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Teenager explores home water as a TU volunteer
“I walked up and there was a lady sitting there and this boy, like 9 or 10, riding a boogie board in the culvert,” said Browne. “It was pretty crazy.”
Local student surveyed culverts on Gallatin River tributaries to determine possible fish barriers Nathan Browne expected to see high drop offs, steep inclines and maybe a beaver dam or two when he volunteered to survey road culverts on Gallatin River tributaries in the summer of 2020. He saw those things, and other issues, but one of…
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Simms, TU partner to focus on the Gallatin in Montana
Multi-year collaboration will benefit fishery, community When collaboration works well, it has a tendency to grow into new opportunities. It happened this summer during a call between Chris Wood, CEO and president of Trout Unlimited, and K. C. Walsh, executive chair of Simms Fishing Products. They had been discussing how to stand united against Pebble Mine…
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TU advocacy is grounded in science
Picturing somebody standing in a river staring at a fish while wearing a white lab coat and protective goggles for no reason might be what people think of when they hear the title Trout Unlimited scientist. While there is an outside chance that might happen, in reality the 30 or so TU staff with a…
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TU’s Science Week shares how we work smarter for conservation
Trout Unlimited is proud to announce our first TU Science Week starting Monday, Oct. 19. Join us for five days of social media postings including daily Instagram Live events (@troutunlimited), stories explaining various ways science is incorporated into the conservation and policy work we do and two science-themed film debuts produced by our own Josh…
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A Wyoming storm turns into a restoration opportunity
When an early snow storm with hurricane-force winds toppled trees in a Wyoming town, TU saw an opportunity to help the community recover and support our work Nick and Hilary Walrath have learned not to be surprised by Wyoming snowstorms in September, but even they were caught off guard by the cold front that hit…
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When did you become interested in conservation?
Enter the annual Teen Youth Essay For some of us, the moment we decided to get involved in conservation efforts was crystal clear. It happened more subtly for others. This year, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have turned to the outdoors and recreation as a safe way to keep up our spirits in…
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Rattlesnake Dam removal is almost complete
Removal of century-old dam in Missoula, Mont., opens creek for native fish passage The opportunity for native westslope cutthroat and bull trout to move unimpeded up and down Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula, Mont., is close to reality. Contractors hired by Trout Unlimited, Montana Trout Unlimited, the City of Missoula and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks,…
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