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Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards

8/20/2001 Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Contact: Russ Schnitzer , , TU 608-252-8404 TU 608-252-8404 8/20/2001 — Portland, Ore. — In what has become one of the organizations most enduring traditions, Trout Unlimited (TU) bestowed awards to publicly recognize outstanding achievements of its members, Chapters, and…

Trout-inspired Sandals

Published in Gear reviews

Chaco is excited to release an exclusive line of trout influenced sandals, inspired by the bold myriad of colors you can find in trout species.

Conservationists Threaten Suit Over New Columbia River Water Withdrawal

3/25/1999 Conservationists Threaten Suit Over New Columbia River Water Withdrawal Conservationists Threaten Suit Over New Columbia River Water Withdrawal Corps of Engineers Should Reject Irrigation Project To Protect Threatened Salmon Contact: 3/25/1999 — — Three conservation groups have served notice that they intend to sue the Army Corps of Engineers under the federal Endangered Species…

Traditions: Fishing the High Uintas

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By Brett Prettyman Among the many thoughts running through my mind while traipsing though the wilds is one that does more than the others to clear out the chaos and clutter of every day life. “Am I the first human to stand in this place?” The fact I am even pondering the possibility means I…

What’s good for the forest is good for the trout

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Volunteers plant trees along a small stream in the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. Healthy riparian buffers are important for streams. By Steve Moyer Healthy trees, in addition to Trout Unlimited members and mayflies, has to be high on a trout’s best friends list. That is why TU is applauding Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) for…

Oxbow Ecological Engineering, LLC

About us xbow Ecological Engineering, LLC is an engineering consulting firm that specializes in restoring, enhancing, and conserving river, riparian, wetland, and wildland ecosystems. Oxbow Ecological Engineering, LLC applies a comprehensive approach to assessment, analysis, design, and planning, and integrates civil engineering and ecological principles to create unique restoration and enhancement solutions. What we do…

Alpine Archery and Fly stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal

Published in TU Business

Their business exists to serve the local folks who love to hunt and fish here and the people who come from all over the world to experience the Grande Ronde country. They’re hunters and anglers themselves, and they’re concerned about the future of fish in their home water. Like John says, “Time has taught us that we can either have wild fish in the Grand Ronde or we can have dams on the Lower Snake. We can’t have both.”

TU commends passage of spending bill

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March 23, 2018 For immediate release Contact Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861, shauna.stephenson@tu.org Trout Unlimited commends passage of spending bill Bill will fund important conservation priorities across the country WASHINGTON D.C. – A spending bill that will fund important conservation priorities such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, funding for restoration of…

Priority Waters

Published in Priority Waters

Picture a native trout in a river, suspended in the flow. Or wild salmon flooding into a stream, following instincts handed down over too many generations to count.

Voices from the River: Losing Patrick F. McManus

Published in Voices from the river

By Chris Hunt Years ago, after being abruptly transplanted from the high-mountain meadows of Colorado to the hot, sticky pine forest of East Texas, I found solace in the loss of my Rocky Mountain roots in the writings of men like Bob Saile, Ed Dentry and Charlie Meyers. And I found the spirit to laugh…

TU Councils on national monuments

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Want to know what 30 of Trout Unlimited’s state councils had to say about national monuments? Here’s the full text of their official comments, submitted July 10. July 10, 2017 Monument Review, MS-1530 U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Comments of Trout Unlimited on DOI-2017-0002, Review of Certain National…

Big Trout Brewing Company

Big Trout Brewing is a locally owned and operated brew pub offering a wide selection of craft beers, tasty bites and a comfortable environment. We began planning our own brewery in the spring of 2017, with the passion for brewing delicious beer, and the desire to give something back to Grand County and provide for…

Visual storytelling at its finest

Published in River Champions

For much of the last six years, Shane Anderson and his team at Swiftwater Films spent thousands of hours meticulously documenting the epic story of the long campaign to reconnect the Klamath River.

A watershed moment for the Klamath

Published in Dam Removal

Trout Unlimited and our Klamath partners have worked for more than two decades to get to this point in restoring the Klamath River and the fisheries, economies and cultures that depend on it.

Voices from the River: It all flows downstream

Published in Voices from the river

An angler walks along the Escalante River in southern Utah looking for native Colorado River cutthroat. Cliff Wirick photo. By Clint Wirick The red rock country of southern Utah is not often considered trout habitat for good reason. Many waters in the southern reaches of the second driest state of our country are too turbid…

Trout Unlimited, MSI launch Animas River monitoring

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2016 Contact: Ty Churchwell, tchurchwell@tu.org, (970) 903-3010 Scott Roberts, scott@mountainstudies.org, (865) 382-2993 Randy Scholfield, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 Trout Unlimited, MSI launch Animas River monitoring After Gold King spill, aquatic bug life offers clues to the health of the river (Durango)Trout Unlimited, Mountain Studies Institute and partners today announced plans for…

Gila trout: All you need to know

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Gila Trout: (Oncorynchus gilae gilae)  Species Summary and Status: The Gila trout is one of the rarest trout species in the United States. The historical distribution of the Gila trout originally included nearly 620 miles of small stream habitat within two separate population centers: one in the upper Gila River basin in western New Mexico, and…