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Jackson Adopt-a-Trout Program Engages 200 Middle School Students in Science and Conservation

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Tuesday, June 13th, 2017 JACKSON ADOPT-A-TROUT PROGRAM ENGAGES 200 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU), the Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited chapter (JHTU), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) announced today the successful conclusion of the 2016-2017 school year Adopt-a-Trout Program with a field day at the…

New Mexican National Monument a Win for Sportsmen

Contact:Garrett VeneKlasen, (505) 670-2925Shauna Sherard, (307) 757-7861 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Mexican National Monument a Win for Sportsmen Designation will protect more than 60 miles of iconic river Washington D.C. After years of collaboration, the Rio Grande del Norte, a place close to New Mexican sportsmen’s hearts, will be protected as a national monument. The…

EPA Report Shows Importance of Headwaters, Wetlands

Oct. 10, 2013 Contact: Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406 DSC_1241.JPG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Importance of Waters and Wetlands Documented in New EPA Report Scientists from sportsmens organizations favorably review report that will guide development ofa new rule clarifying the Clean Water Acts role in safeguarding waters of the United States WASHINGTON A recently released report by…

TU, CPW, Buckhorn Valley Metro announce plan to protect Abrams Creek trout

July 14, 2016 For Immediate Release Contact: Mely Whiting, mwhiting@tu.org, (720) 470-4758 Kendall Bakich, kendall.bakich@state.co.us, (970) 355-4771 Preserving rare cutthroat population a high priority for state conservation efforts (Eagle)Trout Unlimited, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Buckhorn Valley Metropolitan District No. 1 (District) today announced plans for an ambitious restoration project on Abrams Creek to…

TU work pays off: Smith and Cascade-Siskiyou

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Baldface Creek, Smith River headwaters, OR. Photo: California Department of Fish & Wildlife Two announcements last week that a region of the country renowned for its s almon and steelhead fishing and biodiversity would be better protected were good news for anglers and native trout conservationists. On Thursday, January 12, the Department of the Interior…

Remote sensing will revolutionize trout conservation

Published in Science, Conservation

Remote sensing is being used to measure improvement in Lahontan cutthroat trout habitat in Nevada. By Dan Dauwalter, Kurt Fesenmyer and Helen Neville Have you ever assisted your local DNR biologist with a painstaking habitat survey on your favorite trout stream where you tediously measured the stream channel, substrates, wood, undercut banks, and so on?…

Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited entered in Embrace A Stream Challenge

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Jackson, WY – November 2, 2017 – The Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited (JHTU), a local, volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to restoring and reconnecting local rivers and streams, has been entered in the Embrace A Stream Challenge, a new online contest sponsored by Orvis and Trout Unlimited. From Nov. 6-12, the chapter has a chance…

Revised ‘Waters of the United States’ rule weakens protections for wetlands and streams

Revised rule implements Supreme Court opinion sharply restricting federal protections for wetlands and small streams Contacts:   ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers today issued a revised Waters of the U.S. Rule sharply limiting Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams that are critical to healthy and functioning…

STREAM Girls and Keepers

Every person is a citizen of their watershed, and Trout Unlimited’s STREAM programs show what that means to us. By visiting a local stream and having the opportunity to observe it as scientists, anglers, and artists, students will get the complete picture of what their stream could mean to them. Over the course of multiple…

New hope for coho in San Geronimo Creek

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San Geronimo Creek, which provides important spawning and rearing habitat for endangered coho salmon in Marin County, Calif., flows parallel to the road in the center of this photo on the far side of the former golf course, up against the forested hillside. Imperiled coho salmon benefit from major land acquisition and open space conservation…

Restore the core

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It looks like an out-of-place slip-and-slide placed into a meadow alongside a tributary of Rock Creek. It is, in fact, a fish screen. Like so many western trout streams, Rock Creek and its tributaries are important sources of irrigation for farmers and ranchers.  In the past, many irrigators would dam a creek, and divert its…

Klamath River restoration campaign passes another milestone

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The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…

California public lands bills pass out of key House committee

Published in Conservation, Government Affairs, TROUT Magazine

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed three bills that would better conserve habitat and sporting opportunities in some of California’s most productive coldwater fisheries and upland hunting zones. Trout Unlimited has worked for the past five years to help develop these measures and provided written testimony to the committee in support of today’s markup.…

Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted

10/30/2001 Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted Contact: Kathy Buchner , Wyoming Council Director , TU (307) 733-6991 Wyoming Council Director TU (307) 733-6991 10/30/2001 — Jackson, Wyo. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied Symbiotics/ Northwest Power Services application for…

TU’s Mill Creek project wins Honorable Mention, ICEEFP Distinguished Project Award

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TU’s Mill Creek Dam Fish Passage Project, completed last fall, earned Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Project Award at the International Conference on Engineering & Ecohydrology for Fish Passage, held in Corvallis, Oregon, this week. Mill Creek is a tributary to California’s Russian River, an important watershed for endangered coho salmon and steelhead. The project…

Trout Unlimited to Honor Veterans at D.C. Event

For Immediate Release Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 Trout Unlimited to Honor Veterans at D.C. Event Veterans Service Program Dinner to be held on March 3 in Washington, D.C. Arlington, Va. – Trout Unlimited (TU) is hosting its first annual Veterans Service Program dinner in Washington, D.C., where it will honor wounded…