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Voices from the River: Chasing char
Trout Unlimited’s efforts with the University of Maine and the Maine Department of Inland and Wildlife to develop eDNA sampling methods for Maine’s rare Arctic char continue. As described in a recent TU story, we’re focused in Maine on the handful of remaining populations of landlocked Arctic char, a glacial relict that’s been slowly losing populations over the last 120 years. Char exist…
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TU Regional Rendezvous Aftershocks: Now What?
When organizing a day on the water, you spend time before your departure planning to maximize your time and enjoyment. You get out on the water and enjoy the trip, reveling in the moments. Upon your return home, you rinse, dry and organize gear while reflecting on your experience. Just like a fishing outing is…
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Voices from the River: Sometime streams
Southern steelhead country. My son and I wandered into the land of the southern steelhead yesterday. Cactus sprouted like gargoyles from the sandstone outcroppings that lined the creek up which we hiked. This winter has been profligate all across California and yet another massive cumulonimbus cloud reared up over the peaks above us. Then it…
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Large wood additions improving habitat in Vermont
By Erin Rodgers A Trout Unlimited project in Vermont is improving fish habitat in an important native trout stream. In July and August 2018, a field team of seven people — led by me and Joel DeStasio— installed a significant amount of large woody habitat on 3.5 miles of Michigan Brook in Pittsfield. The team used…
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TU making fishing better on Vermont’s Mettawee
Replacing perched and undersized culverts with bridges allows fish and other stream-dwelling residents access to important, additional habitat. By Erin Rodgers Trout Unlimited’s ambitious work on the Mettawee River in Vermont moved forward in earnest in 2018 setting the stage for continuation of the effort in 2019. This ongoing project aims to remove or restore all barriers fish…
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Protecting Bristol Bay… This One is Personal
By Chris Wood Last month’s release of the draft “environmental impact statement” to permit industrial-scale mining in Bristol Bay, Alaska, made me recall the first time I set eyes on that remarkable landscape nearly 12 years ago. Trout Unlimited was looking to expand our presence in Alaska, so I consulted Tim Bristol, a long-time Alaska…
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Regional Rendezvous Season: Are You Ready?
Attending a Trout Unlimited regional rendezvous is quite the experience. Not only is it an opportunity to connect with like-minded coldwater conservationists, it is an opportunity to learn about the latest science, celebrate conservation successes and to shape a new perspective of your chapter or council's efforts through networking. Plus, it is always #TUmuchfun! While…
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