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Bristol Bay provides the common ground in today’s politics
Another segment on Tucker Carlson Tonight hands the mic to one of Bristol Bay's loudest advocates: Brian Kraft.
Bristol Bay has been in the news a lot lately — we've seen high-profile tweets, segments on mainstream national media platforms and critical statements of the Pebble Mine permitting process. Together these events have built momentum for the case opposing the proposed copper and gold mine, and important themes in the fight for southwest Alaska have re-emerged. Perhaps one of the…
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We are TU: Nelli Williams
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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Hiking the CDT: Admiring the same view as Lewis and Clark
Editor’s Note: The Strawbridge family from Lakeland, Fla., is hiking the length of the Continental Divide Trail – all 3,100 miles of it – from Canada to Mexico. Henry Strawbridge, 14, will be providing updates of their journey to Trout Unlimited as they pass through the historic range of seven native trout species. You can track the…
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Keeping brook trout secrets in Appalachia
Editor's note: In 2016, Danielle Arceneaux quit her job in Brooklyn and moved full-time to Asheville, N.C., in part to pursue fly fishing. This is the second installment in a series of blog posts that will describe Danielle’s experience on the water in Asheville. You can read the first installment here. By Danielle Arceneaux I…
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TU launches #PublicLandFail contest on Instagram
September is a month tailor-made for hunters and anglers and there is no better place to spend it than on our public lands. You might not know it from social media, but a typical day enjoying public lands typically doesn’t include slaying giant trout and hero shots of big bucks and bulls. More likely, you…
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Chris Wood cheers Bristol Bay news: Ding dong, the witch is down (but out?)
Pebble mine is on the ropes in Alaska, but the work goes on to protect Bristol Bay once and for all The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers “finds that the project, as currently proposed, cannot be permitted under section 404 of the Clean Water Act.” With those words earlier this week, the prospects for the development of Pebble mine suffered…
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Proposed Pebble Mine project cannot be permitted in Bristol Bay
This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it found the proposed Pebble mine would cause significant degradation to the Bristol Bay region and cannot not receive its key federal permit. “This is a good day for Bristol Bay,” said Nelli Williams, Alaska director of Trout Unlimited. “No corner should be cut when considering a…
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