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Montana’s rivers need you now
We won't sugar coat this: If you care about Montana's rivers, we need you now. This spring, Trout Unlimited helped launch the Yes for Responsible Mining initiative (I-186). I-186 can help guarantee a cleaner future for our rivers and streams. It will require mining companies applying for new permits to show reasonable proof that they…
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What’s Charlie thinking?
It's raining here in Montana. The rivers are blown out and let's be honest—it's just kind of cold and miserable out there. So lets play a game. Fishing dogs are their own breed of hound. They're goofier and light of heart in ways working dogs or hunting dogs aren't. I like to think it's because…
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Lining the way to fish recovery
Photo: Yakima River/Guenther Media How do you find extra water for farmers and fish? In Washington, it requires lots of heavy equiment.Historically, Kittitas Reclamation District (KRD) in Ellensburg, Washington has needed the full capacity of its canals to deliver irrigation water to its Kittitas County farmers. As water moved through KRD’s system a portion was…
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Montanans deserve clean water
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Recovering salmon and steelhead in the Columbia Basin
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill, H.R. 3144, which would undercut the prospects for salmon and steelhead recovery in the Columbia River basin in the Pacific Northwest. HR 3144 offers a regressive response to the challenge of keeping the Columbia's legendary salmon and steelhead runs viable while ensuring reliable and…
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Voices from the River: Thank Mom for outdoor inspiration
By Shauna Stephenson Let’s be honest for a sec: Raising outdoor kids is hard work. It’s exhausting and dirty, sometimes disgusting. It is not always perfect. It is not always successful. It does not look like an REI ad where everyone is always clean and smiling. True, we need those moms more than ever these…
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After the Mine: Montana ballot initiative ensures clean water
Montana has a long and complicated affair with mining. In the last century it has brought jobs and important products to the market, supporting local economies with tax revenue. But that relationship has also come with a price tag. In Montana nearly 10,000 miles of stream are acidic or laced with heavy metals like lead,…
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