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Contact:Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, (303) 441-5163, kohlerj@nwf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen continue to urge caution on development of oil shale, tar stands DENVER A sportsmen’s coalition applauds the Bureau of Land of Management’s balanced decision on the protection of many vital fish and wildlife habitats, but has concerns about the increased risk to the…
Press release For Immediate Release Sept. 9, 2013 Contact: Dave Kumlien, dkumlien@tu.org 406.570.0023 2013 Utah Single-Fly winner: the Green River Trout Unlimited fishing tournament benefits conservation projects (Dutch John, UT) Its a trout anglers dream challenge: One fly. One legendary river. One full day of fishing. Trout Unlimited held its fifth annual Utah Single Fly…
Feb. 11, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TUs Moyer Elected to Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Working on Capitol Hill, Moyer has Helped Protect and Restore Trout and Salmon for More than Two Decades WASHINGTON, D.C.Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimiteds vice president for government affairs, was elected to the…
July 14, 2014 Contact: Chris Hunt, National Communications Director (208) 406-9106 Joel R. Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer (646) 573-6410 Kirk Deeter, Editor, TROUT Magazine (303) 808-1285 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited makes major investment in ICAST/IFTD show in Orlando Nations oldest and largest trout and salmon conservation organization sends its largest delegation ever to Americas…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 12, 2014 Contact: Toner Mitchell, 505 231-8860, tmitchell@tu.org Garrett VeneKlasen, 505-670-2925, garrett@nmwildlife.org Oscar Simpson, (505) 345-0117, oscarsimpson3@yahoo.com New Mexico sportsmen praise passage of Valles Caldera, Columbine-Hondo bills Congress permanently protects outstanding New Mexico backcountry hunting and fishing lands (Santa Fe) Trout Unlimited, the New Mexico Wildlife Federation, and New Mexico Backcountry…
Nov. 5, 2015 Contact: Ty Churchwell, tchurchwell@tu.org, (970) 903-3010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU backs bill to establish fund for mine cleanups Calls legislation a ‘key piece’ of mine runoff solution DURANGO, Colo.Trout Unlimited praised a bill introduced today by Colorado and New Mexico lawmakers that would reform the 1872 Mining Law to require the collection…
Screen Shot 2015-12-10 at 12.28.39 PM.png December 10, 2015 Contact: Alannah Hurley, Executive Director, United Tribes of Bristol Bay (907) 843-1633 Melanie Brown, Member&fisherman, Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay (907) 244-1169 Nelli Williams, Alaska Program Director, Trout Unlimited (907) 230-7121 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House Bill from Outside Representative threatens Bristol Bay salmon, culture, jobs Proposed…
April 20, 2016 Contact: Steve Moyer, smoyer@tu.org Kristyn Brady, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org Senate passes bipartisan energy bill that reauthorizes LWCF Sportsmen have been fighting for years to move these conservation priorities across the finish line WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate has just passed a comprehensive energy reform bill that includes key conservation provisions to benefit fish, wildlife,…
Browns.jpg News for Immediate Release May 10, 2016 Contact: Randy Scholfield, TU, 720-375-3961, rscholfield@tu.org Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Kristyn Brady, TRCP, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org Judith Kohler, NWF, 720-315-0855, koherj@nwf.com Sportsmen groups praise Colorado Public Lands Day New holidayfirst of its kind in the nationwill recognize value of public lands DENVER A coalition of sportsmens groups…
https://login.tu.org/sites/default/files/blog/20160519_145145_resized_7%5B7%5D.jpg Salter brook trout tend to be heavy for their length. (Jeff Reardon photo.) By Jeff Reardon I recently returned from five days in eastern Maine with a group of volunteers from TU, Maine Audubon and the Sea Run Brook Trout Coalition (SRBTC), along with staff from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2016 Contact: Therese Thompson, tthompson@westernnativetrout.org, 303-236-4402 Stephanie Scott, SScott@tu.org, 720-354-2647 Christine Burns, ChristineBurns@elpasoco.com, 719-520-6996 Allyn Kratz, allyn.kratz@cmctu.org, 719-641-4925 Small grants have big impact for native trout projects Colorado greenback trout conservation efforts receive funding from Western Native Trout Initiative DENVERColoradoTrout Unlimited (CTU), Cheyenne Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CMCTU), and…
Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) Species summary and Ssatus: The Yellowstone cutthroat trout occupies waters in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada. Yellowstone cutthroat trout tend to be golden brown with relatively large, dark spots concentrated towards the tail. The fine-spotted cutthroat trout is another form of Yellowstone cutthroat trout, and as the name suggests,…
The State of Oregon is justifiably famous for many things, among them its world-renowned salmon and steelhead fisheries. But a slew of impacts, including hotter and drier conditions associated with climate change and harmful timber practices (especially on private forest lands), have diminished many of Oregon’s salmon and steelhead runs. Late last Friday, eighteen months…
TU’s VP for Western Conservation, Rob Masonis, and other signers of the new Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership flank California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird at the signing ceremony on August 29, 2017. By Sam Davidson During the hottest and driest time of year here in California, salmon and steelhead recently got some welcome…
TU’s VP for Western Conservation, Rob Masonis, and other signers of the new Central Valley Salmon Habitat Partnership flank California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird at the signing ceremony on August 29, 2017. During the hottest and driest time of year here in California, salmon and steelhead recently got some welcome relief as Trout…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2017 Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay (907) 843-1633 or Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited (907) 230-7121 Photos and video from the hearings: available upon request ALASKANS URGE EPA OFFICIALS TO MAINTAIN BRISTOL BAY PROTECTIONS An overwhelming majority who attended hearings in Dillingham and Iliamna requested proposed 2014 protections…
Gavin, three-time Youth Leadership Council representative from Ohio, is pictured above, center, with the GlenOak TIC trout crew, a project that he initiated after attending a Trout Unlimited Fly Fishing and Conservation Camp. by Gavin Nupp Throughout high school, I tried my hand with many activities. I spent countless nights nearly sleepless studying for Science…
Consider some of the major factors in the decline of native salmon, steelhead and trout in North America. Extensive loss of habitat from dams and other development. Too much water diverted from streams. Degraded water quality from poorly maintained roads and leaky old mines. In California, you can add cannabis cultivation to this list of…
TU’s work in West Virginia is improving conditions for trophy wild brook trout such as this 15-inch fish. By Mandy Nix Some have said that our history is in our trees, but for many others, there’s a blueprint of history in every ripple of water. It’s in the icy trickle from a limestone spring, and…
TU and Wild Steelheaders support Oregon decision to help decimated wild summer steelhead