A decade or so ago, I was pretty sure I’d outgrown John Gierach books. Don’t mistake that to mean that I didn’t appreciate his essays—I always have. Certain authors over time have left behind indelible footprints on my reading soul, and Gierach was, and is, certainly one of them. It’s just that a guy can
Video spotlight: WWHD Pebble Mine
In today’s polarized political landscape, it’s not uncommon to have federal agencies and their directives change drastically when administrations change. Take the Environmental Protection Agency, for instance, and its findings in 2015 that hard-rock mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed would likely prove harmful to the region’s salmon runs—it’s home to half of the world’s
Voices from the River: Mountain Strong
Wes Gwaltney, president of the New River Valley of Trout Unlimited, fishes the West Prong of the Pigeon River near Gatlinburg, Tenn., in late April. Even as damage from 2016 fires remains, the forest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is greening up with the arrival of spring. (Mark Taylor photo.) By Mark Taylor
Delivering data to decision makers: The Idaho Water Tool
By Sean McFall A recent collaboration between Trout Unlimited’s Idaho Water Project and Science Program will help ensure that projected impacts of climate change are incorporated into water resource work in Idaho. While there are many different threats to Idaho’s native fishes, the growing impacts of climate change are projected to be the greatest existential
Short Casts: What’s a taimen, the love affair between trees and fish, and the worth of trout in Iowa
April Vokey lands a monster taimen. Andrew Burr/Patagonia Can you imagine going on a fishing trip to Mongolia and not knowing what kind of fish you might catch? Photographer Andrew Burr did exactly that. The result was shared on Patagonia’s The Cleanest Line blog. Titled “Notes from a Non-Angler”, Burr recounts his journey to capture
Video spotlight: Atlantic Salmon Reserve
Imagine a river system where management depends on the lightest possible human footprint. Where trees aren’t cut. Trails aren’t improved. Rivers left to flow on their own to the sea. Such a place exists, about an hour’s chopper ride from the Russian city of Murmansk, on the remote Kola Peninsula, where Atlantic salmon, arctic char,
TU Statement re: Hydropower Policy and Licensing
April 11, 2017 title=”application/pdf” />170411_TU Hydro House-H&S-Hearings.pdf title=”application/pdf” />170411_TU Hydro Senate-H&S-Hearings.pdf Re: Statement of Trout Unlimited regarding Hydropower development and opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure. On March 13th the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing on energy infrastructure, titled Hearing to receive testimony on opportunities to improve American energy infrastructure.