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  • Conservation Community

    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…

  • Youth TU Costa 5 Rivers

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Washington & Lee

    Located in Lexington, Virgina, Washington and Lee’s 98 club members have plenty of opportunities for club outings.

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Washington and Lee University Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University Thanks to the leadership of co-presidents Tanner Harron and Drew Sorrells, the Washington and Lee University Fly Fishing Club is experiencing record-high engagement and membership numbers. Located in Lexington, Virgina,…

  • TU Costa 5 Rivers Youth

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Sewanee

    TU Costa 5 Rivers Club Spotlight: Sewanee: The University of the South Fort Lewis College Bucknell University Sewanee: The University of the South Washington and Lee University We recently chatted with Zoë Mihalas, a former TU Teen Leader, recipient of TU’s Distinguished Service Award for Youth Education, and current president of the Sewanee 5 Rivers…

  • Youth Headwaters

    Our digital conservation future

    Having finished the online NYT crossword over morning coffee, retweeting some delicious burns on climate deniers, checking Facebook and Instagram, liking a picture of a steelhead, and prioritizing work emails before a day of zoom calls, he/she remarked, “Kids these days are hopelessly addicted to their devices,” as though the Peleton screen was an actual…

  • Special Places Community

    Kids, work, and wild salmon

    Raising a family amid a campaign to protect Alaska’s wild fish Author’s note: My story is one of many who have invested in this fight over decades and generations. This is written with gratitude to the entire community of advocates that continue to push back this irresponsible mine. I acknowledge my privilege in choosing to…