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Through the mud and devastation there is opportunity
A heavy sediment flush has turned the Shoshone River near Cody into a cholocate-covered death swim for trout and other aquatic invertebrates. Photo by Dave Sweet. By Tommy Thompson CODY, Wyoming - A recent mud flow in one of our local rivers has devastated not only a productive fishery, but also the hearts of our…
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Students observe sampling efforts on Salmon Creek
Local high school students recently watched on as the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment fisheries crew used electrofishing gear to sample Salmon Creek in northwestern Connecticut. The monitoring (below) is part of the long term Salmon Kill Enhancement and Restoration Project, which is focused on improving habitat for native and wild trout. Tracking population levels…
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Summer’s End: Fishing with TU Teens of Gallipolis
The TU Teens Club of Gallipolis, OH is the first of its kind in the mid-west region. Shannon Mayes is a teacher at the Gallia Academy Middle School and founded the club in 2013. TU Teens is part of the Recreation On Campus for Kids (ROCKS) program at GAMS. The club is strongly affiliated with…
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Road to redemption for the Klamath
Today, the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) filed two applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which together mark a major milestone in the process of removing four hydropower dams through the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (KHSA). The objective of the KHSA is to decommission four old hydropower dams along the Oregon-California border, which…
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“You better take care of it”
The Burns' father-daughter team, Bianchi Flowers Farm, Pescadero Creek By Sam Davidson It's common knowledge that most of Earth's surface is covered with water. 71 percent of it, to be precise. In fact, all that water is what makes our planet the exceedingly rare biological gem that it is in the vast vault of our…
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Trout Unlimited statement on draft environmental document for San Joaquin River tributary flows
Salmon, steelhead, and resident trout such as this one will benefit from higher flow requirements in the major tributaries to California's San Joaquin River, including the Merced, Tuolumne, and Stanislaus Rivers. Today the California State Water Resources Control Board released a draft proposal to update water quality requirements for streamflows in major tributaries to the…
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Transfer is sale
Anti-public land special interests like to say they only want to "transfer" America's public lands to individual states, making the speculative claim that states would do a better job managing these lands. Don't be fooled: TRANSFER=SALE. The fact is that states have a dubious track record when it comes to selling state trust lands. Western…