Four refuges to add to your summer bucket list
As you make your to-fish-list for the summer, don’t overlook these hidden gems.
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Trout Unlimited Statement on End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023
Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va. – Trout Unlimited supports legislation introduced today in both Houses of Congress by Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Representative Susie Lee (D-NV3) that would improve the federal oil and gas leasing program on public lands. The End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2023 would require Bureau of Land Management (BLM)…
These five public lands need protection now
Help TU protect fish & wildlife habitat by pushing for sensible oil and gas leasing on public lands.
Happy Public Lands Month!
By Corey Fisher Trout Unlimited is devoting the month of September to celebrating public lands and the agencies dedicated to upholding America’s public land heritage. It’s no coincidence that National Hunting and Fishing Day and National Public Lands Day are both during September — the month is tailor-made for hunters and anglers to enjoy all…
A boom for trout (and taxpayers)
New drilling policies are a win for fish and wildlife. Now a key federal agency needs to modernize its oil and gas leasing rules.
Is it too hot?
Did you know that trout are cold blooded? What does that mean, exactly? Well, it means that their body temperature depends on the temperature of the water in which they swim. Why is this important to consider? If the water is too warm, trout struggle to thrive. Warm water carries less dissolved oxygen, which means it is…
Video of the Week – The Golden Trout Project
If wilderness and pristine fishing areas resonate with you, it might be time to check out “The Golden Trout Project”. High in the southern Sierra mountains of California lives a beautiful native trout called the golden trout and now is a splendid time to explore the area. Trek there to see the numerous projects and habitat improvements made by Trout Unlimited and partners and…
Military, mountains, and a new monument
President Biden designates his first national monument in the Rocky Mountains, recognizing the history of WWII soldiers who later became the catalyst for America’s burgeoning outdoor recreation economy
Mountains to the sea and back again
Sawmill Creek is a tributary to the Lemhi River. The Lemhi River watershed is one of the highest elevation and farthest inland reaches for fish migration in the world, as the new signs point out. The watershed is also one of the most important spawning and rearing habitat areas for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin.
Oil & Gas Rule would sideline public input, roll back safeguards for public lands and sensitive habitat
Contact: The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a new Oil and Gas Leasing Rule that would reduce public participation in leasing decisions and rescind safeguards that helped protect sensitive fish and wildlife habitat on public lands. The proposal eliminates leasing preference criteria established in 2024 that helped direct oil and gas development away from…
‘High potential for harm’
The inefficient and outdated way oil and gas leases are sold on our public lands puts our big game species, coldwater fish populations, and sage grouse habitat at risk for limited returns.
What makes sense when it comes to energy on public lands?
We’ve seen plenty of attempts to pit conservation against energy development in recent weeks, but the reality of what is best both for community and conservation probably lies somewhere in that murky grey area that can never quite be captured in a headline. At issue is the ever-present question of balance: What do we prioritize and how do we…
TU in Action: Defending public lands
The Salmon River and the fabled Sawtooth Mountains of central Idaho. Photo by Chris Hunt. Trout Unlimited members in the West have a message for state legislatures that want to keep trying to “transfer” American public lands to the states: Keep your damn hands off our birthright. As noted in this great High Country News piece…
Healing Waters Lodge
About us Orvis Endorsed fly fishing lodge and a guide service, in southwest Montana near the town of Twin Bridges, in the beautiful Ruby valley. Our lodge has 9 clean and comfortable guest rooms with a Lodge capacity of 18 guests, door-to-door fly fishing guide service, and all meals created fresh by our chefs. We…
From Internship to Career
John Walrath was already deeply immersed in the world of fisheries when he took a summer internship with TU’s Science team.
A long overdue update: bringing the federal oil & gas program into the 21st century
It is time to update our oil and gas policies – our public lands, waters, wildlife, and communities depend on it – and there is already overwhelming public support for the BLM’s proposed federal reforms.
Trout Unlimited applauds legislation modernizing public lands oil and gas leasing
Trout Unlimited applauds legislation modernizing public lands oil and gas leasing March 4, 2021 Contact: Corey Fisher, Trout Unlimited, 406-546-2979, corey.fisher@tu.org (March 4, 2021) WASHINGTON D.C. – Trout Unlimited supports legislation introduced today by Senator Cortez Masto (D-NV) that would improve the federal oil and gas leasing program on public lands. The End Speculative Oil and…
Kinross Gold Named Corporate Conservation Award Winner
October 10, 2019 Contact: Brett Prettyman, 801-209-5320, brett.prettyman@tu.org Kinross Gold Named Corporate Conservation Award Winner ELKO, Nevada — Kinross Gold Corp., an important partner of Trout Unlimited in Nevada, was recognized recently by the conservation organization at its annual meeting. J. Paul Rollinson, president and CEO of Kinross, was on hand in Rogers, Arkansas, last…
Biden expands San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
There are only a handful of streams in all of southern California where one can fish for trout. The East and West Forks of the San Gabriel River are two of them.
A champion for one of the Lahontan cutthroat’s last native holdouts
After 5 miles of mountain biking, I rigged up my fly rod, observed my surroundings, dapped a parachute Adams onto the surface of the 2-foot-wide creek and pulled a 15-inch Lahontan cutthroat into my net. The mountain bike wasn’t mine. I borrowed it from Dave Sarazin. He also supplied the maps, the fly recommendations and numerous teaser photos in the leadup to my trip to the…