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TU Supports EPA, Corps of Engineers Draft Rule Protecting Headwater Streams

March 25 , 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer 703-284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU supports EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Efforts to Restore Protections to Headwater Trout Streams Clean Water Act rulemaking will protect trout salmon and angling, while maintaining longstanding exemptions for farmers, ranchers and forestry. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today announced its support for a…

Why the federal budget matters for trout and salmon

Published in Advocacy

On Tuesday, the President signed this year’s massive $1.5 trillion funding bill into law … Here are four reasons why Trout Unlimited is excited about the passage of the federal government funding omnibus bill.  

Owyhee Canyonlands Protections Will Benefit Fish, Wildlife, Public Lands and Waters

For Immediate Release   December 13, 2023 Contact Owyhee Canyonlands, OR. – Today, Trout Unlimited and National Wildlife Federation announced their support for an Owyhee Canyonlands National Monument as another means of protecting Oregon’s Owyhee Canyonlands in the event that the Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act does not pass in Congress. Trout Unlimited…

New TU mapping tool helps address pipeline impacts to natural resources

Published in Uncategorized

By David Kinney and Kurt Fesenmyer Recently, Trout Unlimited hosted a series of discussions with conservation groups, regulatory agencies, and the pipeline industry about the siting of major natural gas pipelines. It’s a complex and contentious topic, but the outcome of the conversation was something quite simple: a map. Our idea was to highlight natural…

Trout Buddy Driftless Guides

Published in Community

This week, we begin our series on great Trout Unlimited Business members with a look at this conservation success story and destination fishery through the eyes of a great guide, Mike Warren from Trout Buddy Driftless Guides in LaCrosse, WI.

BLM Releases Rock Springs Field Office RMP 

The framework will determine management strategies for approximately 3.7 million acres of public lands in portions of Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta, Sublette, and Fremont counties in southwest Wyoming. Contacts:  Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Rock Springs Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP), a framework for managing approximately 3.7 million acres of public…

Veterans Service Partnership Couples Trip to Slough Creek!

Published in Travel, Uncategorized

The Trout Unlimited Veterans Service Partnership (TU VSP) will host the annual TU VSP veteran couples trip to Slough Creek and Yellowstone Park from September 1-7. Veteran couples were chosen from nominations submitted by TU VSP chapters from around the US and from alumni veteran couples who have participated on previous VSP trips. The upcoming…

Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction of Roadless Area Protection Bill

Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction of Roadless Area Protection Bill Trout Unlimited Applauds Introduction of Roadless Area Protection Bill Contact: Steve Moyer Vice President for Conservation TU (703) 284-9506 6/5/2002 — Arlington, VA — Trout Unlimited is applauding the introduction of bipartisan legislation that would protect approximately 58.5 million acres of unfragmented National Forests from new…

Big court win for small streams

Federal judge reinstates Clean Water Act safeguards for headwater streams and wetlands Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited chris.wood@tu.org, 571-274-0601 Steve Moyer, vice president for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—In a decision that restores critical Clean Water Act protections for small headwater streams and wetlands across the country, a federal judge…

onX works for boating and fishing too

Published in Boats, Fishing

There’s a reason for this. It’s incredibly simple to use, intuitive as hell and just flat out works. It’s key features show nationwide public and private lands, waypoints, lines and areas, as well as Topographic and 3D maps. You can track your route, location and elevation profile and can build custom map layers. My personal favorite global feature is the incredibly high resolution off-line map setting. Simple download a, 5, 10, or 150 mile wide maps and boom you’re in the game without any cell service.

NW Power Planning Council Paves the Way for Summer of Salmon Sacrifice

6/27/2001 NW Power Planning Council Paves the Way for Summer of Salmon Sacrifice NW Power Planning Council Paves the Way for Summer of Salmon Sacrifice Recommendation on summer operations at Columbia and Snake dams allows the Bonneville Power Administration to pad cash reserves as it runs rivers dry for salmon Contact: 6/27/2001 — — June…

Arizona Trout Unlimited receives award for conservation work

AZTU Council Award Group.jpg Joe Miller (fourth from right) accepts award on behalf of AZ TU Council. Arizona Trout Unlimited receives award for conservation work AZ Council lauded as best that TU has to offer at annual meeting (Bozeman, Mont.)At the annual national meeting of Trout Unlimited on Sept. 30, the Arizona Council of Trout…

TU members rally behind Clean Water Rule

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What Happened: Sept. 28 marked the close of comment period on the first step of a two-step rollback of clean water protections under the Clean Water Rule. Trout Unlimited members and supporters came out in force to express opposition to this proposed rollback and to share concerns about protections of headwaters and small streams so…