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The Green Drake
Here in the West, the Green Drake is the harbinger of summer. Dependably, our largest mayfly shows up within a few days of the summer solstice, give or take, and, if we happen to get some rain, this hatch can last for weeks. Patterns used for these plus-size mayflies vary, from simply Blue-winged Olive patterns…
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Old memories with Dad … new ones as Dad
My dad and my youngest son don’t know each other very well. Initially it was because my dad lived in another part of the state and visits were too few and far between. In more recent years their ability to connect on a personal level has been hampered by Alzheimer’s, and now, appropriate separation issues…
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Teaching Dad
One would think my fishing addiction would be at least partially hereditary, and this is true, insofar as my father’s family fell in love with New Mexico upon first laying eyes on the mountains around the Moreno Valley. My grandfather and his sons couldn’t get enough of fishing those creeks, the Cimarron, Rio Chiquito and Pot Creek, by worm, spinner or fly. By sons,…
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TU’s Wood on Pebble Mine: ‘Wrong mine in the wrong place’
This week, TU President and CEO Chris Wood joined three other panelists and helped lead a discussion on the perils presented by the proposed Pebble Mine to the salmon and trout fisheries of southwest Alaska. ConservAmerica, a "right-of-center" organization that advocates for market-based solutions to environmental challenges, hosted the discussion. Wood led off the discussion…
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Join #CLEANMYWATER in making local streams and rivers cleaner for all
Grab some trash, take a photo, post to Instagram and win some prizes. Sights like this are all too common. Photo courtesy of Becca Powell (@beccakpowell). We've all been there. Wading in our favorite local haunt, soaking in the beauty of our surroundings when suddenly we catch a glimpse of something that ruins the whole…
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Infrastructure going green in Rogue River watershed
By Jamie Vaughan Hairy Penstemon is blooming at the Parkside Elementary Rain Garden in Michigan. This rain garden is a type of green infrastructure utilizing native plants to help developed areas function more naturally, thus keeping polluted and warmed stormwater runoff out of Rum Creek. We were out in the community with Abigail Henschell (pictured above),…
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Senate passes Great American Outdoors Act
Bill that would fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Act now goes to the House The Senate voted Wednesday 73 to 25 to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, a bill that permanently and fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provides money for the growing maintenance backlog on public lands. Upon its passage, Trout Unlimited issued…