January 26, 2018 Contact: Nelli Williams, Director, Trout Unlimited Alaska Program, (907) 230-7121 or nwilliams@tu.orgBrian Kraft, President, Katmai Service Providers, (907) 227-8719 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsmen, fishing business owners commend EPA decision regarding proposed Pebble mine ANCHORAGE, AK In a surprise move, today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will suspend the withdraw of
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2018 Contact: Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited (907) 230-7121 Pebble application shows project posing catastrophic impacts to Bristol Bay salmon Incomplete mining proposal an attempt to gain foot in the door within Bristol Bay ANCHORAGE, AK – This morning, the Army Corps of Engineers released Public Notice stating they’ve received Pebble’s
For Immediate Release December 11, 2017 Contact: Dean Finnerty, (541) 214-0642, dfinnerty@tu.org Wild Steelheaders United, Trout Unlimited applaud new classification of surface waters for North Fork Smith River New rules enhance water quality protections for the headwaters of one of the best wild steelhead and salmon fisheries on the West Coast COTTAGE GROVE, OreOn Thursday,
November 20, 2017 Contact: Austin Williams, Trout Unlimited, (907) 227-1590 PRESS KIT AVAILABLE: including b-roll footage, photos and interview footage about the Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan at this link. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Important salmon-producing areas threatened in proposed rollback of Tongass National Forest Plan Amendment New measure by Sen. Murkowski (R-Alaska) would undo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2017 Contacts: Shauna Stephenson, Trout Unlimited, shauna.stephenson@tu.org ; Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited, mark.taylor@tu.org WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited recently welcomed seven new members to its board of trustees at its annual meeting in Roanoke, Va. The new board members bring a mix of conservation expertise, fishing industry acumen, business management experience
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2017 Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, (907) 843-1633 or ahurley@utbb.org Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited – Alaska Program, (907) 230-7121 or nwilliams@tu.org Tim Bristol, SalmonState, (907) 321-3291 or tim@salmonstate.org Alaskans comment in record numbers to preserve EPAs proposed protections for Bristol Bay The EPAs proposal to withdraw protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2017 Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay (907) 843-1633 or Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited (907) 230-7121 Photos and video from the hearings: available upon request ALASKANS URGE EPA OFFICIALS TO MAINTAIN BRISTOL BAY PROTECTIONS An overwhelming majority who attended hearings in Dillingham and Iliamna requested proposed 2014 protections
