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TU completes Horse Brook culvert project in Catskills
The new bridge opens up 2.3 miles of high-quality habitat on this important Beaverkill tributary. By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited has completed the Horse Brook Culvert Replacement Project in New York, replacing an antiquated double barrel culvert with a new single span bridge. The culverts were undersized, perched and a barrier to fish…
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Fish from space: NASA extends TU science grant
By Helen Neville and Dan Dauwalter When TU staff consider who might be valuable partners in our conservation work, we typically think of state fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the U.S. Forest Service, to name a few. We certainly don’t usually think of NASA.…
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TU scores victory for brook trout in Pa.’s Twomile Run
TU stream sampling efforts recently turned up wild brook trout in Pennsylvania's Twomile Run, a stream in the Kettle Creek watershed that had been dead for decades due to abandoned mine drainage that was addressed by passive treatment systems. By Amy Wolfe With some projects, the results are immediately tangible. Take for instance a project…
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TU’s Moyer testifies for Good Samaritan legislation
There is no denying that tens of thousands of abandoned mines are having a negative impact on America's streams. There is no denying that tens of thousands of abandoned mines are having a negative impact on America's streams. Nor is there any question that cleanup efforts can make a difference. Trout Unlimited's Steve Moyer told…
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