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Fishing with Jedis
The thing about fishing with true Jedi Masters is that, (a) you never know when they’re watching, and, (b) because of (a), you can get tight and make the kind of technical errors that will elicit commentary, even from the most laconic of partners who would otherwise prefer to spare you the humiliation. So it…
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The chance to weigh in on a national treasure
By John Land Le Coq, CEO, Fishpond USA The Tongass. For many, it conjures some far away and foreign place. For others, it’s a name that has never been heard before. Yet, for all Americans, at nearly 17-million acres in Southeast Alaska, the Tongass is our largest National Forest and a national treasure owned by…
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The Salmon Superhighway
On the north coast of Oregon, six major river systems spanning 940 square miles that drain into Tillamook and Nestucca bays provide a historic opportunity for science, collaboration between landowners, resource agencies and other stakeholders, and joint efforts of volunteers and professionals to come together to reconnect productive habitat for six species of anadromous (ocean-going)…
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Central Coast Striped Bass Survey
By Tim Frahm California's central coast once produced a lot of wild steelhead. Steelhead were a staple food for the labor force that built some of the state's famed Spanish missions over 200 years ago. Today, however, central coastal steelhead are threatened. Trout Unlimited, through our Golden Gate and Steinbeck Country chapters, is working with…
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Grassroots partnerships key trout wins in Wisconsin
By Chris Collier I think it’s fair to say that every person who gets involved with Trout Unlimited quickly learns that the organization has become what it is today because of its commitment to being a grassroots organization. This local-level focus leads to strong partnerships and a connection to projects important to communities and native…
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Oregon Public Lands Bill Advances Through Senate Committee
Drift boaters celebrate successful passage through Mule Creek Canyon on the Rogue River. Photo by Kyle Smith Earlier today, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley's bill to protect portions of public lands in the Molalla and Rogue River watersheds, as well as over 100,000 acres of the Kalmiopsis region in Southwest Oregon from mining…
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Grand Valley State U film crew highlights Green Team
Students in the Producing for Clients class at Grand Valley State University spend a semester working with nonprofit organizations to create a video that serves the needs of that organization. This fall, GVSU had a campus-wide focus on water-related issues so students teamed up with Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative to produce a video that could help enhance their work. https://vimeo.com/378848291 They created…
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