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Trout Unlimited: On the Rise Debuts on Sportsman Channel

For Immediate Release Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408Michelle Scheuermann, Director of Communications, Sportsman Channel (262) 432-9100 ext. 111 Trout Unlimited: On the Rise Debuts on Sportsman Channel New season of popular fly-fishing show begins airing March 30. Arlington, Va.—Great trout fishing almost always has a great conservation story behind it, and…

Buck Run Conservation Easement Protects Land And Brook Trout

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT INFORMATION: Jennifer Shuey, Executive Director Bill Hilshey, Conservation Easement Manager 2555 North Atherton Street State College, PA 16803 Phone: 814.237.0400 Fax: 814.237.4909jennifer@clearwaterconservancy.orgbill@clearwaterconservancy.org Buck Run Conservation Easement Protects Land And Brook Trout ClearWater Conservancy helps landowner keep 60 acres in its natural state State College, PA – A conservation easement finalized today…

TU supports NWF report on climate change

fishreport.jpg Sept. 4, 2013 Contact: Zach Cochrum (703) 284-9426 Jack Williams (541) 261-3960 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU praises National Wildlife Federation report documenting impacts and threats of climate change on Americas freshwater fisheries resources TU Science Team Contributed to Report WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today praised a report released by the National Wildlife Federation that details…

TU, rancher boost fish habitat on Chalk Creek, UT

chalk_creek_bonneville.jpg A Chalk Creek native Bonneville cutthroat: Reconnected to spawning habitat FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 6, 2013 Contact: Paul Burnett, 801-436-4062 pburnett@tu.org Tim Hawkes, 801-928-9008 thawkes@tu.org Trout Unlimited, rancher boost fish habitat on Chalk Creek Project reconnects Weber River cutthroats with spawning habitat (Salt Lake City)The Weber River is home to one of Utahs most…

Americas anglers stand behind new clean water rule

May 27, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Americas anglers stand behind new clean water rule WASHINGTON, D.C.The nations anglers stand firmly behind a new clean water rule that will protect Americas headwater streams from unchecked development while still allowing reasonable leeway when it comes to water…

Global Rescue joins TU; offers unique benefits to members

No matter where you fish in the world, there are risks. Global Rescue helps TU member minimize those risks. Feb. 26, 2016 Contact: Joel R. Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Trout Unlimited (646) 573-6410 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Global Rescue partners with Trout Unlimited for conservation Conservation organization receives support of crisis-response firm WASHINGTON, D.C.Global Rescue, a…

TU lauds WaterSMART program

Oct. 31, 2016 Contact: Laura Ziemer, lziemer@tu.org, (406) 599-2606 Trout Unlimited, Senior Counsel and Water Policy Advisor Steve Moyer, smoyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593 Trout Unlimited, Vice-President for Governmental Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited lauds WaterSMART program New criteria prioritizes both water savings and river health WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited today praised the Bureau of Reclamations…

Drought rider to water bill bad for fish and anglers

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It’s no secret that the American legislative process has some disagreeable aspects. Some pieces of law get passed not because they pass the smell test but because they get packaged with other stuff that has to be enacted. This week the House of Representatives passed such a bill–a measure that could do great harm to…

Commission moves to formalize fracking prohibition in Delaware River basin

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By Keith Curley The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has begun a rulemaking process to protect one of our most valuable fisheries from the impacts of hydraulic fracturing, formalizing a de facto moratorium in place since 2010. Across the country, Trout Unlimited advocates for responsible energy development, which involves protecting the highest quality habitats and…

TU responds to lapse of Chetco River mineral withdrawal

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The Chetco River, one of the finest salmon and steelhead fisheries in the West. For more than a decade TU has worked with other fishing and conservation groups to protect coastal salmon and steelhead streams in southwest Oregon from mining and o ther types of resource development that could harm legendary fisheries such as the…

Upper Klamath Basin

Trout Unlimited was a lead negotiator and signatory to the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement under which PacifiCorp will be removing four obsolete dams on the Klamath River. The dams cut off fish access to more than 400 miles of upstream rivers, including spring-fed climate refugia in the shadow of Crater Lake. They also have a…

The time for band-aids has passed

Published in From the President

Make no mistake, we will double down on making communities and landscapes more resilient to the effects of climate change, and do so in a way that benefits wild and native coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. At the same time, we will work very hard with our many partners and members and supporters to pass federal legislation that slows the causes of climate change.

From Bristol Bay to the Bronx

Published in Community, Conservation, Fishing

Washington, D.C., is a long way from Dillingham, Alaska, but that’s where Triston Chaney spent his 19th birthday. Triston was among a group of commercial fishermen, lodge owners and outfitters who came back to the nation’s capital to discourage the EPA from permitting the proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. Over birthday cake at our…

Bringing back jobs and healthy rivers

Published in Conservation

Let’s get a win for clean water and healthy trout and salmon populations This month in Congress, we have a remarkable opportunity that doesn’t come along very often—a chance to advance a handful of issues that Trout Unlimited has worked on for more than a decade. Passing these priorities would put Americans back to work…

Great Lakes to benefit from two pieces of major legislation

Published in Conservation

As we approach the end of 2020, the Great Lakes region is two presidential signatures away from securing major legislative wins.  Congress recently approved funding measures for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.  “Trout Unlimited would like to thank the…

Everything you wanted to know: bonneville cutthroat trout

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Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah)  Species summary and status: The State Fish of Utah, the Bonneville cutthroat was historically found in the Bonneville Basin, including suitable habitat within Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. Although scientists believed pure strains of Bonneville cutthroat were extinct, a few isolated populations were discovered in Utah in the 1970s and…

Big court win for small streams

Federal judge reinstates Clean Water Act safeguards for headwater streams and wetlands Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited chris.wood@tu.org, 571-274-0601 Steve Moyer, vice president for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—In a decision that restores critical Clean Water Act protections for small headwater streams and wetlands across the country, a federal judge…