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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.

Bringing process-based restoration to the forefront 

Published in Restoration, Conservation
volunteer working on stream restoration

Conservation solutions that protect and strengthen local economies are more valuable than ever.   Frequent Trout Unlimited partner and contractor Anabranch Solutions has blended their scientific expertise with cost effective restoration methods that deliver both ecologic benefits and economic value.   The Logan, Utah-based company is among the best in their field and a leader in the world of low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) methods. Along with Utah State University,…

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

Published in Uncategorized

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…

The lowly whitefish

Published in Fishing, Conservation, TROUT Magazine

The mountain whitefish native to the northwest U.S. There’s trout water, and then there’s trout water that also holds mountain whitefish. The latter is likely healthier.  Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) are often greeted by anglers with the same enthusiasm they might afford a creek chub or a sucker. The slightly downturned snout may not be as…

Time to act: Rare opportunity in Congress

Published in Advocacy, Featured

This month in Congress, we have a remarkable opportunity that doesn’t come along very often—a chance to pass major legislation that would put Americans back to work while promising cleaner water, healthier rivers, and rebounding trout and salmon fisheries

Surviving runoff means expanding our angling horizons

Published in Trout Talk
Sunset over the Idaho desert

Surviving runoff sometimes means heading to the desert to chase bass or carp. Chris Hunt photo. I live in trout country. Scratch that. I live in the heart of trout country. In fact, Trout Country deserves proper noun status around these parts. But this is the time of year when living in Trout Country is…

Trout Unlimited welcomes the nominations of three top natural resource officials

A trio of consensus-minded conservationists are under consideration for key posts in the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, smoyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Biden administration has nominated three outstanding conservationists for key posts in…

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…

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…

TU lauds new Forest Service guidelines for groundwater

May 2, 2014 Contact: Laura Ziemer, (406) 522-7291 x 103, lziemer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited praises Forest Service for tackling groundwater rules to protect headwaters and fishing New groundwater policy a needed step to steward water resources and prized fisheriesin the face of climate change, drought (Washington, D.C.) Trout Unlimited today praised the Forest…

Voices from the river: Frank’s trash

Published in Voices from the river

By Josh Duplechian Frank is a man with a knack for organization. His black Richard Wheatley fly boxes are neatly arranged in order of size, color and pattern. Frank pinches barbs on all his flies, most of which are either elk hair caddis or nymphs. He is not much of a big, chunky streamer fan.…

Bringing back jobs and healthy rivers

Published in Conservation

Let’s get a win for clean water and healthy trout and salmon populations This month in Congress, we have a remarkable opportunity that doesn’t come along very often—a chance to advance a handful of issues that Trout Unlimited has worked on for more than a decade. Passing these priorities would put Americans back to work…