6/5/2003 Trout Unlimited Lauds Introduction of Senate and House Roadless Area Conservation Bills Trout Unlimited Lauds Introduction of Senate and House Roadless Area Conservation Bills Contact: Chris Wood Vice President of Conservation Trout Unlimited 703-284-9403 6/5/2003 — Arlington, VA — Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest trout and salmon conservation group, applauded the introduction of…
9/20/2006 Trout Unlimited applauds re-instated roadless protections Sept. 20, 2006 Contact: Brian ODonnell (970) 903-0276bodonnell@tu.org Trout Unlimited applauds re-instated roadless protections DURANGO, Colo Trout Unlimited commended todays U.S. District Court decision to reinstate protections for 58.5 million acres of National Forest roadless lands. Protecting roadless areas is vital to conserving fish and wildlife habitat and…
6/22/2006 Abandoned Minelands Workshop and Tour to be Held Saturday in Idaho City June 22, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pam Smolczynski, Trout Unlimited, (208) 938-1110 x14 Hana West, U.S. Forest Service, (208) 392-6681 Abandoned Minelands Workshop and Tour to be Held Saturday in Idaho City Trout Unlimited and Partners Kick Off Major New Project…
2/2/2001 Energy and Salmon Crises Linked: Both Require Real, Long-Term Solutions Energy and Salmon Crises Linked: Both Require Real, Long-Term Solutions Contact: 2/2/2001 — — Contact: Jeff Curtis, Western Conservation Director, TU: 503-827-5700; 503-351-2492 (cell) Alan Moore, Western Communications Coordinator, TU: 503-827-5700; 503-319-2210 (cell) February 2, 2001. Portland, Ore….Trout Unlimited commends the Western Governors’ Association…
10/30/2000 $5 Million for Maine Atlantic Salmon Signed into Law $5 Million for Maine Atlantic Salmon Signed into Law TU Praises Maine Senators and Administration for Cooperation Contact: 10/30/2000 — — Contact: Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (207) 373-0700; Steve Moyer, Vice President for Conservation Programs, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 October 10,…
03/13/2009 Trout Unlimited Supports Bureau of Land Management Decision to Drop Monongahela National Forest from Oil and Gas Lease Auction March 13, 2009 Contact: Elizabeth Maclin (202) 431-2676Erin Mooney (571) 331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Supports Bureau of Land Management Decision to Drop Monongahela National Forest from Oil and Gas Lease Auction ARLINGTON, VA—Trout…
June 3, 2009 Contact: Nelli Williams – 907-230-7121 nwilliams@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 3, 2009) — As part of its international campaign to build consumer demand for wild salmon and to help protect Southwest Alaskas Bristol Bay watershed from the threat of large-scale mining, Trout Unlimited (TU) is holding a public event in…
06/12/2009 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 12, 2009 For Immediate Release: Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 571-331-7970 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 13 national event marks TUs 50th anniversary Arlington, Va.On Saturday, June 13, volunteers around…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Erin Mooney 703-284-9408emooney@tu.org Trout Unlimited (TU) Sees American Power Act as a Positive Step Toward Passing Climate Legislation New bill would help trout and salmon adapt to climate impacts. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU) is pleased that Senators Kerry (D-MA) and Lieberman (I-CT) today introduced comprehensive clean energy and climate change legislation.…
June 12, 2014 Contact: Chris Hunt, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU Taps Joel R. Johnson as New Chief Marketing Officer Former ad exec and branding pro now heads up TUs marketing and communications WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today announced that Joel R. Johnson, a former advertising agency executive and branding expert, will head up the…
Aug. 28, 2015 Contact: Zac Kauffman, Sawyer Paddles and Oars (541) 535-3606, zac@paddlesandoars.com Joel R. Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9413, jjohnson@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sawyer Paddles and Oars joins TU as newest corporate sponsor WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited and Sawyer Oars and Paddles announced a partnership today that will benefit TU members across the country by…
By Robert Shane When we think of dams, especially dam removals, we think BIG; we think the Elwha and the Penobscot and the Snake. We imagine monstrosities of concrete and steel blocking important trout and salmon spawning waters. This plight, however, is not secular to big dams. In the state of Massachusetts there are over…
Oct. 7, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer, Trout Unlimited (646) 573-6410 Ted Upton, Chief Executive Officer, Cheeky Fishing (339) 707-3017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cheeky Fishing joins TU as corporate partner WASHINGTON, D.C.Cheeky Fishing, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer of high-performance fishing reels, is Trout Unlimiteds newest corporate partner, thanks to an agreement that gives TU…
Paul Burnett, wearing the white hard hat, celebrates with Utah Division of Wildlife workers and volunteers after completing a 385-foot fish ladder through a concrete culvert to allow migratory cutthroat to return to headwaters they had been cut off from for more than 40 years. Brett Prettyman photo. By Brett Prettyman Trout Unlimited believes in…
While it’s still very possible to hook into a bestial chinook salmon in Pacific waters—fish that can grow upwards of 50 pounds or more—imagine what it might be like to connect with a salmon that’s 9 feet long and sports inch-long spiked teeth and weighs upwards of 400 pounds. Between 5 and 11 million years…
Earlier this week, Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources, along with volunteers from Trout Unlimited, delivered rainbow trout eggs to 33 Utah schools taking part in the Trout in the Classroom program. The eggs are placed in specially designed tanks where students can watch them transform into baby fish. Brett Prettyman, intermountain communications director for Trout…
Sue Blackall (left) helps more than 1,000 Sparta students get into the field annually, and enjoys the opportunity to provide hands-on training. By Jamie Vaughan Local Sparta, Michigan resident, retired Appleview Elementary teacher, and community leader Sue Blackall has been honored by Kent Conservation District and Trout Unlimited with the Conservationist of the Year award.…
We won’t sugar coat this: If you care about Montana’s rivers, we need you now. This spring, Trout Unlimited helped launch the Yes for Responsible Mining initiative (I-186). I-186 can help guarantee a cleaner future for our rivers and streams. It will require mining companies applying for new permits to show reasonable proof that they…
Thanks to the leadership of elected officials in Oregon who understand the importance of wild places, and the value salmon and steelhead bring to our outdoor economy, there’s a decent chance that Oregon could end up with some new public lands protections in the next few days. As we posted last week, the halls of…
/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blog/sky-blue-brown-092817.jpg Pennsylvania is a fly angler’s state. And Rick Nyles is a fly angler – and a darn good one. Rick owns Sky Blue Outfitters in Fleetwood, Penn., and he’s Gold Level Trout Unlimited Business member who has been guiding all over the Keystone State on some of its best waters for 20 years. And…
