-
California certifies Klamath dam removal meets water quality standards
On April 7, the long effort to restore the Klamath River and its once-prolific salmon and steelhead runs passed another major milestone when the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) issued its Clean Water Act Section 401 water quality certification for the removal of the Lower Klamath Project. The Lower Klamath Project includes the…
-
Playing the long game
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.0.5" text_text_color="#000000" text_font_size="50px" header_text_align="center" background_enable_image="off" global_module="41735" saved_tabs="all"]Five years of advocacy on behalf of native fish and wild places in the Gila National Forest Make your comments heard today [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.5"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.5"][et_pb_image src="https://www.tu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/MM8334_140325__08803-scaled.jpg" _builder_version="4.0.5"][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.0.5"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.0.5"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.0.5" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"…
-
Cultivating Community in the Time of COVID-19
In what feels like a lifetime ago, I was a disaster relief volunteer. I was always astonished with how grief stricken and tumultuous conditions could unite people in supporting one another with, oftentimes, simple acts of kindness. As we are all experiencing this pandemic differently, I have found great comfort in how people are uniting…
-
Dear Kids …
Who will we be when this is all over?
Let me start by saying, for most of the parents of the world, that we have no idea what we are doing. The truth is, we might be in trouble here. I noticed it the other day as you were toddling around the house, swearing under your breath as you tried to find where you…
-
Fly fishing tips from north of the border
Fly-fishing tips from our friends up north
I love to fly fish in Canada. From the spine of the Rockies to its boreal forests, the Canadian north rivals any fishy locale on the planet, and fly fishing is a great way to get to know the waters of this region. The folks at The New Fly Fisher — anglers like Mark Melnyk,…
-
Birds, books and flies
Birding has become a distraction for one shut-in Alaska angler
Whiling away the coronavirus pandemic in Alaska I had a realization the other day while wandering my neighborhood bike path with the pooch, eyes scanning trees for the flutter of wings and ears waiting for the jubilant spring song of rambling birds. I am unintentionally prepared for this quarantine. After a pleasant trip south of the border, I returned to new norms of social distancing and a more or less…
-
Dave Brandt, fly fishing legend, dies in New York
By Mark Taylor Trout Unlimited has lost one of its legends. Dave Brandt of Oneonta, N.Y., died on March 26. He was 75. Brandt was well was a longtime TU volunteer leader, his dedication so above and beyond that he had a chapter named in his honor. He’s one of just a few TU members to…