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The Snake River Basin should be the largest wild salmon and steelhead stronghold in the continental United States, with its cold, clean water fed by high-mountain snow and its thousands of miles of high-quality habitat—much of it in protected public lands.
Carp are wreaking havoc on ecosystems, displacing native species and devouring the natural resources upon which those species rely.
Agreement with the Forest Service invests $10 million to help restore aquatic ecosystems damaged by wildfire.
Coalition of federal, state, corporate, and non-profit partners all dig in to amplify the project’s benefits to Arizona Contact: Nick Gann, Rocky Mountain Communications Director, nick.gann@tu.org Alpine, AZ – Trout Unlimited (TU) recently broke ground on the organization’s first major restoration project in Arizona. Located near the community of Alpine in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, the $1.8 million…
By Jake Tomlinson The past year was a big one for Trout Unlimited’s Pennsylvania Coldwater Habitat Program, which works with a variety of partners and funding sources to protect critical habitat, reconnect degraded waterways, and restore populations of coldwater fisheries. During the 2018 field season, TU completed more than 8,000 feet of streambank stabilization and habitat improvement, reducing by approximately 37 tons the…
Big browns can live in the Chama thanks to restoration work
April 28, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Seth Coffman, Trout Unlimited Shenandoah Headwaters Program, seth.coffman@tu.org Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited eastern communications director, mark.taylor@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia’s water resources will get a boost from nearly $3 million that will help Trout Unlimited launch a partnership project to address aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns in…
In the high deserts of Wyoming, habitat restoration work spans generations; providing kids an opportunity to get dirty and explore different career paths while building beaver dam analogs (BDA) on Muddy Creek. An important coldwater producer to the Colorado River Basin, Muddy Creek hosts native Colorado River cutthroat trout. Over-grazing, down cut banks, and drought…
Students in the Producing for Clients class at Grand Valley State University spend a semester working with nonprofit organizations to create a video that serves the needs of that organization. This fall, GVSU had a campus-wide focus on water-related issues so students teamed up with Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative to produce a video that could help enhance their work. They created a…
Working with partners such as the local agencies, timber operators, other NGOs, private contractors and the City of Cannon Beach, TU’s science team completed an assessment and set of recommendations focusing on habitat restoration and stewardship projects in the 1,000-acre Ecola Creek Forest Reserve. Using our Conservation Success Index, we produced the Ecola Creek Native Salmonid…
We all know that 2020 was far from a normal year. Despite the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Trout Unlimited’s team in New York soldiered on. The team, which continues to grow, was able to accomplish many key projects in the field as well as to continue advocacy efforts. Below are a few of the highlights from 2020, as well as a look ahead to what’s on the horizon for 2021.
Trout Unlimited and Sennebec Pond Association Celebrate Sennebec Dam Removal Trout Unlimited and Sennebec Pond Association Celebrate Sennebec Dam Removal Community Developed Solution Benefiting Humans, Fish Contact: Jeff Reardon New England Conservation Director Trout Unlimited (207) 373-0700, (207) 841-7529 (cell) 10/29/2002 — Union, Maine — Today Trout Unlimited and the Sennebec Pond Association, joined by…
June 16, 2011 Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, (703) 284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Conservationists Oppose Severe Cuts to Conservation Programs in House-approved Agriculture Appropriations Bill Inclusion of amendment to stop FDAs effort to approve genetically engineered salmon is applauded. Arlington, Va. — Trout Unlimited (TU) criticized severe and disproportionate spending cuts…
In Freeport, Maine the rescue mission was launched with a single word.
On this Public Lands Day and National Hunting and Fishing Day, join Trout Unlimited in celebrating our shared public lands and sporting heritage while standing up for the places you fish and hunt.
12/2/1999 Washington Post Article: Maine Stews Over Plan to Override Salmon Policy Washington Post Article: Maine Stews Over Plan to Override Salmon Policy Contact: 12/2/1999 — — Time was when fly rods packed the wooden racks at Eddington Salmon Club, and dozens of fishermen waded into swirling Penobscot River pools. Anglers here still recall how…
When the world feels on the brink, can a child bring us back?
Photo by Josh Edelson, Getty Images As of this morning, the Carr Fire is still raging in Shasta County, California, not far from our Annual Meeting location. The fire is large, hot and unpredictable. However, some progress was made over the weekend, and the city appears to be out of imminent danger. The fire is…
2/13/2004 Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Contact: Laura Ziemer Director, Montana Water Project Trout Unlimited Western Water Project 406.522.7291 x. 100 2/13/2004 — Bozeman, Mont. — A project that will reconnect an important tributary to the Yellowstone River has received funding from the National…