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A Grand Canyon National Monument cast and blast: Part 1
The drive to a boat ramp or trailhead to fish or hunt is always filled with hope and a mix of trepidation and excitement. This is particularly true when going to a place for the first time. Topo maps, OnX and intel from friends and family only get you so far. At some point, you must get out there and wade a river and hike the backcountry. For me, this…
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Back to the future for the Boundary Waters
I was just a boy when I first heard about the Boundary Waters. Back in the 1980’s, ESPN’s Saturday morning fishing shows were must-watch TV, with The Fishin’ Hole anchoring the lineup. During one episode, Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight joined show host Jerry McKinnis for a canoe trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, outside Ely, Minnesota. Canoes, camping, catching smallmouth bass on poppers, shore lunches of…
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WaterSMART: The smartest water program you’ve never heard about
Drought. Wildfire. Flooding. Excessive Heat. Low snowpack. Look at any state in the West and you’re sure to find local examples of these extreme weather events and natural disasters. But while the challenges and headlines generated by these events are well known, the tools available to mitigate and combat their increasingly unpredictable impacts have received far less attention. …
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Conservation and Education on the Fall River
Click Here for Spanish The Fall River and Trout Unlimited The Fall River is an essential source of cold, clean water for the Deschutes River, one of Trout Unlimited’s Priority Waters. The Fall River meanders through public, private, and state lands and is enjoyed by hikers, dog walkers, bicyclists, anglers, and locals who come here daily…
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Creating balance on a Lower Sacramento tributary
A new diversion facility on Paynes Creek improves fish passage for Northern California’s salmon and steelhead Photos by Katie Falkenberg Flowing into one of Northern California’s most robust salmon rivers, the Lower Sacramento, Paynes Creek offers excellent spawning grounds for Chinook and Central Valley steelhead. But it’s also an important source of water for the people and…
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Volunteers roll up their sleeves to embrace two struggling western waters
Healing a river takes time. It takes skill and knowledge. It takes funding and resources. It takes communication and partnership building. Most importantly, it takes planning, passion and persistence. For Clear Creek in Colorado and LaBarge Creek in Wyoming, Trout Unlimited volunteers and staff have brought all of those needs together thanks to two Embrace…
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Reconnecting Oregon’s Salmon SuperHwy
The Salmon SuperHwy team had a busy summer on Oregon’s North Coast in 2025. The partnership completed five culvert replacements and one tide gate replacement, bringing their habitat reconnection total to 137 stream miles. SSH Director Liz Ransom standing next to the new tide gate at Esther Creek before it was installed The completed projects…
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