Montana TU supports ballot initiative to prevent abandoned mine pollution

tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2018 Contact: David Brooks (MT Trout Unlimited Executive Director), 406-493-5384Chris Schustrom (MT Trout Unlimited State Council Chair), 406-260-1198 Citizen Initiative Filed to Prevent Permanent Pollution from Abandoned Mines HELENA, Mont.Today, advocates for clean water and responsible mining filed paperwork with the Montana Secretary of States office for a citizen

TU responds to news Utah may challenge public lands ownership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 21, 2018 Contact: Corey Fisher, Public Land Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, (406) 546-2979, cfisher@tu.org Utah lawsuit could challenge public land ownership SALT LAKE CITYAccording to media reports, last week Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes told assembled members of the Utah Rural Caucus that he is preparing a lawsuit that could challenge

To post or not to post? That’s the question in Idaho

By Michael Gibson Sportsmen and women in Idaho are concerned about a proposed law working its way through the Statehouse in Boise that could have drastic impacts on hunting and fishing access in the Gem State. While Trout Unlimited agrees there could be some improvements in current trespassing laws in Idaho, there are some issues

So, I wrote a letter to Jeep

So, I wrote a letter to Jeep. They ran an ad in the Super Bowl called The Road, that showed a Jeep running up the center of what looked like a stream. My eight year old son turned to me after it ran, and said “Dad, isn’t that really bad for the stream?” A few

Video spotlight: Ready for spring yet?

I know it’s been a hell of a winter back East, and while it may seem like it’ll never end, my angling pals in the Eastern Time Zone are getting ready to enjoy the best trout fishing between now and next fall. See, while it may seem like winter, it’s damn near spring. By March,

Voices from the River: End of the road

As anglers, we have more in common with these folks than you might think. By Chris Hunt Years ago, when I first started working in advocacy for Trout Unlimited, one of our focus issues had to do with off-road vehicles and how some riders tended to take liberties on our public lands by pioneering new