Public Land: Rocky Mountain National Park. Established Jan. 26, 1915, Rocky Mountain National Park was the 10th recognized national park in the United States. It is the best place in the Lower 48 for visitors to experience alpine landscapes and tundra. Driving in from Denver (just two hours away) allows for visitors to see numerous…
Federal agency green lights a $30 million Colorado River reconnection project
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
“People don’t necessarily think about the necessity of fish to be able to move like terrestrial animals,” said Anna Senecal, an aquatic habitat biologist with Wyoming Game and Fish. “We all know about bird migrations and we know about ungulate elk migrations, but fish need to move as well.”
Here are six frequently asked questions about taking down the dams and restoring critical populations of wild fish in the Basin.
The Medicine Lake Highlands complex of public lands, some 30 miles northeast of Mt. Shasta in California’s Cascade region, is a truly remarkable place.
Trout Unlimited’s Pioneer Pump Exchange Project improves instream flow in the lower Wenatchee River to improve passage and decrease critical temperature barriers at the confluence with the Columbia and Wenatchee Rivers.
Two paddlers from the Grand Salmon project talk about their upcoming trip, dam removal, and Snake River salmon.
What did one trout say to the other? “Hey, if we can just hang out in this beautiful river for a few years, maybe we can win a gold medal.” Olympic games history dates to ancient Greece. However, the current practice of awarding a first-place gold medal to the winner is relatively new, having first…
By Noel Gollehon Two scientific studies published this month captured some pretty dramatic details of how climate change is affecting our rivers, lakes and streams. A recent article in Nature Geoscience described the first known case of river piracy due to climate change. In this case, the climate change pirate stole the flow of a…
By Joe Newman There is a little run about 200 meters or so upstream of the confluence of Sheep Creek and the Smith River at Camp Baker, where the water rushes over a rock garden creating a melodic “glug glug glug.” This past summer I would stand on river left, jus t below those rocks,…
TU’s Cory Toye works to bring people, industry, and agencies together to protect the streams and native fish that run through the Bighorn Basin.
Since 1985, 3 Rivers Fly and Tackle has been located in Wasilla, Alaska and has grown to become Alaska’s premier fishing tackle and fly fishing shop. Our resident fly shop staff have decades of real time experience fishing Alaska, including flying and guiding fishermen into remote locations, instructing fly casting, fly tying, rod building classes,…
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About us The Bulkley, Skeena and Nass Rivers rank among of the most spectacular steelhead rivers anywhere in British Columbia. Our operation, 3 Rivers Steelhead Expeditions is located on a private 80 acre ranch on a high bluff overlooking an inside bend of some of the Bulkley River’s finest and least accessible steelhead water. The…
Flowing from Manchester, Vt., to the Hudson River near Schuylerville, N.Y., the Battenkill is a historic river. It is a significant contributor to the surrounding economy – drawing fly-fishers, paddlers, and outdoor explorers from near and far. Additionally, several successful agricultural operations that enjoy the fruits of a highly productive and functioning watershed. To ensure the long-term stability of this amazing resource and economic driver,…
But the thing about the desert that stands out the most to this Florida kid, there were no fish at all. Not one!
We are a family business selling coffee and gear as great as the great outdoors. We are avid fly fisherman and proud to support TU in hopes that our children and generations to come will have the opportunity to fish and enjoy the scenic waterways of our continent.
One could say I have a healthy obsession with rivers. There’s not a day that goes by I don’t think about the sounds, sights and smells of a river. The love of being on a river is shown directly, not only in my photographs, but also in trip planning with family and friends. Hell, I’ve even convinced someone to let me make a career protecting rivers.
College students have an endless number of options when it comes to how they should spend their time. In this vast network of options, there exists a certain group who have decided to spend their free time exploring the outdoors.
