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Rio Grande del Norte at One Year
On the morning I heard that President Obama designated the Rio Grande del Norte as a national monument, I had joined about forty people for the annual stocking of Rio Grande cutthroat fingerlings - New Mexico's state fish - in the Rio Grande gorge. My compatriots hadn't yet heard the great news, and it was…
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The Pescadero Dilemma
Early February 2014: annual steelhead kill, Pescadero Creek lagoon By Tim Frahm Consider the Pescadero Dilemma. Threatened steelhead die every year, in significant numbers, in the Pescadero Creek lagoon on the Central Coast of California. Everyone knows why and how to fix the problem. The angling community is ready and waiting to help. But for…
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Meditations on wool and neoprene
Tim Frahm in his beloved wool and neoprene on Pescadero Creek. By Tim Frahm Let's see, what do I need here. Oh yeah. Start with 5262s (size 6 and 8), gold bead (5/32"), spun mohair, palmer hackle... Like most rod and gun nuts I know, I've got important dates marked off in my calendar. But…
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Video Puts Words into Motion for Headwaters Program
https://vimeo.com/75168059 Sometimes it is downright difficult to put something into words. Try as you might, you can't take a personal experience and capture it in sentences or paragraphs. Language up and fails you, neglecting to convey, translate or relate. Such was my challenge as director of TU's Headwaters Youth Program. Summer after summer, I've attended…
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Virginia’s Mossy Creek Gets Makeover
Virginia's Mossy Creek holds a special place in the hearts of many who have fished this Shenandoah Valley spring creek. Though known for its big trout, it has been suffering from the effects of pollution and erosion. TU's Seth Coffman has been working on restoring Mossy Creek, restoring the curves of the stream and helping…
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Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act: Back and ready for action
By Brian Zupancic When it comes to doing what sportsmen and women love to do most, it doesn’t get much better than public lands. Public lands are wild, open spaces where we can cast to trout and salmon in cold flowing streams, chase big game and upland birds on lands that belong to all of…
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Rio Grande del Norte
As you head north out of Santa Fe on US-285 there is a prominent overpass spanning the highway. Stamped deep in its massive upper concrete support beam, in big, bold letters that cover the entire length of the four lane interchange, are the words, "Tierra Sagrada," - "Sacred Land." The notion of honoring our land…
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