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With a pump of their fists and a tip of their caps, Colorado sportsmen and women are celebrating another successful step toward protecting some 400,000 acres of prime public lands and commending the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources for advancing the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act out of committee this week. The legislation introduced by Colorado…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 Colorado Volunteer Receives Trout Unlimited’s Highest Award Sharon Lance, of Centennial, Colo. is recognized for her conservation efforts. ARLINGTON, Va. Trout Unlimited (TU) has awarded its top volunteer honor to Sharon Lance, of Centennial, Colo. TU President and CEO Chris Wood presented her with…
November 13, 2014 Contact: Keith Curley, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 399-9190, kcurley@tu.orgBrian Johnson, California Director, (415) 385-0796, bjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited commends Senate committee for passing Klamath River legislation, urges quick action by both houses of Congress S. 2379 will resolve long-standing water issues, ease drought impacts, and restore 400 miles of…
Education and restoration overlap in Darek Staub’s projects along a spring-fed watershed in Central Oregon
The TU Costa 5 Rivers Odyssey was an experience like no other. This month-long journey across the Pacific Northwest challenged my perspectives and exposed me to issues that I could never have envisioned, let alone take on first-hand. Each day on the Odyssey was full of new experiences, whether it was conducting a fish salvage on a small mountain stream or chasing steelhead…
The 2024 Oregon legislative session ended last week, and Trout Unlimited is pleased to share that the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) Klamath Fish Reintroduction effort received important funding to fully monitor the first returns of anadromous fish to the Upper Basin this fall. The largest dam removal project in history is underway…
TU’s Brian Johnson joins The River Rambler podcast for a conversation about dam removal, coalition building and what comes next on the Klamath Basin
Karuk TribeKlamath Tribes of OregonYurok Tribe American RiversTrout UnlimitedCalifornia Trout Salmon River Restoration Council Natural Heritage Institute Northern CA Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Institute for Fisheries Resources Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Klamath Water Users Association Upper Klamath Water Users Association Klamath County Humboldt County Media Contacts: Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe:…
Southwest Colorado hosts some of the best high-mountain trout fishing in the country. From pristine mountain streams and lakes that hold native cutthroats, to larger rivers like the Animas, Southwest Colorado fishing is worth fighting for. That is exactly the reason behind TU’s extensive efforts to remediate acid mine waste from headwater streams in this…
As the largest river restoration effort in history moves forward, Oregon and California plan for fish reintroduction and monitoring
Signatories to the Klamath Basin Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, including Trout Unlimited, held a press briefing on November 12 and said they are in a “sprint to the finish” to achieve the pact’s principal goal of removing four old dams on the Klamath River. The signatories, including Tribal leaders, a representative of the ranching community, and…
The Snake River Basin should be the largest wild salmon and steelhead stronghold in the continental United States, with its cold, clean water fed by high-mountain snow and its thousands of miles of high-quality habitat—much of it in protected public lands.
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Contacts: Leslie Steen, NW Wyoming Program Director, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Patrick Barry, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307-886-5330, Patrick.m.barry@usda.gov Kelly Owens, Forest Hydrologist, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307-739-5598, kelly.owens@usda.gov Tribasin Fish Passage and Watershed Restoration Project Begins in Upper Greys River Watershed. Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) announced today…
Editor’s note: TU sent a handful of college students to the Pacific Northwest for this year’s TU Costa 5 Rivers Odyssey to study and fish in the Columbia River basin. With misty morning breaths, the Odyssey crew circled up at the entrance of Black Pine Lake in the mountains of Winthrop, Wash. Already dressed in our…
TU Logo 2014.jpg April 18, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, California Director, (510) 528-4772 Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Lauds New Klamath River Agreement Latest water sharing agreement is good for farmers, fishermen, and hunters BERKELEY, Calif.Todays formal signing of a water sharing agreement between the Klamath Tribes and…
By Wes Johnson Sometimes the most effective volunteer Trout Unlimited projects might seem like they have nothing to do with fishing. Such was the case with a recent work project by the Weber Basin Anglers Trout Unlimited Chapter out of Ogden, Utah. Higher than normal precipitation throughout northern Utah during the 2016-2017 winter gave rise…
A Step Forward For The Ailing Delaware River, Fishery Still At Risk From Drought A Step Forward For The Ailing Delaware River, Fishery Still At Risk From Drought Trout Unlimited applauds DRBC action, calls for scientific review of flows for Upper Delaware tailwaters Contact: Nat Gillespie Catskills Coordinator TU (607) 498-5960 4/5/2002 — Hancock, N.Y…
5/5/2004 TU Applauds Federal Court Ruling on Bypass Flows TU Applauds Federal Court Ruling on Bypass Flows Contact: Melinda Kassen Director, Colorado Water Project Trout Unlimited 303.440.2937, x. 11 5/5/2004 — Boulder, Colo. — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) applauded a decision by a federal court in Wyoming, which ruled that the U.S.…
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The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…