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Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lee.mabey@usda.gov Tincup Project Partners Receive Conservation Award Trout Unlimited, Caribou-Targhee National Forest and permittees recognized for large-scale project as part of the Snake River Headwaters Home Rivers Initiative JACKSON, Wyoming –The…
Trout Unlimited recently wrapped up a multi-year project to create and restore critical wetlands in the Rogue River watershed in southern Michigan. This fall, two more “pocket” wetlands were restored, making a total of four wetland restoration projects over the past three years. Pocket wetlands are small areas that boast large benefits for water quality in this case because of their priority location adjacent to coldwater trout streams. …
2/8/2000 Administration Proposes Slashing Critical Federal Funding for Whirling Disease Research Administration Proposes Slashing Critical Federal Funding for Whirling Disease Research Decision Pulls Rug Out from National Efforts to Combat Disease & Ignores Recent Spread to New Mexico, Yellowstone National Park Contact: 2/8/2000 — — Reports of the Administration’s decision to propose slashing $1 million…
Finding 45 brook trout in a single pool in a small creek may sound like a good thing. In the case of a small stream in Virginia’s mountains it was anything but. The fish were trapped in a small plunge pool beneath a perched culvert on Railroad Hollow, a small brook high in the Dry…
April 20, 2016 Contact: Steve Moyer, smoyer@tu.org Kristyn Brady, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org Senate passes bipartisan energy bill that reauthorizes LWCF Sportsmen have been fighting for years to move these conservation priorities across the finish line WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate has just passed a comprehensive energy reform bill that includes key conservation provisions to benefit fish, wildlife,…
By Laura MacFarland The U.S. Forest Service, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Trout Unlimited, Florence County and the Town of Fence recently partnered to replace an undersized culvert on the South Branch of the Popple River in Wisconsin. The project on the state-designated Wild River and Trout Stream was completed in September 2018. Prior to…
A fundamental shift Avoiding the most severe potential impacts of climate change means dealing with the root cause — carbon emissions. We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing energy production, and make a fundamental shift toward renewable technologies. At the same time, we should address the effects of climate change facing us today,…
TU calls on Congress to reject the worst natural resource cuts of President Trumps Budget Proposal “The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased; and not impaired in value.” — President Teddy Roosevelt WASHINGTON, D.C. After reviewing President Trumps Fiscal Year…
July 11, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited welcomes Rep. DeFazios mining reform legislation Bill provides mine cleanup funding and helps voluntary cleanups WASHINGTONTrout Unlimited welcomed a bill introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon to create a revenue stream for abandoned mine cleanups and provide much-needed liability relief for…
Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va) recently met with Trout Unlimited’s Dustin Wichterman (right) and West Virginia landowner Greg Hulver to discuss how federal funding, such as through the Chesapeake Bay Program and several Farm Bill programs, has contributed to West Virginia trout stream and farm restoration success. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Capito’s office.) By Mark…
11/7/2005 November 7, 2005 Contact: Duke Welter, 715-579-7538, or Laura Hewitt, 608-250-3534 Conference Committee Provides Funding for Restoration in the Midwest’s Driftless Area Arlington, VA A conference committee has approved an appropriation to help with the restoration of the Midwests Driftless Area. The committee approved $263,000 for conservation practices in the Driftless Area in Wisconsin…
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TU’s California Water Project is dedicated to improving stream flows in vital waters for salmon, steelhead and trout across the Golden State. On the coast between Eureka and San Luis Obispo, the CAWP develops and implements innovative water storage solutions with agricultural and residential lan downers to help native coho salmon and steelhead runs rebound…
The Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania are home to some of the most scenic wild trout fisheries in the eastern United States.
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The Farm Bill provides support for projects that improve water conservation and efficiency for farmers and ranchers. BJ Burns and his daughter, pictured here, have been working for several years with Trout Unlimited to secure a reliable dry season water supply for their farm and help steelhead on California’s Pescadero Creek. By Kate Miller With…
For Immediate Release July 25, 2019 Contacts: Shauna Stephenson, Trout Unlimited Shauna.stephenson@tu.org, (307) 757-7861 Katie McKalip, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers McKalip@backcountryhunters.org, (406) 240-9262 Kristyn Brady, TRCP kbrady@trcp.org, (617) 501-6352 Hearing will consider measure that sportsmen’s coalition says will help protect wildlife, public lands with thoughtful planning and revenue for conservation WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sporting groups rallied around…
LWCFEvent1.JPG Sen. Mark Udall speaks at TU’s Sept. 12 flood recovery event in Lyons, CO. From left: Boulder County Commissioner Cindy Domenico, Colorado TU’s David Nickum and Stephanie Scott. For Immediate Release Sept. 12, 2014 Contact: David Nickum for Trout Unlimited, 720-581-8589 Mike Saccone for Sen. Udall, 202-224-4334 Sen. Udall, Trout Unlimited, Lyons officials praise…
The author’s son, RJ, shows off a native brook trout from the restored stream on the family’s land. By Greg Hulver I come from a family of farmers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, specifically, the Cacapon River watershed. Long ago my family settled this area, and the land that we own has been…
