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Hunting for conservation
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.2"]CORE Act hits its target as Colorado Rep. Neguse leads public lands legislation to success in Congress [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_image src="https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fall-in-Colorados-Thompson-Divide.jpg" _builder_version="4.0.2"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.0.2" min_height="222px"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.2"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.2"]Shooting a skunk on the eve of elk hunting season could hardly be considered a good omen. But…
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TU, partners aid brook trout with NY dam removal
Native brook trout have gained improved access to 3 miles of quality coldwater habitat in Sullivan County, N.Y., thanks to a multi-organization project that removed an old dam that was blocking the stream. Trout Unlimited teamed up with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local landowner, Bald Mountain Inc., on the project on Frog Hollow, a stream…
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Restoration tour attracts big crowd in Driftless Area
For a decade, hosting a bus tour of project sites has been is a popular annual tradition for the folks running Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort. This year’s tour in Wisconsin in October drew nearly 75 people for a busy day of walking stream habitat projects in the Hudson-Menomonie areas of the Northern Driftless Area. This falls…
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Loving the Eklutna Valley
Located on the northern border of Chugach State Park, the Eklutna Valley is home to the picturesque Eklutna Lake, a public campground, and trail network that makes it a popular and beloved outdoor recreation destination for residents and visitors of Southcentral Alaska. The Eklutna area is an increasingly favored quick getaway for staff in Trout Unlimited’s Anchorage office. TU’s increased involvement in the efforts to restore the Eklutna River to a healthy and…
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Notes from the Hill: Bristol Bay heads back to DC
By Nelli Williams I gulped another swig of tea, willing it to be stronger than it probably was after the long red-eye flight from Anchorage, and pulled open the imposing door of the Transportation and Infrastructure hearing room in the Rayburn House Office building on Capitol Hill. It was a formal room, packed with people and bustling with…
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The Chugach National Forest caught up in roadless mess
By the TU Alaska Program staff Although Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s main target is the Tongass National Forest, where he hopes to revitalize and greatly expand the outdated practice of industrial clear-cut logging of old-growth forest, the Chugach National Forest is also now caught in the crosshairs. (Take action today!) Post-logging on Prince of Wales…
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Road-stream crossing training draws a crowd in Wisconsin
By Chris Collier Following up on our road-stream crossing (RSX) tour last May, Trout Unlimited and our partners recently organized and hosted a two-day RSX Technical Workshop in Crandon, Wisc. The workshop was organized to teach tribes, town and county governments, road managers, and conservation professionals why existing RSX practices are harming fish populations by…
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