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Leave it to Beavers
Patagonia celebrates the restoration work of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative in a new story and video Each summer, the young adult members of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative spend weeks camping in national forests, restoring miles of trout and salmon habitat by building beaver dams and log jams, planting willows by hand…
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Reconnecting in the Catskills
Because of their propensity to flood, riverside communities in the Catskills have maintained a complicated co-existence with their rivers and streams.
We’re recovering rivers with committed partners old and new Years ago, when one of my kids was born, I sent out an all-staff note celebrating that and the births of several other children to those in the TU extended family. That note was then forwarded to some TU volunteers, including Catskills residents who had just…
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The public has spoken: Go all in on recovering the Kennebec River
It’s Atlantic salmon spawning season on Maine’s Kennebec River, and the regal fish are making their way from the Atlantic Ocean into the river on their annual run. As we know, it’s a run that’s just a tiny fraction of what it once was; those federally endangered salmon and other migratory species are halted by…
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Tip – fishing small streams
Runoff is over, so opportunities to fish smaller streams is finally here for the summer. Watch Orvis’ Tom Rosenbauer explain how to fish smaller streams effectively. Hit these streams near you for solitude, plenty of fish and exquisite vistas. Tom will cover what defines a small stream, the tackle and flies to use, casts to…
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Protecting your home waters and America’s first ranger station
Earlier this year, the Wyoming's TU staff met in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to discuss priorities and projects across the state in 2024 and beyond. Thermopolis is a hidden gem hosting some of the Cowboy State’s most vaunted outdoor wonders, including the world’s largest mineral hot springs, a dinosaur center where you can dig for them, and…
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Great Lakes community meets the moment to advance coaster restoration
On the Lake Superior coast, a coalition of partners facilitated by Trout Unlimited are coming together to breathe new life into the study and recovery of native coaster brook trout – a life history variation of brook trout that spend part of their lives in Lake Superior. Scientists do not consider them to be genetically…
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Tip – hatch basics
To be able to make the most out of your fishing, it is a good idea to learn at least the basics about bugs. Insect hatches are on their way, if they haven’t started already in your area, so take some time to learn about the hatches where trout gorge themselves and hopefully eat your…