By Chris Hunt There’s a stretch of the drive between my home in Idaho Falls and my former home in Colorado that often lulls me into a state of semi-consciousness—a state of being where driving becomes the innate foundation of my psyche while the rest of my mind wanders off into the mountains. Starting just
Sportsmen call on Interior to protect fish and wildlife habitat on public lands
Contacts: Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, kohlerj@nwf.org, 720-315-0855 Randy Scholfield, Trout Unlimited, rscholfield@tu.org, 720-375-3961 Kristyn Brady, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, kbrady@trcp.org, 617-501-6352 Sportsmen call on Interior to protect fish and wildlife habitat on public lands Urge clear planning guidelines for energy development WASHINGTON (Friday, Oct. 27, 2017) As the Interior Department focuses on streamlining energy
Voices from the River: The movie that changed fly fishing
Director and producer Robert Redford eyes a shot during filming of “A River Runs Through It”. Courtesy photo. By Brett Prettyman While most people talk about Brad Pitt’s shadow casting and the family drama the troubled soul Paul brought to his clan, I have different memories of “A River Runs Through It.” Like so many
TU applauds Regional Conservation Partnership Program improvement bill
Oct. 17, 2017) WASHINGTON, DC – Trout Unlimited, its 300,000 members and supporters nationwide, and its dozens of staff members who work with farmers and ranchers daily, applaud the introduction of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Improvement Act bill today. The bill is designed to make the Farm Bill’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program, (RCPP), one
Voices from the River: Public discussions on Lahontan cutthroat and a new beer
Doug Ouelette, Sagebrush Trout Unlimited Chapter board member, with a 21-pound Lahontan cutthroat trout caught at Pyramid Lake in Nevada. Courtesy photo. By Brett Prettyman If you dream of landing big trout chances are you have heard of the mighty Lahontan cutthroat of Pyramid Lake in Nevada. While the native fish approaching 30 pounds are
Bill threatens National Monuments and Antiquities Act
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill this week that would alter the very foundation of the Antiquities Act, a tool that has been in use for more than 100 years to protect important cultural and natural resources on public lands. The National Monument Creation and Protection Act, H.R. 3990, was introduced late last
Reminder – “A River Runs Through It” at Sundance Mountain Resort
It was the movie that brought thousands of new people to fly fishing. Director Robert Redford’s interpretation of Norman Maclean’s classic novella about family and fly fishing was an overwhelming success when it came out in the fall of 1992. Set in Missoula, Mont., in the 1920s it brought the beauty of wild fish and