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Voices from the River: Reality bats last
Photo: Jerry McBride/Durango Herald By Randy Scholfield It’s hard to face reality sometimes, even when it’s staring you in the face. Even when, as at present, it’s slapping us in the face. Gaze out across another scorched summer of drought and fires in the West, and diminished water supplies and watersheds, and tell me climate…
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Add your business to the list of Bristol Bay supporters
In December 2017, Northern Dynasty filed for their 404 Wetlands Dredge and Fill Permit, one of the critical permits that they need to operate the mine and more specifically, rip up wetlands and fill them with mine waste. By filing for their 404 permit, Pebble's backers officially kicked off the permitting process for the project…
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Odyssey profile: Libby Glaser
Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore the Kenai Peninsula, Bristol Bay…
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Video spotlight: Carp on a Fly
We've had some fun with carp lately here on the TU blog. Our post earlier this week on catching and eating them turned into Facebook frenzy that included everything from face-palms from folks who'd never consider ingesting carp flesh to a pretty tasty-looking carp cheese dip recipe (yes, I'm serious). Video of Carp On A…
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Odyssey profile: Mac Kessler
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TU in Action: Bristol Bay battle rages on; new beer for greenbacks; your local river, and more
The fight to protect Bristol Bay, Alaska, from Pebble Mine is far from over. One of Trout Unlimited's greatest strengths is the host of partnerships the organization has forged with businesses and industry whose leaders and employees value cold, clean water. In Colorado, one of those businesses is doing its best to help TU and…
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Video spotlight: Dedication
Count yourself among the luckiest people in the world today, because when everything is right in the fly-fishing world, everything is damn near perfect. Think back to those epic days. Lots of fish. Trout on top (or bass or pike on poppers ... or bonefish coming at you in waves. You get the idea), perfect…