TU awarded USFS-BLM Conservation Leadership Award

Contact:Chris Wood, President and CEO, (703) 284-9403, cwood@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU awarded USFS-BLM Conservation Leadership Award Washington D.C. Trout Unlimited joined some elite company Wednesday night when it was awarded the prestigious U.S. Forest Service-Bureau of Land Management Conservation Leadership Award at an event in the nation’s capitol. According to the USFS and the

Senator Bennet to Protect Sportsmen's Haven

Contact:Aaron Kindle, (303) 868-2859 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senator Bennet to Protect Sportsmen’s Haven Bill would withdraw unleased portions of the Thompson Divide Washington, D.C. A bill introduced today would provide protection to an area critical to sportsmen and to the recreation-based rural economies of Colorado. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and

New Mexican National Monument a Win for Sportsmen

Contact:Garrett VeneKlasen, (505) 670-2925Shauna Sherard, (307) 757-7861 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Mexican National Monument a Win for Sportsmen Designation will protect more than 60 miles of iconic river Washington D.C. After years of collaboration, the Rio Grande del Norte, a place close to New Mexican sportsmen’s hearts, will be protected as a national monument. The

Fishermen and Tour Operators Press Congress to Protect Tongass Salmon and Trout Watersheds

Contact:Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Director of Communications, pdobbyn@tu.org, or (907) 230-1513Austin Williams, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Forest Program Manager, awilliams@tu.org, or (907) 227-1590 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fishermen and Tour Operators Press Congress to Protect Tongass Salmon and Trout Watersheds The Tongass 77 Proposal Would Help Guarantee a Self-Sustaining, Economic Engine Juneau, Alaska A delegation

Renewables bill gets a second chance in new Congress

Contact:Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9428Brian Zupancic, Trout Unlimited, (202) 997-4966 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Renewables bill gets a second chance in new Congress Bill would direct funds toward fish, wildlife, counties and states Washington, D.C. Congress continues to recognize the value of hunting and angling with the reintroduction of a bill Monday by Senators Jon

Orvis, TU begin project to open 1,000 miles of water over next decade

Contact:Elizabeth Maclin, Trout Unlimited, emaclin@tu.orgBill Eyre, Orvis, eyreb@orvis.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Orvis, TU begin project to open 1,000 miles of water over next decade MANCHESTER, Vt. Orvis and Trout Unlimited this week announced the first two streams that will be improved to allow better passage for wild and native trout as part of the new

Sportsmen's Act Clears Major Hurdle

Contact:Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen’s Act Clears Major Hurdle WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted early on Saturday to advance the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S. 3525), a broad-based package of legislative measures that promotes public hunting and angling access, habitat conservation and strongly funded resource management. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation