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Olympic Peninsula: Restoring Rainforest Rivers
“It’s go time” - Luke Kelly On the wild coastal rivers of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Trout Unlimited is removing migration barriers, reconnecting floodplains and restoring critical spawning and rearing habitat for struggling populations of wild salmon and steelhead. Wisen Creek Culvert. Photo by Liam Gallagher Working alongside our partners at federal and state agencies, regional…
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Small yet significant
A volunteer helps expand Alaska’s Anadromous Waters Catalogue I felt bad for the fish. The fry were darting back and forth in a stagnant pond that was only a few inches deep, their infancy spent oblivious to the pristine waters for which Southeast Alaska is known. But that’s just me assuming what is beautiful to…
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A Holiday Gift on Dry Dock Gulch
Juvenile salmon and steelhead are immediately using reconnected habitat on California’s North Coast In September 2023, after years of planning and fundraising, TU’s North Coast Coho Project and their partners completed a fish passage and habitat improvement project on Dry Dock Gulch, a tributary of Northern California’s Big River. The team replaced two small culverts…
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A Celebration on the Elwha River
Editor’s Note: This Native American Heritage Month, Trout Unlimited is celebrating and honoring the efforts of our tribal partners who, since time immemorial, have been stewards of the lands, waters and wildlife they hold sacred. We are inspired by the stories of the Nez Perce working to recover salmon on the Snake River, of the…
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Infrastructure investments bolster reconnection of Bigelow Creek
A nearly decades-long partnership for watershed restoration in Newaygo County is getting a boost thanks to the passage of the transformational Bipartisan Infrastructure Law combined with steady Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding. Since 2015, a partnership has been underway with Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service - Huron Manistee National Forests, and the Newaygo County…
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A race to stave off extinction for California’s Coho
TU’s North Coast Coho and Steelhead Restoration Program is clearing the way for salmon and steelhead in coastal streams north of San Francisco California’s coastal streams north of San Francisco Bay are the last bastion for native Coho in the Golden State. They are also the best hope for coastal wild steelhead in this state,…
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Bringing fish back to Yellowjacket Creek
The Russian River is one of the most famous steelhead fisheries in California. It is also one of the highest priority watersheds for Coho salmon recovery in the Golden State. For many years, TU has worked to support Coho recovery in the Russian River watershed. Our Redwood Empire Chapter has supported this effort through a…
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