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Finding common ground on mining reform
In testimony before Congress, Trout Unlimited president and CEO, Chris Wood made the case for common-sense reforms to mining laws and increased funding to clean up abandoned mines. The hearing focused on several proposed bills that, if enacted, would enable the expansion and improved regulation of critical minerals development. According to the International Energy Agency,…
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Public lands: key to America’s sporting legacy
There is no opportunity for productive fishing or hunting if there are no productive lands and waters in which to sling a line, spot and stalk or swing an over-under. Bottom line. This basic fact has been a part of the American sporting consciousness since Theordore Roosevelt inscribed it, if not before. It’s a cornerstone…
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Exploring conservation through TU Expeditions
Learn More and Apply Today!
Learn More and Apply Today! We are excited to announce our second summer of Trout Unlimited Expeditions. TU Expeditions offer high school and college students a unique opportunity to engage in hands-on conservation work, develop outdoor skills and build lifelong connections with like-minded peers. These immersive programs blend adventure, education and service to inspire the…
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Faces of Restoration: Reid Brothers restore Southeast Alaska streams
When it came time to find a construction contractor for a restoration project on a remote, mostly uninhabited island in Southeast Alaska, Trout Unlimited’s Alaska habitat restoration director, Aaron Prussian, didn’t have to look very far. “Construction projects in remote Alaska are inherently challenging,” said Aaron. “We needed a contractor with the right expertise and…
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TROUT Tip – stop it
Since this is such a common mistake, let’s talk through how to properly finish your cast. It will help ensure the right distance and better accuracy, we promise. Give it a try! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpVk9csnpms&list=PLEXZljM8NmhtGMQuVaaJ9TZq3SZY74R_5&index=78
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Book review: A must-read for those who share the passion
xcite is exactly what his words did for me during the dead of winter doldrums when fishing doesn’t have the same allure that summer hatches bring.
As a wanna-be fly fishing writer, I know just how hard it is to make words dance, excite and motivate. But as I put down Dave Karczynski’s Calling After Water; Dispatches from a Fishing Life, I deeply felt the calling of rivers and streams thanks to his effortless prose. Excite is exactly what his words…
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Faces of Restoration: Mike Nelson, Washington coast contractor
Olympic Resources: Restoring salmon and steelhead habitat on the Washington Coast On one of his first visits to Ziegler Creek, a tributary of the Quinault River watershed on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, TU’s Luke Kelly remembers finding a Sockeye salmon stuck in the pool below the large culvert blocking access to the creek’s high-quality spawning and…