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We Are TU: Gustavo Castano
We care about clean water, healthy fisheries and vibrant communities. We roll up our sleeves to volunteer, we sit on our boards, and we strategize as members and leaders of staff. We want you to join us. For a discounted first-time membership, click here: https://gifts.tu.org/we-are-tu The aim of this blog series is to highlight our friends, in…
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Pipelines: With so much at stake, we have to get it right
Major energy development proposals have such enormous implications for our waters and fisheries that there must be a high bar for approval
Demise of eastern pipeline offers lessons for protecting streams amid energy development Now that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline has been scrapped, we’re left with an important question: What lessons can we learn and apply the next time a developer proposes to build a pipeline through trout country? The developers’ decision to cancel the ACP ends…
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Bringing back jobs and healthy rivers
Let's get a win for clean water and healthy trout and salmon populations This month in Congress, we have a remarkable opportunity that doesn’t come along very often—a chance to advance a handful of issues that Trout Unlimited has worked on for more than a decade. Passing these priorities would put Americans back to work…
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LWCF is more than just fishing access
After having my first child, I found myself in a small town with very little connection to the world outside my four walls. As new moms often do, I felt isolated and exhausted and overwhelmed. My daughter, who was not wired to be much of a sleeper, would spend the days howling — a wild,…
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Take action: A chance in Congress to help our rivers, fish, and economy
TU is supporting the Moving Forward Act, which addresses significant water management challenges facing the West
The Moving Forward Act would address impacts of drought on Western rivers and coldwater fisheries The future of the West is tied to its water. Its rivers—the Colorado, the Columbia, the Platte, the Willamette, the Deschutes, the Klamath, and many others—are the lifeblood for the people, environment, and economies in their watersheds. They irrigate ranch…
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Keeping the heat on for Bristol Bay
Wild salmon pour into the rivers of Bristol Bay right now as they have for centuries, reminding us, once again, how truly incredible this place, its salmon and its way of life are. Meanwhile, TU’s Save Bristol Bay campaign is gearing up for critical milestones in the coming month — bringing the months and years…
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Innovative solutions solve low water issue on popular Western fishery
“The Provo River is a classic example of the power of partnerships. When a large corporation, traditional water users and managers, state fisheries professionals, and an angler conservation group can sit down and scheme about innovative solutions that’s a powerful potion.” Scott Yates, Director of TU’s Western Water and Habitat Program who has spent more than two decades watching streamflow restoration efforts expand around…
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