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By Mark Taylor As we made our way through the final riffle, I dug the oars into the cool, green waters of Virginia’s Jackson River and aimed the stern toward the boat ramp. “Have I told you that I love this thing?” I said to my fishing partner, Sam Dean. My memory isn’t as good…
P R E S S R E L E A S E Karuk Tribe ● Yurok Tribe ● Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations ● Trout Unlimited ● California Trout ● Sustainable Northwest ● American Rivers ● Save California Salmon ● Klamath Riverkeeper For Immediate Release: July 16, 2020 For more information: Craig Tucker,…
Across the country, regional collaborations called “fish habitat partnerships” bring sometimes non-traditional partners together like sport and commercial fishing or business and government stakeholders to ensure vibrant fish habitat and communities. The idea sounds simple enough, but don’t underestimate their big effect. Together, the players fund and conduct science, restoration, protection, and education projects that are changing communities for the better. In Alaska, Trout Unlimited…
Having worked for Trout Unlimited for 16 years and been an active part of the fly-fishing world for almost twice that long, I’m never surprised when good people in the industry step up when their friends and neighbors are in need. A little more than a year ago, as the pandemic truly set in and…
Hear from TU’s Colorado River Basin staff about what you can do to help protect trout amid drought conditions
TU’s new study shows dam removal is feasible and affordable After more than three years of engineering work, legal analysis, and other planning, Trout Unlimited has completed an extensive study considering the feasibility of removing the Enloe Dam from the Similkameen River in North Central Washington. This work was accomplished in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and in collaboration with the Okanogan Public Utility District (PUD). “The completion of the Feasibility…
On December 17, Chris Wood, the chief operating officer of Trout Unlimited, spoke before a senate subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in support of Senate Bill 1470, also known as the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. Wood joined a diverse contingent of Montana residents who helped craft the ground-breaking proposal to conserve land and provide…
WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, NORTH CAMBRIA, Pa. The angler stood in the shadows, peering intently at the water like a heron waiting for the moment. Then the cast. The line tightened. Allison Lutz smiled, subtly, as she netted the 12-inch-long wild brown trout. The smile was not so much about this individual fish. It was…
Mining companies want to look for uranium near the Grand Canyon: But hunters and anglers think the risks outweigh the benefits. After billions of dollars already required for cleanup of radioactive pollution from past uranium mines, now is not the time to put our water and land resources at risk. The risk Uranium mining around…
8/29/2000 TU Begins Work on Landmark Salmon Conservation Partnership with Big Timber TU Begins Work on Landmark Salmon Conservation Partnership with Big Timber Contact: 8/29/2000 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, TU California Policy Coordinator: 510-528-4772 Craig Bell, TU Point Arena Project Coordinator: 707-884-3012 Alan Moore, TU Western Communications Coordinator: 503-827-5700 August 21, 2000. Mendocino County,…
For Immediate Release Media Contacts: Paula Dobbyn, Alaska Communications Director, Trout Unlimited, pdobbyn@tu.org or 907-230-1513 Mark Kaelke, Southeast Alaska Project Director, Trout Unlimited, mkaelke@tu.org or 907-321-4464 Andrew Thoms, Executive Director, Sitka Conservation Society, andrew@sitkawild.org or 907-747-7509 Trout Unlimited, Sitka Conservation Society, and Government Agencies Partner to Restore Salmon River in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest…
By Sam Davidson I came across a video recently, on sockeye salmon migrating to the spawn in the Lake Iliamna area in Alaska. The productivity of this region for salmon is nothing short of amazing—and makes the proposed Pebble Mine, looming like the guillotine over the entire Bristol Bay ecosystem, that much more troubling. Watching…
TU’s Cory Toye works to bring people, industry, and agencies together to protect the streams and native fish that run through the Bighorn Basin.
The long campaign to remove four old dams and recover the Klamath River’s legendary salmon and steelhead runs nears completion.
The valleys of the Teton and Gros Ventre Ranges, with their iconic landscape and waters, illustrate the beauty and longevity of nature. But what will it look like 100 years from now? With climate change and drought wreaking havoc on streams across the country, we are more motivated than ever to invest in climate resiliency…
Making sense of the doomsday scenarios, donations and what role TU is playing in this important watershed.
Wedde Creek wood project a natural fit for Wisconsin landowner
Over the course of his career in the Gila Wilderness and across New Mexico, he has cheated death more than once, spent years of his life under the stars, survived mule wrecks, fought wildfires, protected native fish and made sure his closest friends did the same.