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NOAA biological opinion unrealistic for Kennebec River recovery
Atlantic salmon runs in U.S. waters have endured blow after blow over the past two centuries. They just received another one. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) this week released a Biological Opinion (BiOp) on an energy giant’s proposed solutions to improve fish passage infrastructure at four hydroelectric dams on Maine’s Kennebec River, one…
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Boot-sucking muck, broken boats and “beaver fever”: All in a day’s work for Great Lakes field staff.
For TU field staffers, there’s rarely such a thing as “just another day at the office.” Days in the field are always different and can present some interesting challenges. Any time you put about a dozen folks into the outdoors for days from spring through fall, there is a potential for stuff to go sideways.…
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New TU stream restoration tech returns to NY roots
Jeremiah Stone's love for nature stems from a childhood full of fishing and adventure in Upstate New York.
Stone joined the Trout Unlimited staff in 2022 as the full-time Stream Restoration Technician for the Northeast Coldwater Habitat Program covering New York and Connecticut. In this role he will support TU Northeast’s New York field based research and activities. Prior to graduating from Syracuse University in 2017, Stone worked seasonally with the nonprofit Sierra…
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Generous bequest boosts TU’s Land Conservancy Fund
Trout Unlimited’s work inspires in many ways.
Trout Unlimited’s work inspires in many ways. For longtime member and volunteer leader Schuyler Sweet, being involved in a river protection project made such an impact he was moved to extreme generosity. His decision offers Trout Unlimited chapters an important source of funding to support acquisition and protection of land critical to trout and salmon conservation.…
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Wisconsin volunteer leader named Fly Fisherman’s Conservationist of the Year
“I got an email from the magazine’s editor, Ross Purnell, sharing the news,” Horvath recalled. “I thought someone was punking me.”
Gary Horvath isn’t one for attention. “I’m not a guy for the limelight,” says Horvath. “It kind of stresses me out.” He’s a little stressed out these days. Horvath, who lives in River Falls, Wisc., recently learned that Fly Fisherman magazine had named him its Conservationist of the Year. “I got an email from the…
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Maine’s Atlantic salmon on the brink
Removing the four lower dams on Maine’s Kennebec River may be the best hope to save Atlantic salmon in the U.S. The Hydro Kennebec Dam is one of four dams on the Kennebec River that block migratory fish from moving upstream. Spring was a time of renewal and reward in Maine in the pre-industrial age. Hardened…
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Driftless Area Newsletter 2022
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