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Army Corps approves plan to block Asian carp from Great Lakes

Published in Conservation

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved its final plan recommendation for addressing Asian carp at Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Ill.   Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, the commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, signed the report, which will now be sent to Congress for approval and funding.  Asian carp are currently one of the most serious…

TU supports Kildee bills to protect Great Lakes from commercial aquaculture

CONTACTS:Taylor Ridderbusch/ TU Great Lakes Organizer, tridderbusch@tu.org/ 715-313-0001 Bryan Burroughs/ Michigan TU Executive Director, bryanburroughs@michigantu.org, 517-599-523 (Feb. 9) FENTON, Mich. Trout Unlimited applauds Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee, D-Flint, for introducing legislation that will protect the Great Lakes and designated Wild and Scenic rivers from the harmful impact of commercial aquaculture operations. The Ban Aquaculture in…

Re-routing quickly heals wayward Michigan stream

Published in Restoration

When Trout Unlimited crews and contractors dive into a construction project, they move fast. Often, it takes just a week or two of construction to complete the work.  Getting to construction can be a longer haul.  It was more than a decade ago when Chad Kotke, a stream restoration specialist on TU’s Great Lakes team, learned…

Get great gear, give back to conservation

Published in Community

This holiday season, Trout Unlimited is proud to partner with Skwala Fishing, a company that consistently steps up for cold water conservation and the communities who care about it.

TU expands Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio approach with new Great Lakes tool

Published in Conservation

Sage investors know that maintaining a diversified portfolio is a key to smart investing.  Trout Unlimited is expanding on its application of that philosophy to the way it is investing in native brook trout restoration and protection to reduce risk and increase resilience in brook trout populations.  TU recently developed a Brook Trout Conservation Portfolio tool…

Short casts: Cross-breeding in the Great Lakes, muskies in Indiana, know your knots

Published in Uncategorized

Biologists in Minnesota have come to the conclusion that two non-native species of rainbow trout are cross-breeding in Lake Superior tributary streams. Introduced steelhea d are now spawning with and alonsgide introduced Kamloops-strain rainbow trout. As for what this means for both contrived fisheries, it’s still up in the air. The good news for anglers,…

Great Bay

Great Bay Trout Unlimited GBTU is a chapter of Trout Unlimited based in the Seacoast of NH. GBTU is a diverse group of individuals whose mission is to conserve, protect and restore cold-water fisheries and their watersheds.

Pride of Bristol Bay – great salmon, great cause, great deal

Published in TU Business

Here’s your chance to be a part of permanent protection for Bristol Bay. For the month of May 2021, Pride of Bristol Bay is offering TU members a 15% discount on their delicious sockeye salmon, while supplies last. Just go to Pride of Bristol Bay and enter the the code ThanksTU15 at checkout. Orders are valid for the month of May while supplies last, for a one-time purchase of any size box, fillets or portions.