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By the numbers on the Snake

Published in Snake River

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…

Biden Administration Agreement: Step Toward Comprehensive Solution for Columbia Basin Salmon and Energy Infrastructure 

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…

Conservation groups issue statement on Klamath Agreements, Congressional inaction, commitment to recovering salmon and steelhead

For Immediate Release December 21, 2015 Contact: Nina Erlich-Williams, 541-230-1971, 415-577-1151 (C), nina@publicgoodpr.com Conservation groups remain committed to recovering salmon and steelhead in Klamath Basin despite Congressional inaction Klamath Basin, Ore. With Congress adjourned for the year without passing legislation to enact the Klamath Basin Agreements, the fate of struggling salmon and steelhead populations in…

Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust and Trout Unlimited merge, awarded NRCS grant for restoration work

TU Logo_2015.jpg February 18, 2016 Contact: Chrysten Lambert, Director, Oregon Water Project, (541) 973-4431 clambert@tu.orgBrian Johnson, California and Klamath Director, (415) 385-0796 bjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust and Trout Unlimited announce merger, award of $7.6M from NRCS to support partnerships with agriculture in upper Klamath Basin Klamath Falls, Ore.The Klamath Basin Rangeland…

Comprehensive agreement for Klamath Basin restoration proposed, sets stage for hyrdropower agreement and dam removal

01/15/2008 Comprehensive agreement for Klamath Basin restoration proposed, sets stage for hyrdropower agreement and dam removal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2008 CONTACT: Severn Williams California Trout 510-336-9566, C 415-336-9623 Chuck Bonham, Trout Unlimited 510-528-4164, C 510-917-8572 Steve Rothert, American Rivers 530-478-5672, C 530-277-0448 Brian Barr, National Center for Conservation Science & Policy 541-482-4459 x…

Yakima Basin Integrated Plan legislation advances through U.S. Senate committee

Senator Cantwells precedent-setting water and fisheries legislation passes Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee CONTACT: Michael Garrity, American Rivers, 206-852-5583 Lisa Pelly, Trout Unlimited, 509-630-0467 Ben Greuel, The Wilderness Society, 360-670-2938 (Nov. 19, 2015) Seattle, Wash. Today federal legislation to protect and enhance the Yakima River basins fisheries, ecosystem and water supply was passed by…

Trout Unlimited applauds court’s decision on Windy Gap Firming Project

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…

The Yakima Basin Integrated Plan: A response to climate change

Published in Conservation

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…

Trout Unlimited initiative tackling rising threats to key trout & salmon watersheds

Nation’s largest coldwater conservation nonprofit identifies 200+ “Priority Waters” where work is needed to reverse declines of wild and native fish Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—Wild and native trout and salmon, as coldwater fish in a warming world, are facing enormous threats. More than 1.5 million miles of America’s trout and salmon waters are degraded, and populations…

New TU video highlights Upper Klamath River restoration

Published in Conservation

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…

Breakthrough for the Eel

Published in Conservation

A new agreement promises to resolve decades of conflict over water use on California’s third largest watershed––and a legendary salmon and steelhead river 

Trout Unlimited Applauds House Passage of SB 156

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…

Powering the restoration economy and rural jobs

Powering the restoration economy and rural jobs  Federal partnerships for America’s working lands and waters  Trout Unlimited’s restoration efforts don’t just support America’s working lands and waters, they are a driving force behind rural economic growth. Across the country, TU’s projects are generating high-quality jobs for contractors, engineers, and laborers, most of whom live and…

Tribasin Fish Passage and Watershed Restoration Project begins in Upper Greys River Watershed in Wyoming

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…