Comment period open on repealing clean water protections

Comment period open on repealing clean water protections Repealing rule would jeopardize drinking water for millions; risk for trout and salmon CONTACT:Shauna Stephenson / Trout Unlimitedssherard@tu.org / (307) 757-7861 (July 27, 2017) WASHINGTON D.C. – The public can now comment on a decision by the Trump administration to repeal a rule that would protect 60

TU’s interns rock!

I have owned three suits in my life. The last one I bought was a classic seersucker to officiate at the outdoor wedding in Augustin Atlanta of my friends Neil and Mara (until that afternoon, I did not know one could sweat through a tie). The second was for my own wedding—a white linen suit,

Comment period open on repealing clean water protections

Contact: Shauna Stephensonssherard@tu.org/ (307) 757-7861 (July 27, 2017) WASHINGTON D.C. The public can now comment on a decision by the Trump administration to repeal a rule that would protect 60 percent of stream miles and the drinking water of one in three Americans. In June, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would begin the

TU supports Oregon Wildlands Act

On July 26th, 2017, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining held a hearing to receive testimony on a number of legislative proposals, including S.1548, the Oregon Wildlands Act, sponsored by Sens. Wyden and Merkley. Trout Unlimited’s letter of support is included below. 170725_TU_Ltr_S.ENR-PLFM-SubHrg_S.1548.pdf July 25, 2017 Re: TU

Short casts: Greenbacks get a new home; Zinke tours Oregon monument; volunteer preaches clean water

Photo by Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Colorado’s state fish, the imperiled greenback cutthroat trout, got a boost this week when nearly 1,000 year-old fish were released into a small stream high along the Continental Divide above the famed Eisenhower Tunnel that cuts through the mountains that divide the state in two. The fish,

AmeriCorps Team Moose 4 helps out trout!

The Moose 4 team: (Left to right) Becca Marcott, 25, Linwood, Mich; Brandon Shepard, 23, Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; Adam Bagley, 20, Seattle; Josh Kenon, 22, Colquitt, Ga.; Jacob Allen, 25, Golden Meadow, La.,: Gus Merwin, 25, Pardeeville, Wisc.; and Kennedy Morris, 22, Greenville, S.C. . A team from AmeriCorps has been helping out trout in

Stand up for your clean water, public lands, and Bristol Bay

The day Casey turned 11, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it was rescinding the 2015 Clean Water Rule and replacing it with one that might not apply the protections of the Clean Water Act to small and seasonal streams. On his birthday weekend, Casey asked that we take his brothers and some friends to West