Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU Podcast: CEO Chris Wood Interviews Henry WinklerThe Fonz talks about fly fishing, softball and his new book WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood interviews the renowned actor and entertainer Henry Winkler in this weeks TU podcast, available for free at…
Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO – (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon Long-time regional forester well-equipped to step into leadership role Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited today applauded the federal appointment of Leslie Weldon as deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “I’ve known Leslie for many years and…
Contact:Erin Mooney, Trout Unlimited – (215) 557-2845, emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds Pennsylvania for not leasing state forest lands for Marcellus drilling State officials say there are no plans to lease more state forest lands. Harrisburg, P.A. Trout Unlimited applauds Gov. Corbett and Pennsylvania officials for deciding not to keep additional state forest…
By Andy Brown Trout Unlim ited’s Roaring Creek project is in Avery County in the Roan Highlands region in the Appalachian Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest and in the North Toe River watershed. The project was one of five staff-led projects completed in 2017 by TU in North Carolina, and was a private…
Make a Gift to the future of Trout & Salmon Conservation Making Trout Unlimited part of your future plans is arguably the most significant way that one can make a lasting impact for trout, salmon, and coldwater conservation. A long-term commitment to TU not only ensures that our fisheries, watersheds, and wild places will be…
Trout Unlimited applauds Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman for their leadership and commitment to protecting Oregon’s fisheries and public lands from activities that could harm salmon, trout, and steelhead populations and world famous angling opportunities. Last week, these lawmakers sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke…
Conservation Related Policies National Conservation Agenda – (2016) (The National Leadership Council creates and approves the NCA which is designed to chart the course for all components of TU – national staff, councils, chapters and members – to work together on a shared enterprise to implement TU’s mission. Policy on Climate Change and Promoting Responsible…
Floodplains play a critical – if often underappreciated – role in maintaining stream and watershed health. Floodplains are the interface between a river and the land adjacent to it. A connected, functional floodplain attenuates floods and droughts and moderates stream temperatures by retaining water during periods of high flow and releasing it back into the…
Below are resources for chapters and councils participating in STREAM Girls. To learn more about this wonderful watershed ed program, visit the STREAM Girls webpage.
The Snake River has, by far, the greatest potential for wild fish recovery of any watershed in the Columbia Basin. Historically it produced about 40 percent of the spring/summer Chinook salmon and 55 percent of the summer steelhead in the Columbia system. Annual run estimates prior to the 1850s exceed two-million fish for all…
The NYC and Watersheds Trout in the Classroom virtual trout tank’s alevin are looking great and especially active today. At closer look we noticed that they have developed strong fins. Eight fins to be exact. Why are these fins so important? Not only does every fin have a function and purpose, ichthyologists also rely on meristic characters, or countable structures, such as the numbers…
TU partners with Lighthawk and American Rivers to highlight three conservation projects helping to recover the Colorado River Basin
Katti Renik is joining Trout Unlimited’s Great Lakes team as a project coordinator in Northwest Wisconsin.
8/20/2001 Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Trout Unlimited Presents 2001 National Conservation Awards Contact: Russ Schnitzer , , TU 608-252-8404 TU 608-252-8404 8/20/2001 — Portland, Ore. — In what has become one of the organizations most enduring traditions, Trout Unlimited (TU) bestowed awards to publicly recognize outstanding achievements of its members, Chapters, and…
Media Contacts: Susan Dewhirst sdewhirst@tomsofmaine.com (207) 467-2406 Dain Percifield Dain.percifield@cohnwolfe.com (415) 365-8548 Vote For Your Favorite Community Project In Tom’s of Maine’s 50 States For Good Program Let’s Get Some Goodness Going On! In Your Hometown And Help Decide Which Five Organizations Will Share A $100,000 Sponsorship Fund KENNEBUNK, Maine, August 4, 2010 Tom’s of…
John Baiocchi, on one of his home waters, the Truckee River.
Twenty years ago Twenty years ago, Trout Unlimited looked across the landscape of the West at water use and saw huge, complicated, unaddressed problems that were sucking the life out of our best trout rivers and streams. Twenty years ago, thousands of miles of trout and salmon habitat were fragmented by makeshift dams, obsolete irrigation…
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lee.mabey@usda.gov TROUT UNLIMITED AND CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST COMPLETING FINAL YEAR OF LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECT FOR NATIVE FISH ON TINCUP CREEK, ID JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest…
I feel that kids run the risk of never seeing beyond their television screens and high rise buildings. If our youth never see what’s out there they will have trouble appreciating and conserving our natural resources. I was fortunate to have this opportunity firsthand and it changed my life.
“From the candidate interview process to the last few weeks of getting to know Connor, I am confident that his background, experience, and passion provide the right combination to lead the charge for the TU/SIMMS Gallatin Home River Initiative,” said Diane Bristol, Senior Director, Employee and Community Engagement. “We are also looking forward to the collaboration that Connor will facilitate across the many fantastic organizations that have been working to protect and enhance the Gallatin River.”
