Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers

For immediate release  Sept. 20, 2019  Contact:  Eric Crawford  Trout Unlimited  (208) 596-5866, ecrawford@tu.org  Shauna Stephenson  Trout Unlimited  (307) 757-7861, sstephenson@tu.org  Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers: Time to address dwindling salmon and steelhead populations  With dismal fish returns, Idaho places stringent restrictions on steelhead seasons  (Sept. 20, 2019) BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Fish and Game Commission announced today that they would be

Millions of stream miles risk losing protection

EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for millions of stream miles across the United States  Final “repeal” rule leaves important drinking water sources and habitat at dire risk of being unprotected from pollution, and opens the door for the expected “replacement” rule later this year which will be even worse for streams

Sportsmen and women throw support behind renewable energy legislation

For Immediate Release  July 25, 2019  Contacts:   Shauna Stephenson, Trout Unlimited  Shauna.stephenson@tu.org, (307) 757-7861    Katie McKalip, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers  McKalip@backcountryhunters.org, (406) 240-9262  Kristyn Brady, TRCP   kbrady@trcp.org, (617) 501-6352  Hearing will consider measure that sportsmen’s coalition says will help protect wildlife, public lands with thoughtful planning and revenue for conservation  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sporting groups rallied around

Natural Resources Committee votes to fully fund LWCF

The fund is the premiere program to fund public access and fish and wildlife conservation For immediate release June 20, 2019 Contact: Corey Fisher, cfisher@tu.org, (406) 546-2979 June 20, 2019 (WASHINGTON D.C.) — On Wednesday, the House Committee on Natural Resources voted 21-12 to advance H. R. 3195, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act. The act was sponsored by Representative Jeff

Modernizing 1872 Mining Law necessary to clean up abandoned mines

New bills would help alleviate an estimated $54 billion in abandoned hardrock mine clean up    For immediate release  May 9, 2019   Contact: Corey Fisher, (406) 546-2979, cfisher@tu.org  Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org  May 9, 2019 (WASHINGTON D.C.) — A group of lawmakers have introduced legislation this week to modernize the 1872 Mining Law by establishing a federal lands

Sportsmen cheer reintroduction of Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 Rep. Jared Huffman and Sen. Kamala Harris champion legislation that will better protect and restore habitat and water quality in steelhead and salmon strongholds (April 10, 2019) HEALDSBURG, Calif—Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the reintroduction of legislation from California Senator Kamala Harris and Representative Jared Huffman (an

TU Applauds Bipartisan Push to Permanently Fund LWCF

April 10, 2019      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      Contact: Corey Fisher cfisher@tu.org / (406) 546-2979    WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday a group of Senators from both sides of the aisle introduced legislation to fully and permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund.  The Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act comes on the heels of Congress approving permanent authorization