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Snake River salmon and steelhead remain on the brink
Steelhead and salmon returns to the Snake River basin in Idaho and Oregon continue to dwindle, and the fish are on a path toward extinction. Josh Duplechian photo. Taxpayers have invested $17 billion with no measurable results Editor's note: Today is Endangered Species Day, the perfect day to shine light on perhaps the largest crisis…
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The Bent Rod Outdoors stands with TU on Lower Snake proposal
Greg and Cheri Webster run The Bent Rod Outdoors in Challis, Idaho. It’s a great shop, and they’re great TU Business members. Greg and I had the opportunity to chat recently on Instagram Live, and about halfway through our conversation I had a revelation. Greg was talking about the economy that’s grown up around recreation…
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LWCF can be your guide to fishing in your backyard
If you don't know where to go fishing next, check out this map. Compiled by the Trust for Public Land, it outlines every project the Land and Water Conservation Fund has helped become a reality over the past half century. There is also a map to looks at potential future projects — a glimpse into…
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TU buying water right on Rogue River tributary
Historic mill key to native fish recovery in Rogue River basin Oregon’s Rogue River is one of the most famous salmon and steelhead fisheries in the West. But these and other native fishes in this watershed are struggling. Water diversions, climate change and other factors have diminished many freshwater fish populations to the extent that…
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What’s in a boat’s name?
I've always thought that a boat's name was supposed to be of the female sex. Why? I haven't the foggiest ... Something about ancient goddesses, or important mortal women when interest in goddesses waned. When was that? I have no idea... Nevertheless, the first and only boat I've built thus far, a "Northeastern Rowing Dory"…
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What do dirt and gravel roads have to do with trout?
Penn State's Bloser makes the connection for anglers In populated trout country, streams and roads are in frequent contact with one another. How those roads — including bridges — function is critically important to the health of those streams and the browns, brookies and rainbows that live in them. In Pennsylvania, the Center for Dirt and…
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Organizing, collective voices lead to another win for Bristol Bay
Earlier this month, the Alaska state Legislature voted 41-18 to block Abe Williams from being confirmed to the Board of Fisheries. Williams is a current Pebble Limited Partnership employee who was nominated by the governor to sit on the committee that oversees the management of the 49th state's fisheries. Since being nominated by Alaska's pro-Pebble…
