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Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System lands

04/09/2008 Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System lands April 9, 2008 Contact: Rod Mondt, Trout Unlimited, (520) 207-2883 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen support permanent protection of Conservation System landsBLM lands support some of the best hunting and fishing in the country WASHINGTON, D.C. Today sportsmen across the country applaud the U.S. House of Representatives…

WWHP20 Divi

Twenty years ago Twenty years ago, Trout Unlimited looked across the landscape of the West at water use and saw huge, complicated, unaddressed problems that were sucking the life out of our best trout rivers and streams. Twenty years ago, thousands of miles of trout and salmon habitat were fragmented by makeshift dams, obsolete irrigation…

Fay Ranches, Inc.

About us Greg Fay was a pioneer in the land investment industry, founding Fay Fly Fishing Properties, the first brokerage firm in the West to focus on recreation and its contribution to the overall value of land. This aspect of the land investment arena has grown considerably since we first brought it to the forefront…

Voices from the River: A trip west

Published in Travel, Voices from the river

By Ben Tayloe A spoiled, seven year-old yellow lab named Chester and a six-week stay in Germany for my wife’s job made the drive across the country a necessity. The only family member who volunteered to watch our dog happened to live on the central coast of California, a great place to visit but nearly…

Short casts: All about salmon…

Published in Uncategorized

Photo by Kyle Green, Idaho Statesman Welcome to the weekend edition of Short Casts, where today, it’s all about salmon and the many challenges facing their recovery in the Pacific Northwest. If you haven’t been following Rocky Barker’s summer-long series on salmon in the Idaho Statesman, you can still catch up with it and learn…

California legislators cast in support of trout and salmon at 5th annual Casting Call

State Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff practices his casting for the friendly legislators’ competition on the North Lawn of the State Capitol. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2014 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org Contact: Curtis Knight, (530) 859-1872, cknight@caltrout.org Legislators Compete in Friendly Fly Casting Competition to Show Value of Californias Recreational Fishing Economy…

Northern California summer steelhead could be listed by 2020

Published in Conservation, steelhead, TROUT Magazine

We love all steelhead here at Wild Steelheaders United and Trout Unlimited, but some anadromous O. mykiss populations may deserve more love than others. Consider wild summer run steelhead in Northern California. The available data for wild summers between Redwood Creek and the Gualala River (including the legendary Eel River watershed) suggest their numbers are greatly…

Trout Unlimited Applauds Department of Commerce Decision on Toll Road Appeal

12/19/2008 Trout Unlimited Applauds Department of Commerce Decision on Toll Road Appeal December 19, 2008 Contact: Drew Irby (949) 588-5458, irbysan@hotmail.com Chuck Bonham (510) 528-4164, cbonham@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Applauds Department of Commerce Decision on Toll Road Appeal Orange County — On December 18, the federal Department of Commerce denied an appeal brought…

TU praises new bill to implement key Klamath Basin agreement

Trout Unlimited praises new bill to implement key Klamath Basin agreement Walden legislation “important step” in implementing KPFA CONTACT: Sam Davidson/ Communications Director, California/Klamath Basinsdavidson@tu.org / 831-235-2542 (November 10, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Trout Unlimited, Americas oldest and largest sportsmens organization dedicated to protecting and restoring trout and salmon and their habitats, applauded todays introduction…

Fourth Generation Carmel Valley Family Completes Legacy Conservation Sale to Restore Carmel River

NEWS For Immediate Release July 1, 2016 Contact: Dave Sutton, 415-307-8584, dave.sutton@tpl.org Christy Fischer, 831-626-8595, cfischer@slconservancy.org Tim Frahm, 831-298-7185, tfrahm@tu.org Rafael Payan, 831-372-3196, payan@mprpd.org Fourth Generation Carmel Valley Family Completes Legacy Conservation Sale to Restore Carmel River CARMEL, Calif. One of the oldest families in Carmel Valley joined with leading conservation groups today to announce…

Protecting the source

Published in Advocacy

Famous trout streams depend on waters flowing from the public lands of Sáttítla. These lands and waters should be permanently protected as a national monument.

Thinking big, starting small

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

Herman Garcia (L) of CHEER and Matt Clifford, California Water Attorney for Trout Unlimited, at an off-stream storage project site along Little Arthur Creek. In 2006, the Pajaro River on California’s central coast came out of obscurity to make national headline—for the wrong reason: it was named the most endangered river in America. Historically, the…

Opinion Poll Reveals Southern California Voters Want More Protection for Rivers, Public Lands

11/24/2003 Opinion Poll Reveals Southern California Voters Want More Protection for Rivers, Public Lands Opinion Poll Reveals Southern California Voters Want More Protection for Rivers, Public Lands Contact: David Katz Trout Unlimited California Director Trout Unlimited 707.543.5877 11/24/2003 — Los Angeles, Calif. — A poll conducted for national conservation group Trout Unlimited by Republican pollster…

Road to redemption for the Klamath

Published in Uncategorized

Today, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) filed two applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which together mark a major milestone in the process of removing four hydropower dams through the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA). The objective of the KHSA is to decommission four old hydropower dams along the Oregon-California border, which…

How TU defines success in the Klamath River basin

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TU’s Tim Frahm swinging on the Klamath River near Weitchpec. The legendary Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast, after only the Columbia and Sacramento Rivers systems. The Klamath is also Ground Zero for one of the most challenging water conflicts in U.S. history. Trout Unlimited’s…