of the political aisle. It is described by its authors as “a road map to lead to a productive economy, vibrant and sustainable cities, productive agriculture, a strong environment and a robust recreation industry. It sets…
Friday, October 4, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Kelly Owens, Forest Hydrologist, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307-739-5598, kelly.owens@usda.gov Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) announced today that Phase 2 of the Tribasin Fish Passage and Watersehd Restoration Project is scheduled to begin during the fall…
Understanding the metrics used to evaluate and represent recovery of wild salmon and steelhead in the Snake River basin is an exercise worthy of a Ph.D. From annual abundance numbers, to understanding Endangered Species Act delisting criteria, to smolt-to-adult return ratios (SARs) to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) survival statistics, the numbers can…
Anyone who keeps abreast of the Trout Unlimited blog knows that Chris Wood, TU’s chief executive officer and president, has some really good stories and narrative chops. TU staff who support TU’s habitat, streamflow, and fish passage work in the West got to hear some of those stories on Jan. 28 during Chris’s keynote remarks…
A section of the Musconetcong River in New Jersey restored by TU. (TU/Brian Cowden) By David Kinney For the first time, Congress is setting aside dedicated funds for conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin. Consider the $5 million appropriation included in the new budget agreement a down payment for the Delaware River Basin Restoration…
The Lambert family on the Klamath River. Trout Unlimited has been working for nearly two decades to resolve long-standing conflicts in the Klamath River basin over water. Our efforts have helped develop several ground-breaking agreements that will provide more water security for upper basin agriculture, wildlife refuges, and tribes while advancing major actions (inluding removal…
A River’s Reckoning in the Wild and Scenic Film Festival Today Trout Unlimited is proud to announce that our film A River’s Reckoning, in partnership with American Rivers, has been officially selected into the 16th annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival—one of the nation’s most popular and prestigious environmental film events. The film, which will…
For Immediate Release April 6, 2016 Contact Steve Rothert, American Rivers, 530-277-0448 Curtis Knight, California Trout, 530-859-1872 Lowell Ashbaugh, International Federation of Fly Fishers, 530-277-6722 Glen Spain, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations and Institute for Fisheries Resources, 541-689-2000 Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited, 415-385-0796 General inquiries: Nina Erlich-Williams, 541-230-1973 or 415-577-1153 CONSERVATIONISTS, ANGLERS AND COMMERCIAL…
Contacts: Randy Scholfield Director of Communications, Colorado Water Project Trout Unlimited 303.440.2937 x108, rscholfield@tu.org Drew Peternell, 303.440.2937, x102, dpeternell@tu.org Sinjin Eberle, 303.333.7465, sinjin.eberle@coloradotu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited: Latest federal recommendations on Windy Gap water project dont go far enough to protect the Upper Colorado River from collapse DENVER Dec. 5, 2011 – A new…
Growing coalition unites in effort to protect, restore and expand state’s Gold Medal fisheries FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2021 Contact: Scott Willoughby, Trout Unlimited, 970-390-3676, Scott.willoughby@tu.org DENVER, CO – Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced the launch of “Colorado Gold,” a new conservation campaign designed to change the way the angling community thinks about Colorado’s Gold Medal…