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Shauna Stephenson

  • Public Lands Instagram Contest Terms and Conditions

    COMPLETE RULES AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS HOW TO ENTER: During the Entry Period, enter the Promotion by publicly posting an original photo or video to Instagram. All entries must include the hashtag #publiclandsmonth and “tag” @TroutUnlimited on Instagram. Limit fifty (50) entries per person during the Entry Period. ENTRY PERIOD: all submissions must be made…

  • Happy public lands month!

    Trout Unlimited launches month-long celebration of public lands September is #publiclandsmonth Trout Unlimited is devoting the month of September to celebrating America's public lands and diving into the issues facing our hunting and fishing heritage. Starting Sept. 1, we will be taking the entire month to reflect on the connection we have to America’s public…

  • Saying ‘no’ to risky mines

    Public meetings aren't usually the stuff of great entertainment. But this spring a seemingly mundane exchange between bureaucrats underscored an big problem in Montana -- one TU and a whole pile of other Montanans are working to fix. Yes on 186 from Trout Unlimited on Vimeo. The Yes for Responsible Mining Initiative, I-186 would require…

  • Voices: I-186 reminds us we all live downstream

    Above: Sun filters down on the mountain town of Pony, Montana By Shauna Stephenson Each year, just about the time the poppies explode in meadow of the gold mine owner's abandoned mansion, just when the quiet main street goes from ghostly to just a little more alive and the occasional tourist totters up to the…

  • Video spotlight

    Video spotlight: Rewinding a River

    Abandoned mines are a problem for water quality across the West. There are more than a half million sites, many leaking toxic pollution like acid mine drainage and heavy metals into our streams and rivers. In other places, streams and rivers have been re-routed, straightened into unsustainable channels that make it difficult for aquatic life…

  • Western governors support Good Sam

    The Western Governors Association passed a resolution this week supporting legislation that would help clean up abandoned mines across the West by protecting Good Samaritans who voluntarily clean up the pollution. There are more than a half million abandoned mines dotting the Western landscape, creating significant water quality problems. “We commend the Western Governors’ Association…