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TU applauds passage of Klamath River bill by Senate committee
November 13, 2014 Contact: Keith Curley, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 399-9190, kcurley@tu.orgBrian Johnson, California Director, (415) 385-0796, bjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited commends Senate committee for passing Klamath River legislation, urges quick action by both houses of Congress S. 2379 will resolve long-standing water issues, ease drought impacts, and restore 400 miles of…
Voices from the river: Being relevant
Some of the “new generation of conservationists,” Bay Area Youth Fly Fishing event, May 19, 2018. By Sam Davidson I recently spent a day fishing for trout—a rewarding mix of small wild fish and 10- to 12-inch stockers—on an obscure tributary to the upper Salinas River that flows out of the Santa Lucia range on…
CALIFORNIA COASTAL STEELHEAD DATA
Trout Unlimited works with a wide variety of partners in California to conserve, protect and restore trout and salmon populations and their habitats. For many years, one of our primary partners in our effort to recover native Coho salmon and steelhead in coastal watersheds was the Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration (CEMAR). CEMAR closed…
TU salutes conservation bills for California public lands
More than 1 million acres of public lands in California would be better protected under a trio of bills introduced on April 10. Trout Unlimited has worked for years to better protect the habitat values and sporting opportunities found on some of these lands. The legislative package would strengthen protections for upland and aquatic habitat…
New grant will help Van Duzen River coho, steelhead
Floodplain habitat connectivity improvement project site, Lawrence Creek TU’s North Coast Coho Project has been awarded a major grant to underwrite the first year of a three-year project to restore floodplain habitat connectivity in Lawrence Creek, a tributary to Yager Creek in the Van Duzen River drainage in Humboldt County, California. The Lawrence Creek Reconnection…
TU’s California Program excels in spite of 2020
It would be a serious understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year. Yet in the midst of a global pandemic and its harsh toll on our economy, communities and personal lives, Trout Unlimited and our supporters and partners helped deliver some outstanding conservation outcomes. Our California Program helped achieve major milestones on…
Voices from the river: Return of the G-Man
Longtime advocate for fishing and hunting and TU grassroots leader Geoff Malloway re-opens the Central Coast Fly Fishing shop. By Sam Davidson To Geoff Malloway, inaction, and its frequent companion inertia, are like poaching. They are a violation of the sportsmen’s code. He can’t abide them. You can see it in his face at meetings…
NOAA announces $16.6 million for TU salmon and steelhead fish passage projects
TU projects in Alaska, Oregon and Washington Priority Waters recommended for a new round of federal infrastructure funding
Sportsmen cheer reintroduction of Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 Rep. Jared Huffman and Sen. Kamala Harris champion legislation that will better protect and restore habitat and water quality in steelhead and salmon strongholds (April 10, 2019) HEALDSBURG, Calif—Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the reintroduction of legislation from California Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Jared Huffman (an…
TU applauds Klamath River legislation
May 21, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, (571) 274-0593Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Applauds New Klamath River Legislation Senators Wyden, Merkley, Feinstein and Boxer show leadership, act to resolve long-standing water issues in the third most productive salmon river on the West Coast BERKELEY,…
Conservation Groups Forced to Sue in Defense of Salmon Recovery Site
Conservation Groups Forced to Sue in Defense of Salmon Recovery Site Conservation Groups Forced to Sue in Defense of Salmon Recovery Site Lagunitas Creek and Tomales Bay site of arguably Californias premier coho salmon and steelhead recovery project face threat of being dried up by new water diversions for ag and municipal use Contact: Chuck…
TU applauds introduction of Senate bill to better conserve NW California public lands and waters
tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 December 5, 2018 Trout Unlimited lauds introduction of Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation,and Working Forests Act in the United States Senate Thanks Sen. Harris for her leadership in protecting steelhead and salmon stronghold EMERYVILLE, CalifTrout Unlimited (TU) today praised the introduction of legislation from California Senator Kamala…
Steinbeck Country
Steinbeck Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited connects fisher-folk, landowners, scientists, policy-makers, educators, individuals and families with conservation opportunities from the San Mateo Coast through San Luis Obispo County. Working together, we can make a difference on behalf of trout, salmon and steelhead, and the coldwater streams they depend upon in California\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s Central Coast. You are…
Wine Industry Leaders and Trout Unlimited Announce "Water and Wine" Program to Enhance Stream Flow and Improve Water Supply Reliability in Sonoma County
03/19/2008 Wine Industry Leaders and Trout Unlimited Announce Water and Wine Program to Enhance Stream Flow and Improve Water Supply Reliability in Sonoma County March 19, 2008 Contact: Brian J. Johnson, Trout Unlimited, 415-385-0796, bjohnson@tu.org Duff Bevill, Sonoma County Winegrape Commission, 707-529-7349, duffbevill@earthlink.net FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wine Industry Leaders and Trout Unlimited Announce Water and…
TU California: Highlights from 2021
In a year of exceptional drought, we’re working to improve conditions for wild and native trout and salmon from the Smith to the San Gabriel
PG&E Confirms Plan to Begin Full Removal of Eel River Dams
Trout Unlimited, Round Valley Indian Tribe, California Trout laud PG&E’s action, pledge support for proposed path to two-basin solution For Immediate Release November 17, 2023 ContactCharlie Schneider, California Trout – cschneider@caltrout.org (707) 217-0409Matt Clifford, Trout Unlimited – matt.clifford@tu.org (406) 370-9431President Lewis “Bill” Whipple, Round Valley Indian Tribes – lwhipple@council.rvit.org (707)354-2395 North Coast, Calif. – Today,…
Late summer highlights in CA: 2017 Casting Call, salmon habitat partnership
TU’s VP for Western Conservation, Rob Masonis, and other signers of the new Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership flank California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird at the signing ceremony on August 29, 2017. During the hottest and driest time of year here in California, salmon and steelhead recently got some welcome relief as Trout…
Late summer highlights in CA: 2017 Casting Call, salmon habitat partnership
TU’s VP for Western Conservation, Rob Masonis, and other signers of the new Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership flank California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird at the signing ceremony on August 29, 2017. By Sam Davidson During the hottest and driest time of year here in California, salmon and steelhead recently got some welcome…
Next steps for restoration of the Eel and Klamath Rivers
The Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast. The Klamath and Eel Rivers are legendary for their salmon and steelhead runs. But these famous fisheries have been hard hit by dams, diversions, and in recent years extreme drought. TU is at the forefront of efforts to…