Brian Stranko has joined the Trout Unlimited staff as its Maine program manager. TU has many projects and initiatives under way in Maine, including enhancing streams with strategic wood additions and advocating for better fish passage for endangered Atlantic salmon. He will work closely with TU’s Maine Council and chapters. Stranko succeeds longtime TU staffer
TU projects fare well in Northeast flooding
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When recent heavy rains pummeled the Northeast, the immediate priority was safety for the region’s residents.
Dams out: Maine’s Frost Gully Brook runs free again
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In Freeport, Maine the rescue mission was launched with a single word.
How to bring a river back from the dead
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One chapter’s handiwork (literally) has salter brook trout returning to a famous creek
Seiyu Institute for Health & Training
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Seiyu IHT is veteran-owned fly-fishing equipment designer, and psychotherapy and training practice focused on alleviating the weight of complex trauma utilizing traditional services as well as those integrated with therapeutic fly-fishing. Check us out on Instagram: @seiyu_tenkara.
Wild Soul River
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We are an abolitionist slow-living and herbal gathering space. We believe in the collective. We believe in community ability to sustain projects and benefit the collective. We believe in radical healing. Rebecca Guanzon and justin adkins are the co-owners and are all about the slow and intentional life. Getting outside, being one with the rivers,
Four refuges to add to your summer bucket list
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As you make your to-fish-list for the summer, don’t overlook these hidden gems.