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West Kill Brewing & Trout Unlimited present: Brookies for Brookies
Catskill craft beer conservation partnership announced
Photo by Ashley Bohan.Illustration of “Brookie” By Steven Weinberg.www.stevenweinbergstudio.com Catskill craft beer conservation partnership announced West Kill Brewing is proud to support the efforts of Trout Unlimited to conserve and protect eastern brook trout here in its home state of New York, and you can too. September 1st kicks off our “Brookies for Brookies” partnership…
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Audience of One
DIY anglers have only regulations and their own consciences to follow We made the agreement long before we headed north. We were driving down a highway in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains, recapping our recent fishing trip (for tiny brook trout) and planning the next one (for monster bull trout). “If we have any luck finding bull…
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Tip – fly fishing for bass
Woooie, is it hot out there. And in case you're unaware, trout don’t like the heat. Once those temps creep above 68ºF, it’s time to give trout a break. For this week’s tip, Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer walks us through how to fly fish for bass; a species that can handle the heat. Give it a…
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Trees of Time: Expanding the Legacy of Boquet River Restoration
In the early 1990s, TU volunteer Rich Redmen had the idea to use large Willow stakes to resurrect a deeply eroding stream bank on the Boquet River in Wadhams, N.Y. At the time, it was a common practice to load eroding banks with large rocks, often called rip rap. But rip rap could cost 15…
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Drought, wildfires and our work
These are the dog days of summer.
These are the dog days of summer. A stretch of continued hot weather and low precipitation left communities on the Front Range of Colorado, where I’m writing from, threatened by several wildfires that popped up at the end of July. These fires are a vivid reminder of what others across the 11-state western region are…
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The True Cast – Hope
The beauty of trout fishing is that it inspires hope. Plain and simple. That’s where it all starts and ends. Think about it. Every cast you make ignites a tiny little episode of hope. Hope is what keeps bringing anglers back time after time You drop that cast right near the spot where you saw…
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Lauren Pickford joins TU as Maine project manager
Lauren Pickford recently joined Trout Unlimited as Maine project manager. With extensive experience and a deep commitment to conservation in Maine, Lauren has worked to preserve the state's natural resources for both recreation and wildlife throughout her career. Lauren earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Maine and a master’s degree in Wildlife Conservation…