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2,900 Culverts Required to get to a Proposed Mining Area
The proposed Ambler Road is a giant red flag for fish and wildlife. Alaska’s Brooks Range stretches some 700 miles east to west across the Arctic, forming the northern-most mountain range in America. This vast and wild landscape is the most untamed and remote hunting and fishing habitat remaining in North America, but a proposed…
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Watch “School of Fish” today
Presented by Orvis with support from Trout Unlimited Editor’s Note: This Native American Heritage Month, Trout Unlimited is celebrating and honoring the efforts of our tribal partners who, since time immemorial, have been stewards of the lands, waters, and wildlife that they hold sacred. We are inspired by the stories of the Nez Perce working…
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Meet Tica, TU Alaska’s New Bristol Bay Engagement Manager
As our fight to #StopPebbleMine ticks towards the two-decade mark, we are excited to welcome fresh eyes to the Bristol Bay Team: Tica Drury, our new Bristol Bay Engagement Manager. Despite the huge win of finalizing Clean Water Act safeguards in the region earlier this year, Trout Unlimited’s work in the region is far from…
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The Fight for Bristol Bay Continues
Lawsuit by the State of Alaska threatens Clean Water Act protections. Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized Clean Water Act safeguards for the headwaters of Bristol Bay. These safeguards established a prohibition and restriction on mine waste discharge in the Pebble deposit area in the headwaters of Bristol Bay. This win was…
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Celebrating Bristol Bay
In January we celebrated the monumental news of finalized Clean Water Act 404(c) safeguards for the headwaters of Bristol Bay. Last week, the celebration continued with a party at the White House. Trout Unlimited’s CEO Chris Wood and Alaska Director Nelli Williams attended a historic celebration of Bristol Bay’s newly finalized protections with many friends…
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Meet Aaron, TU Alaska’s new Habitat Restoration Director
Aaron Prussian is the new habitat restoration director for Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Program. Aaron will spend his time managing and growing TU’s restoration work across the state. From ongoing projects on Resurrection Creek, to emerging projects in southeast and interior Alaska, Aaron will work to ensure our restoration efforts bring maximum benefits to local fish…
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Safeguards for America’s largest, fishiest forest
Roadless Rule restored on 9.3 million acres of the Tongass
Roadless Rule restored on 9.3 million acres of the Tongass A huge swath of America’s largest and fishiest forest is now safe from industrial clear-cut logging of old growth trees. The U.S. Forest Service announced this week that it is restoring roadless protections on 9.3 million acres of Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, conserving plentiful…
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