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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mike Caltagirone, President Sagebrush Chapter of Trout Unlimited (775) 232-9697 mcaltagirone@sagebrushtu.org The Sagebrush Chapter of Trout Unlimited is Now Accepting Applications for Funding of Northern Nevada/California Focused Coldwater Fisheries and Watershed Conservation Projects (August 17, 2009 Reno, NV) The Sagebrush Chapter of Trout Unlimited has announced it is now accepting applications…
National Fish Habitat Partnership proposals and applications: The unique 24,000 square-mile unglaciated Driftless Area in the heart of the Upper Mississippi River basin is a natural resource treasure. The scenic landscape with its steep hills and rocky bluffs is home to one of the country’s most remarkable freshwater resources — more than 600 coldwater limestone…
Trout Unlimited restoration team members working in Vermont’s Green Mountains this summer faced many challenges. The team, which was primarily focused on strategically adding wood habitat to streams, frequently found itself dealing with a lot of high flows and intense passing storms. Despite the tough weather, the team was able to make great progress. In…
My first introduction to Red Rock Lakes came a decade and a half ago when a friend suggested that I might think about applying for an antelope hunting license in the area. I was new to Montana and knew nothing about wildlife refuges except for some vague understanding that they were a different type of public land that I guess maybe you could hunt on?
What does it take to plant 22,685 trees, restore nearly 60 miles of trout stream and reconnect 166 miles through dam and culvert removals
3/30/2006 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West March 30, 2006 Contact: Chris Wood, TU Vice President for Conservation, (571) 274-0601 Ted Fitzgerald, TU American Fork Canyon Project Manager, (801) 465-9949 Chris Hunt, PLI Communications Director, (208) 552-0891 x 714 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across…
A hiking trail that would run along an old railroad from San Francisco to Humboldt County deep in the redwood forest is gettting closer to becoming a reality. Photo courtesy of MSN. How important is water to Colorado? It’s the state’s lifeblood—it’s vital to agriculture and industry, and it is, quite literally, at the heart…
2/21/2003 Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Contact: Steve Moyer VP of Conservation Programs Trout Unlimited 703-284-9406 2/21/2003 — Arlington, VA — Trout Unlimited (TU) and USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) signed an agreement today which committed the…
In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students and local volunteers took part in a day-long planting project to help restore the banks of the Salmon Creek in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 24. At the annual Salmon Kill Watershed Festival organized by Trout Unlimited and the Housatonic Valley Association, students planted native trees and shrubs such as…
In celebration of Earth Day, Sharon Central School students and local volunteers took part in a day-long planting project to help restore the banks of the Salmon Creek in Salisbury on Tuesday, April 24. At the annual Salmon Kill Watershed Festival organized by Trout Unlimited and the Housatonic Valley Association, students planted native trees and…
10/25/2001 NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA, Trout Unlimited Join Forces For Coastal Habitat Restoration NOAA to Provide up to $1 Million for Local Coastal Restoration Efforts Contact: Gordon Helm , , NOAA (301) 713-2370 NOAA (301) 713-2370 10/25/2001 — — The Commerce Departments National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and…
7/27/2000 CARA Taps Rare Bipartisan Vein in Congress CARA Taps Rare Bipartisan Vein in Congress Senate Committee Passes the Conservation and Reinvestment Act Contact: 7/27/2000 — — July 25, 2000. Washington, DC. Trout Unlimited applauded passage of the Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 2000 (CARA) by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today. The…
9/29/1999 Salmon Treaty Agreement Major Step Forward, Says Trout Unlimited Salmon Treaty Agreement Major Step Forward, Says Trout Unlimited Contact: 9/29/1999 — — Trout Unlimited and Trout Unlimited Canada today commended the U.S. and Canadian negotiators for the Pacific salmon agreement announced June 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, Washington. The agreement ended a…
These mines not only pose physical and public health hazards, but tens of thousands of them are polluting the environment
When it comes to long-term restoration projects, Erin Rodgers measures the passage of time not so much by clocks and calendars, but by kids.
By Jamie Vaughan While emerald ash borer is old news in Lower Michigan, the impacts are still playing out today. In Sparta, ash trees once dominated the floodplain forests along Nash creek. Now, few live trees remain among thousands of dead trees in various states of decay. With limited markets for firewood, poor accessibility due to saturated soils, and risks…
By Joel DeStasio Trout Unlimited continues to build upon our successful series of community flood resiliency workshops in New Hampshire, engaging local decision-makers, such as Selectboard, Department of Public Works and Conservation Commission members, on identifying and restoring critical infrastructure. During this recent series of workshops, TU successfully worked with an additional 23 communities across the Granite State, increasing awareness of infrastructure risk and vulnerability while at the same time educating stakeholders on how to…
National Park Service photo. By Chris Wood and Jeff Skelding It could have been far worse. The Up per Delaware River dodged a bullet last week when heavy rains and flooding washed out a railroad culvert, and a 63-car train carrying an assortment of waste materials, some of it toxic, derailed near Deposit, N.Y. Two…
In the Rio San Antonio, TU is working to restore a vital and vulnerable watershed.
What Happened? On Wednesday, Sept. 25, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced the National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act (H.R. 1747). The bipartisan and widely-supported bill, if enacted, will codify and formally recognize the existing National Fish Habitat Partnership (NFHP). NFHP was created in 2006 by state fisheries agencies and other stakeholders to improve…
