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A New Video Celebrates an Ambitious Restoration Project on the Wallowa River
Northeast Oregon landowners partner with TU to restore salmon and steelhead habitat
California Salmon and Steelhead Coalition Supports California Salmon Strategy for Hotter, Drier Future
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 1, 2024 Contact:Matt Clifford – matt.clifford@tu.org – 406.370.9431Charlie Schneider – cschneider@caltrout.org – 707.217.0409Monty Schmitt- monty.schmitt@tnc.org – 510-325-3594 The Salmon Strategy affirms that actions and policies long supported by Tribes and fishing andconservation groups are key to recovery of native salmon and steelhead and their fisheries, andthat strategic, sustained collaboration will be needed…
Thank you veterans for your service to our country!
On Veterans Day we honor our nation’s veterans, those who are serving and those who have served to protect the freedoms we all enjoy in the United States of America, the greatest country on earth. Trout Unlimited and TU’s Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) wish to thank all our nation’s veterans and their families for their…
Brookings Anglers
About us Brookings is a fly fishing outfitter that has become a destination for anglers to experience what WNC fly fishing is all about. Located in Cashiers, NC our fly shop and cabin rental is located in a perfect location to fish many different watersheds and offer a variety of trout fishing as well as…
Neponset River Costa & Sweetwater Kick Plastic Cleanup
The Greater Boston Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Neponset River Watershed Association have partnered with TU national, Costa and SweetWater to run a special “Kick Plastic Cleanup” here on the Neponset River. We will meet at 1 p.m., parking along Riverside Ave in Milton, MA to clean trash out of the tidal area of…
Upper Snake River Basin Multi-species Assessment
Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Fly Fishers identified potential Native Fish Conservation Areas (NFCAs) in the Upper Snake River Basin above Hells Canyon Dam. NFCAs are watersheds where management emphasizes proactive conservation and restoration for long-term persistence of native fish assemblages while allowing for compatible uses. This report describes the methods and results of…
Grand Valley State U film crew highlights Green Team
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…
Watch Now: The Golden Trout Project
Our new film celebrates the incredible work being done to restore this iconic species and their home waters.
Tualatin Valley
The Tualatin Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is a coldwater fisheries conservation organization dedicated to protecting the native runs of trout and salmon that define our wild heritage. We have over 700 members and supporters throughout the Portland area. We focus our main conservation efforts on the local watersheds within the Tualatin Valley, the Necanicum…
Trout Unlimited CEO lauds pick of REI's Jewell
Contact:Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited CEO lauds pick of REI’s Jewell Press statement from Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited: “Sally Jewell would make a great Secretary of Interior. Her background suggests that she would bring needed balance to energy development on public lands. Her…
Dam notching gives ‘Housey’ trout access to more coldwater habitat
Notching a dam on Macedonia Brook in Connecticut has opened up an additional 2 miles of quality coldwater habitat for trout in the Housatonic River watershed. After years of planning, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, the Housatonic Valley Association and Trout Unlimited removed parts of the old concrete dam on the Housatonic tributary on…
Klootchy Creek Logging Road Decommission and Passage Project
Working with a private timber company, Trout Unlimited removed nine culverts which were barriers to passage for Necanicum River wild coho, steelhead, coastal cutthroat and lamprey. Starting at culvert highest in the watershed of the nine targeted for removal, TU removed fill and the culvert while recontouring stream banks to replicate pre-road conditions. From there…
TU’s California Program excels in spite of 2020
It would be a serious understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year. Yet in the midst of a global pandemic and its harsh toll on our economy, communities and personal lives, Trout Unlimited and our supporters and partners helped deliver some outstanding conservation outcomes. Our California Program helped achieve major milestones on…
Cooling Trout Rivers in a Warming Climate
Dam removals offer hope for coldwater trout in the face of climate change.
John "Duke" Welter Named Decade River Champioin
11/26/2003 John “Duke” Welter Named Decade River Champioin John “Duke” Welter Named Decade River Champion Contact: Tim Zink Manager, Media Relations Trout Unlimited 703.284.9427 11/26/2003 — Madison, Wis. — The River Alliance of Wisconsin named Trout Unlimited (TU) member John Duke Welter its Decade River Champion Nov. 15 for his tireless work in the best…