Trout in the Classroom students in New York prepare to release fish they raised into the wild. Trout Unlimited photo. By Brett Prettyman Talking to people about Trout in the Classroom is one of my favorite parts of my job with Trout Unlimited. During the SHIFT conference in Jackson, Wyo., last week I was excited…
Contacts: C.J. Adams, Grand Teton National Park, 307.739.3431, christopher_adams@nps.gov; Leslie Steen, NW Wyoming Program Director, Trout Unlimited, 307.699.1022, lsteen@tu.org; Mary Cernicek, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307.739.5564, mary.cernicek@usda.gov; Mark Gocke, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, 307.249.5811, mark.gocke@wyo.gov For Immediate ReleaseNovember 12, 2021 Collaborative project over 10 years in the making will remove final impediment to native fish migration in Spread Creek …
The sun sets over Whitewater Lake in northwest Ontario. I’m at Striker’s Point Lodge, part of the the Wilderness North Lodge system in Ontario. We arrived after a 90-minute float-plane ride from Thunder Bay this afternoon, and, after getting our gear all unpacked and a quick dinner, we hit Whitewater Lake in search of some…
This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it found the proposed Pebble mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region and cannot not receive its key federal permit.
4/18/2006 Historic Joint Resolution to be Unveiled Tomorrow MEDIA ADVISORY FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY April 18, 2006 For more information: Duke Welter, 715-831-9565 or Kathleen Campbell, 571-274-0597 Historic Joint Resolution to be Unveiled Tomorrow Governors, U.S. Department of Agriculture vow to work together to help restore the Driftless Area to the benefit of all ARLINGTON,…
Since 2015, the board of the Coldwater Conservation Fund, or “CCF,” has awarded over $1.2 million to more than fifty Trout Unlimited projects across the country. The CCF has had a profound impact on TU’s core work of protecting, reconnecting, and restoring trout and salmon, their habitat, and the science that makes that work possible.…
THE KERRI RUSSELL EQUITY FUND honor’s longtime TU member and leader, Kerri Russell’s legacy, including her decade-long commitment to bolster TU’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work. TU seeks to uncover new opportunities to deepen and grow diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the organization, and specifically aims this opportunity at supporting those efforts at the local…
Trout Unlimited’s Land Conservancy Fund is a matching grant program designed to provide chapters and councils with grants to help with land protection projects, including conservation easements and land trust or agency acquisition and/or ownership of properties that are a priority for native and wild trout and salmon populations. The program is administered by the…
5/8/2001 Conservationists Ask Bush Administration for cooperation in Keeping Roadless Areas in National Forests Roadless Conservationists Ask Bush Administration for Cooperation in Keeping Roadless Areas in National Forests Roadless Groups Pledge to Work With the Administration if the Administration Pledges to Save Roadless Areas Contact: 5/8/2001 — — Washington, D.C. In a series of meetings…
Thanks to dedicated volunteers, loyal partners, and strong allies, we racked up wins in 2022
I have watched in wonder as Lilli Genovesi, Trout Unlimited’s New York City TIC coordinator worked with kindergarten kids and their parents and then pivoted to high school kids who had, let’s just say very short attention spans. Through it all she kept everyone from age 5 to 17 engaged, if not enthralled.
After over a decade, Pebble mine backers say they plan to file permit applications tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 22) to construct a massive open-pit mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska – one of North America’s most treasured, awe-inspiring fisheries. A region full of quiet, clear, winding rivers; massive trout and millions of wild salmon would be industrialized…
The year 2020 has been a year of wrecked plans
4/24/2006 TU congratulates Gov. Kulongoski for engaging in roadless petition process April 24, 2006 Contact: Mike Beagle, mbeagle@tu.org, (541) 772-7720 Tom Wolfe, tmilowolf@msn.com, (503) 640-2123 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU congratulates Gov. Kulongoski for engaging in roadless petition process Protecting the states backcountry ensures quality fishing and hunting for generations of Oregonians to come SALEM, Ore.…
A recent proposal to do away with regulations on the San Juan could have impacted the fishery and the experience for anglers. Thankfully, the proposal to drop the regulations was rescinded. Trout Unlimited photo. By Toner Mitchell A rumor recently surfaced that the New Mexico Game and Fish Department was planning to eliminate two heavily…
“But mitigation alone won’t be enough. TU’s continued support of programs and policies geared towards carbon reduction and climate change mitigation will be critical in keeping our coldwater fisheries of today, coldwater fisheries of tomorrow. Our practice of using sound science in decision making has made us among the most respected environmental organization in the nation – when TU speaks, decision makers listen. We’ll need to continue to flex our voices.”
After a long float plane flight back to Juneau, a hurried meal and a handful of Ibuprofen, I turned in for the night with one last thought – Tomorrow. Tomorrow we’ll find the fish and all of this will be worth it.
Summer run steelhead were thought to be extirpated in Washington’s Elwha River, after two dams blocked fish passage for a century. Both dams were removed by 2014. How wild summer steelhead responded amazed scientists and steelhead advocates. Check out the new film from Trout Unlimited and North Fork Studios on the remarkable recovery of summer steelhead in the Elwha on TU’s YouTube channel APRIL 17 AT 6 PM Pacific Time.
Trout Unlimited Youth Essay Contest Winner Wyatt Kauth, Oostburg, Wis., 11th grade Even before I could tie my own shoes, I loved fishing. The one by my side teaching me and instilling the love of fishing was my father. He was the most important person in my life not only because he was showing me the…
8/20/2003 Bush Administration Healthy Forest Initiative Fails Fish, Public Trust Bush Administration Healthy Forest Initiative Fails Fish, Public Trust Policy would jeopardize much of the Wests remaining quality salmon and trout habitat on public lands with little or no public input Contact: Chris Wood Vice President of Conservation 703.284.9403 8/20/2003 — Portland, Ore. — Trout…