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  • Angler scientists make a difference

    Trout Unlimited's culture of volunteers who step up to care for their home waters — getting their hands dirty to protect, reconnect, and restore trout and salmon habitat — is a pillar of the organization. Those within the TU family know the value of these types of efforts, but it's also gratifying when they are…

  • Announcing the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition!

    We are pleased to announce the launch of the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition, a group of organizations and agencies working collaboratively to initiate community-wide action in programs that will improve and protect Jackson Hole’s surface and groundwater quality - which is vital to clean drinking water, healthy aquatic ecosystems for fish and wildlife, and…

  • Soccer … and carp fishing

    Ten years ago, I wrote a story for Field & Stream magazine titled “Carp Crazy”, wherein the premise was basically that carp fishing was like soccer in that the rest of the world is stark, raving mad about it, but most Americans don’t get it (or don’t want to). It was a cool story, not…

  • TU secures $104K grant for NY stream crossing project

    By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited has been awarded a grant of more than $100,000 for flood resilience work and river restoration work in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced $316,767 in grant funding for three projects to help reduce localized flooding and restore aquatic habitats in…

  • Charlie and the hat

    Editor's note: The following was inspired by the "A dog's life" blog post last week. I have a black lab named Charlie and she is a great hunting and fishing dog. Charlie comes from great retrieving stock and I worked hard on a daily basis to teach her the game. She was about two when…

  • Gear test: Chaco Teton boots

    Just a few years ago, and while still in my 30s, I was required to have both of my hips replaced as the result of arthritis and overuse. My ankles, unfortunately, are in about the same shape as my hips. Rolled ankles, sprains and softball sized swelling are maladies with which I’ve become all too…