4/14/2000 Information on Salmon Genetics and Listing under the Endangered Species Act Information on Salmon Genetics and Listing under the Endangered Species Act Contact: 4/14/2000 — — Contact: *Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, (207)882-4791; *Leon Szeptycki, Eastern Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (804) 984-4919 Critics of the proposed listing of Atlantic salmon question…
As dam removal moves ahead, an innovative collaborative plan to share the basin’s water and restore its iconic salmon and steelhead runs is finalized
At the end of May, a crew of spirited friends and I coasted out of Eklutna Lake campground with trimmed packs, tents and miscellaneous items strapped to our bikes, bound for the head of the glacial valley…or at least its vicinity. It was a fresh adventure for all, and for me, the opportunity to witness the East and West Forks of the Eklutna River beyond Eklutna Lake and set eyes on the glacier, where the Eklutna River begins
Named for the work of a Jesuit priest, this panhandle river is true holy water About a century ago, rumor has it that renowned author Zane Grey would pay his friends to get up before dawn and go stand in the prized steelhead runs of Oregon’s Rogue River. They wouldn’t fish, mind you, although they…
By Dean Finnerty Editor’s note: Steelhead management requires balancing of competing consumer demands, statutory requirements, science and politics. Hatchery steelhead weaken wild stocks, but help keep our fishing heritage alive. Where habitat conditions are favorable, we should manage for wild steelhead; where they aren’t, as in the upper Willamette between Dexter Dam and the Calapooia…
Above: Native brook trout from the northwest Ontario interior. Photo courtesty of Paul Smith. Below: The author holds a brook trout from Argentina’s Corcovado River. When those of us here in the lower 48 think of brook trout, we might think of boulder-hopping in a secret Appalachian canyon that has managed for more than two…
09/12/2007 Trout Unlimited gathers for annual meeting in Boise: Volunteer leaders and national staff convene at Grove Hotel Sept. 12-15 Sept. 12, 2007 Contact: James Piotrowski: (208) 331-9200 Steve Moyer: (703) 447-8401 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited gathers for annual meeting in Boise Volunteer leaders and national staff convene at Grove Hotel Sept. 12-15 BOISE…
1/14/2009 Nations Largest Coldwater Conservation Organization Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2009 January 14, 2009 Contact: Erin Mooney, (703) 284-9408 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nations Largest Coldwater Conservation Organization Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2009 Trout Unlimited celebrates 50 years of protecting Americas rivers and streams ARLINGTON, VA Throughout 2009, Trout Unlimited will celebrate its 50th anniversary as…
An ambitious project on Mill Creek, a key tributary to the Russian River, aims to re-open access to 11 miles of prime habitat for Coho salmon and steelhead. It seems counterintuitive to welcome the sight of large bulldozers hard at work in a salmon stream. But on occasion the presence of ‘dozers in a stream…
Horses and Highwater perfectly depicts the Western way of life bringing together the important tenets of community, collaboration and conservation.
Our Mission To bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon. Our Vision For communities across America to engage in the work of repairing and renewing the rivers, streams and other waters on which we all depend.…
Tellico. It’s kind of a mysterious word. The Cherokee wrote it “Talikwa” and used it in the names of several of their towns in the Great Smoky Mountains. They say the actual meaning of the word was lost in their language. It’s possible that it’s origin isn’t Cherokee at all, but Muskogee. The Muskogee say…
We don’t all have trout fisheries in our backyards or even close to home. But in many “developed” watersheds across America, bottom-release dams designed for hydropower or flood control create stretches of cold rivers that can and do support healthy populations of introduced trout. I suppose we could debate the merits of introducing a non-native…
Meet the 42 Bristol Bay guides working to stop the proposed Pebble mine from ruining a million dollar economy, a fishing paradise, and a world-class fishery.
Last week TU held a webinar on our recently published report, “Why we need a free-flowing lower Snake River,” which lays out the overwhelming evidence of why we need to remove the four lower Snake River dams to rebuild abundant, healthy wild salmon and steelhead populations and provide consistent fishing opportunity. In response, we heard from some folks that they are concerned…
Tune in to the awesome 2021 Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) virtual event and you can also support the local TU chapter restoring the rivers you love to fish! When you buy your F3T ticket through one of the links below, the F3T will donate $2 directly to that local chapter, helping them do more…
In praise of urban trout streams The thought occurred to me while I was fishing under the Highway 20 bridge over the lower Yuba River in California’s Gold Country. To reach the water I had crossed a floodplain so altered by quarrying, mining and off-road vehicles that it more resembled a moonscape than a functional…
Coalition members celebrate the removal of Veazie Dam on the Penobscot in 2013. A year ago, ocean-going fish in Maine’s Penobscot River regained access to some 2,000 miles of spawning and rearing habitat thanks to the final step in a restoration project designed to bring the Penobscot drainage back to it’s former glory. With the…
By Eliza Perreault If you have ever faced a wall of several varieties of invasive plants you know help and thick gloves will be needed. On a bright, sunny, summer day in Burke, Vt., a group of volunteers dove head first into just that kind of task and, with hand tools, bags, and perseverance, the…
Aug. 28, 2015 Contact: Zac Kauffman, Sawyer Paddles and Oars (541) 535-3606, zac@paddlesandoars.com Joel R. Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9413, jjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sawyer Paddles and Oars joins TU as newest corporate sponsor WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited and Sawyer Oars and Paddles announced a partnership today that will benefit TU members across the country by…
