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Shauna Stephenson

  • More changes for monuments?

    Interior Secretary Zinke recommends additional changes for national monuments Report outlines actions that would have far-reaching consequences for hunters and anglers WASHINGTON D.C. — In a final report released to the public today, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke recommended to President Trump that additional national monuments - those public lands managed to protect objects…

  • Cuts for Utah Monuments

    Trump order cuts protection for two million acres of national monuments Mounting threats to public lands leave sportsmen and women asking 'what's next?' Dec. 4, 2017 (Salt Lake City, Utah) – President Trump announced today that he intends to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by nearly two million acres, putting sportsmen and…

  • Protect the Smith: What would you say?

    Editors note: This week, hundreds of Montanans stood up for the Smith River. If you want to join the fight, go to smithriverwatch.org and click on "Get Information." We will keep you up to date on the process and how you can help. Thanks for your support. *** I would like to remind the DEQ…

  • MT Smith River: Get ready to rally

    The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has added a fourth public meeting in Helena, MT on November 6, 2017. Montana Trout Unlimited is teaming up to help you get there. Bozeman and Missoula area residents will have the opportunity to hop buses to the Capitol where we will rally on the Capitol lawn before…

  • Trapped trout relocated to Big Wood River

    Local volunteers help move fish stuck in irrigation ditches Volunteers from the local chapter in Hailey, Idaho helped relocate fish trapped in irrigation ditches to the Big Wood River. As irrigation season comes to an end, headgates are closed so that water no longer flows into ditches. Those irrigation ditches become disconnected puddles and trout…