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Voices from the River: Seeing is Believing
There is a 3-pound bass and two 18-inch trout holding under this forked snag. Seeing them is one thing. Catching one is another. By Mark Taylor I got back to my home office from lunch today to find that my copy of TU’s new book, “Trout Tips,” had arrived. This had been a working lunch,…
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Big year for New England culvert team
By Colin Lawson The New England Culvert Program had a very successful 2016 field season completing over 10 restoration projects across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Our team of three full-time and eight seasonal staff reconnected more than 17 miles of u pstream brook trout habitat, assessed over 1,800 road stream crossings for AOP and…
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Voices from the River: The case for (sometimes) using spinning gear
By Mark Taylor The reaction was subtle but obvious. A sideways look. A head shake. A grimace. Then came the single word. “Really?” my buddy said looking at the fishing rod in my hand? We were loading up for a short float-fishing trip on a mi d-sized Virginia trout stream. My friend had a couple…
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Partnership the key in quest for wild trout in PA
By Dave Kinney In the summer of 2016, Trout Unlimited, in partnership with Audubon Pennsylvania and the Kittattiny Ridge Coalition, electroshocked 41 streams in Northampton, Carbon, Monroe, and Schuylkill counties. Survey teams led by TU scientists were hiking into small, forgotten waters searching for unknown populations of wild trout—and in one out of every three…
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TU’s Amy Wolfe to be honored by PennFuture and NWF
PennFuture and the National Wildlife Federation have selected Trout Unlimited’s Amy Wolfe for one of its Women in Conservation Awards. Specifically, Amy was selected as recipient of the “Woman of the Susquehanna River Watershed” award. Wolfe is one of five women who will be honored at the third annual event, to be held in La…
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Citizen scientists sought for Virginia stream temp study
By Jake Lemon Trout Unlimited is seeking volunteers to help with a program to monitor stream temperatures in the headwaters of the Shenandoah River. TU recently received a $10,000 grant from Virginia Environmental Endowments to engage citizen scientists in the study, which will be conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey. This study will…
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New film highlights those who guard our waters
By Mark Taylor Trout Unlimited and its volunteers aren’t content to simply talk about the importance of clean, cold water. We act. And that passion for action is what drives TU’s Eastern Shale Gas Monitoring Program. The program engages, trains and supports citizen scientists who monitor their local streams to identify and limit the potential…
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