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  • Caption contest winner announced

    "It's just ten minutes of dirt, and then we'll be able to fish all day!" The photo above is particularly painful for me. This shot was taken on a TU media tour a decade ago, when I and a host of TU staffers hosted several reporters, photographers and TV personalities on trip into the Wyoming…

  • Gear test: Simms Sungaiter Cool

    When I was a kid working landscaping jobs to put myself through school, I was indifferent to the sun's harmful rays. I'd burn once at the start of summer, and then I'd just tan and be good for the rest of the work season. I know now that it's those early sunburns that catch up…

  • What’s in the Omnibus?

    By Kate Miller Nearly halfway through fiscal year 2018, Congress finally approved an appropriations bill to fund government ag encies for the remainder of the year. Last week, President Trump signed the bill into law, bringing to a close months of tense negotiations, two government shutdowns, five continuing resolutions and lots of high drama and…

  • TU advocates urge support for Chesapeake Bay funding

    Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va) recently met with Trout Unlimited's Dustin Wichterman (right) and West Virginia landowner Greg Hulver to discuss how federal funding, such as through the Chesapeake Bay Program and several Farm Bill programs, has contributed to West Virginia trout stream and farm restoration success. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Capito's office.) By Mark…

  • TU commends passage of spending bill

    March 23, 2018 For immediate release Contact Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861, shauna.stephenson@tu.org Trout Unlimited commends passage of spending bill Bill will fund important conservation priorities across the country WASHINGTON D.C. – A spending bill that will fund important conservation priorities such as the Land and Water Conservation Fund, funding for restoration of…

  • Funding for Delaware Basin a promising start

    A section of the Musconetcong River in New Jersey restored by TU. (TU/Brian Cowden) By David Kinney For the first time, Congress is setting aside dedicated funds for conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin. Consider the $5 million appropriation included in the new budget agreement a down payment for the Delaware River Basin Restoration…