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Conservation groups issue statement on Klamath Agreements, Congressional inaction, commitment to recovering salmon and steelhead

For Immediate Release December 21, 2015 Contact: Nina Erlich-Williams, 541-230-1971, 415-577-1151 (C), nina@publicgoodpr.com Conservation groups remain committed to recovering salmon and steelhead in Klamath Basin despite Congressional inaction Klamath Basin, Ore. With Congress adjourned for the year without passing legislation to enact the Klamath Basin Agreements, the fate of struggling salmon and steelhead populations in…

Alaska’s wild salmon legacy is in our hands

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Anglers demonstrate support for Ballot Measure 1 while fishing the Kenai River. Photo courtesy of Eric Booton By Eric Booton “I came from one of your possible futures: California. Not too long ago, our king salmon runs were bigger than yours, our salmon were bigger than yours, and there still are some,” Hank Shaw, author…

Anglers and hunters applaud actions to create Sáttítla National Monument

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  August 30, 2024 Contacts:Sam Davidson, Trout Unlimited, (831) 235-2542, sam.davidson@tu.orgJoel Weltzien, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (406) 925-3771, weltzien@backcountryhunters.org Trout Unlimited and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers support permanent protection for unique aquifer, upland habitats, and sporting opportunities of the Medicine Lake Highlands SACRAMENTO—Trout Unlimited (TU) and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) praised today’s…

Sweetwater Brewing Co. to give $100k for clean water initiatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tucker Berta Sarkisian SweetWater Brewing Co. tucker@sweetwaterbrew.com ATLANTA (6.1.16) SweetWater Brewing Company is broadening its annual Save Our Water campaign to protect our right to clean water and tasty brews to include five partner organizations: Waterkeeper Alliance, Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, Surfrider, and Coastal Conservation Associations National Habitat Program, Building Conservation…

New report: We are Public Lands

The Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Area, Montana. Sept. 23, 2016 Contact: Chris Hunt: Trout Unlimited National Communications Director (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited launches digital report: We are Public Lands Interactive report shows importance of public lands to the people who use them SACRAMENTO, Calif.The United States has 640 million acres of public lands that…

Nestl Agrees to Rework the Environmental Review For its Proposed McCloud Bottling Plant

7/2/2007 Nestl Agrees to Rework the Environmental Review For its Proposed McCloud Bottling Plant FOR IMMEDEATE RELASE (July 2, 2007) Contacts: Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited, 510-528-4772 Brian Stranko, California Trout, 925-408-6173 Debra Anderson, McCloud Watershed Council, 530-964-2502 Nestl Agrees to Rework the Environmental Review For its Proposed McCloud Bottling Plant In a major victory for…

Contemporary Sportsman Donates 1% to Trout Unlimited

Contact:Chris Hunt, Director of Communications, Trout Unlimited (208) 406-9106Jim Stenson, Publisher, Contemporary Sportsman (251) 463-3875 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contemporary Sportsman Donates 1% to Trout Unlimited WASHINGTON, D.C. Integrated Digital Publishing publishers of The Contemporary Sportsman and The Contemporary Wingshooter online fly fishing and wing shootings magazines, announced today that it will donate 1 percent of…

TU sponsors 2012 Fly Fishing Film Tour

Contact:Chris Hunt, Director of Communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.orgChris Keig, Fly Fishing Film Tour, (303) 815-1070, ip@mayflymedia.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:TU sponsors 2012 Fly Fishing Film TourOrganization hopes to reach film goers with message of conservation WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited announced today that it will sponsor the 2012 edition of the Fly Fishing Film Tour, the largest film…

Second annual Fresno SalmonFest celebrates restoration of the San Joaquin River

logos.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2014 Contact: Steve Thao, Trout Unlimited (559) 709-5948, sthao@tu.org Dave Koehler, SJR Parkway and Conservation Trust (559) 978-1294, dkoehler@riverpark.org Second annual Fresno SalmonFest celebrates restoration of the San Joaquin River FRESNO Trout Unlimited and the San Joaquin River Partnership announced today that more than 500 people turned out for…

Fly tying: Last Chance Cripple Hendrickson

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As I watched Tim Flagler tie the Last Chance Cripple Hendrickson, I inadvertantly cringed at the language used in the video below. Fly tying may the last refuge for the antiquated term, “cripple.” Meant to imitate a mayfly that, for some reason or another, is struggling to break loose of the water’s surface film while…

Conservation and Fishing Groups Ask Energy Bill Conferees to Reject Hydro Measures

Conservation and Fishing Groups Ask Energy Bill Conferees to Reject Hydro Measures Conservation and Fishing Groups Ask Energy Bill Conferees to Reject Hydro Measures Contact: Steve Malloch Counsel TU (703) 284-9415 7/15/2002 — Arlington, VA — The nations leading conservation and fishing organizations have asked Congressional conference committee members working on the federal energy bill…

PacifiCorp Offers Little for Klamath Salmon

2/24/2004 PacifiCorp Offers Little for Klamath Salmon PacifiCorp Offers Little for Klamath Salmon Contact: Chuck Bonham California Counsel Trout Unlimited 510.528.4164 2/24/2004 — Portland, Ore. — On Tuesday, PacifiCorp submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a new license for its Klamath River hydro project that proposes no significant measures to…

Dead Fish Do Tell Tales:

Dead Fish Do Tell Tales: Dead Fish Do Tell Tales: Klamath River Fish Kill Points to Serious Policy Flaws Contact: Steve Moyer VP of Conservation Programs TU 703.284.9406 10/2/2002 — Arlington, VA — Officials with Trout Unlimited, the nations largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today urged the U.S Dept. of the Interior and Secretary…

TU Supports Designating New Wilderness In Oregon

TU Supports Designating New Wilderness In Oregon TU Supports Designating New Wilderness In Oregon Contact: Sam Mace Western Outreach Coordinator TU 503.827.5700 x.12 4/1/2002 — Portland, Ore. — Trout Unlimited, a national trout and salmon conservation organization, today voiced its support for new wilderness designations in Oregon. Trout Unlimited (TU) has long recognized the correlation…

Salmon Superhwy awarded major RCCP grant for Tillamook partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2021 Contact: Sarah Zwissler, sarah.zwissler@tu.org, (503) 801-1865 New public-private partnership will invest $1.2M in Tillamook Countyto reconnect aquatic habitat and improve water quality TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to…

Conservationists Welcome Proposal For $100 Million Coastal Salmon Fund

1/28/1999 Conservationists Welcome Proposal For $100 Million Coastal Salmon Fund Conservationists Welcome Proposal For $100 Million Coastal Salmon Fund But New Money Won’t Buy Time For Columbia/Snake Salmon Contact: 1/28/1999 — — The nation’s largest trout and salmon conservation group today praised the Clinton Administration’s proposal to invest $100 million in restoration efforts for coastal…

Oregons and Californias Smith River protected from foreign mining interests

Photo by Ken Morrish 20-year mineral withdrawal approved by Interior Contact: Dean Finnerty, Oregon Field Coordinator dfinnerty@tu.org (541) 214-0642 Washington D.C. — Oregon and Californias Smith River got welcome news as the Department of the Interior approved a 20-year mineral withdrawal, protecting the river from proposed strip mining. In recent years, foreign mining companies have…