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A Native Odyssey – Southern Appalachian brook trout in Tennessee
Editor's Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in-a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 16 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our native…
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111 years of great monuments
Great ideas have longevity. 111 years ago today, Theodore Roosevelt signed the Antiquities Act into law, cementing the importance of our public lands heritage for decades to come. Since then, some of the most important fish and wildlife habitat in the country has been set aside for the benefit of the American people in the…
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Conservation funding powers TU California Water Project success – project profiles
TU's California Water Project is dedicated to improving stream flows in vital waters for salmon, steelhead and trout across the Golden State. On the coast between Eureka and San Luis Obispo, the CAWP develops and implements innovative water storage solutions with agricultural and residential lan downers to help native coho salmon and steelhead runs rebound…
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Sweetwater Brewing Save Our Water Campaign
Did you all know that Sweetwater Brewing is giving $100,000 this year again to #saveourwater? Marking the campaign’s 10th anniversary, SweetWater will donate $100,000 and promote a matching funds effort, with the goal of raising an additional $100,000. Save Our Water has officially kicked off and runs through Labor Day. If you’d like to get…
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Students make a difference in Michigan with Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
By Jamie Vaughan Rockford, MI: East Rockford Middle School 6th graders have been working with Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative (TU) and the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW) to promote watershed health in Rockford with on-the-ground restoration practices and community education initiatives through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Students spent…
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Save Bristol Bay with Nautilus Reels this month!
Pictured above: The custom Nautilus reel being offered as a prize for signing up to help protect Bristol Bay with Trout Unlimited By: The Alaska Program We are honored partner with our friends at Nautilus Reels to save a threatened world-class fishing destination in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Nautilus Reels will be giving away a custom…
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Video spotlight: “The Way of the Trout”
When it comes to trout- and fly fishing-related video content, the good old days really are now. A search of Web-based platforms will turn up anything and everything, from simple (but interesting and informative) “home” videos to incredible professional productions. The challenge is not finding content, it’s deciding what content to consume. That said, there…