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First phase of Rock Creek complete
Trout Unlimited is working with Rock Creek Ranch owners, The Nature Conservancy and the Wood River Land Trust, to restore river habitat that has been impacted by years of grazing. alt="" title="" />The Rock Creek Ranch, located near Hailey, was purchased in 2014 by The Nature Conservancy and the Wood River Land Trust from private…
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Supporting Environmental Education in Idaho Schools
Kids mixed powdery reagents into test tubes of river water then held their samples toward the light as they spun color wheels. As they matched the water’s color to a color on the wheel, they identified a measurement of pH or another water quality indicator. The scene had elements of a chemistry class, but was…
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Deer Creek Post-Fire Restoration Gets Blaine County Support
The Blaine County Commission has provided $465,000 from its Land, Water, and Wildlife Fund to assist with restoration of the Deer Creek drainage. About 70 percent of the drainage was ravaged by a lightning-sparked fire in August 2013. Severe rains immediately after the fire triggered debris flows and mudslides, clogging Deer Creek with sediment, shifting…
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Take action
By Chris Wood Last week, I published an opinion piece printed in the New York Times asking President Trump to stand up for clean water, and veto Congress’ bill to overturn restrictions on mountaintop removal mining. Unfortunately, that plea failed, as the President signed the misguided law today. Trout Unlimited, our members, and all hunters…
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Video spotlight: Chasing Brook Trout
Here's one for the romantics in fly fishing—a teaser video to larger project to come about chasing native brook trout. I grew up in Colorado, fishing for introduced brookies in small headwater streams in the Rocky Mountain high country. As a kid, I had no idea that the fish I caught didn't belong in the…
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VSP TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENT IN SUN VALLEY!
Please save the date for this opportunity. The TU Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) and Higher Ground Sun Valley (HGSV) are pleased to announce our first VETERANS SERVICES PARTNERSHIP TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENT to be held in Sun Valley, ID from September 24-28. TU chapter or council volunteer VSP coordinators will receive expert training in how…
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Selling Flies, Healing Lives – The Fly Crate
Fly fishing is a great way to find peace. Being on the water, being focused on something so simple yet so complex...as fly anglers we understand this connection. Yet it took me years to understand why my father, a WWII veteran of the South Pacific, so valued fishing in his life. It wasn't about catching…