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Oregon

  • Public Lands

    Public lands: key to America’s sporting legacy 

    There is no opportunity for productive fishing or hunting if there are no productive lands and waters in which to sling a line, spot and stalk or swing an over-under. Bottom line.  This basic fact has been a part of the American sporting consciousness since Theordore Roosevelt inscribed it, if not before. It’s a cornerstone…

  • Fishing

    Persistence on the Owyhee

    When I first moved to central Oregon over three years ago, I knew I was in for a treat when it came to local trout fisheries. Early on in my time in Bend, I spent a weekend driving around central Oregon from the Lower Deschutes to the Fall to the Crooked Rivers, becoming acquainted with…

  • Snake River

    It is finally September in Northeastern Oregon

    It is finally September in Northeastern OregonAs the season changes, TU’s Andy Scheele thinks about time, restoration and steelhead returning to their home waters It is finally September in Northeastern Oregon; my favorite month of the year. The weather and foliage are changing. Elk are bugling in the mountains. Insects are burying their heads into…

  • Restoration

    An ongoing commitment to restoring the Upper Klamath

    As the Klamath River is reconnected, Chrysten Rivard reflects on the partnerships and dedication guiding TU’s work for the basin’s fish, water and communities Salmon, steelhead and lamprey have been absent from the Upper Klamath Basin for more than 100 years. As we ready ourselves for their return to the cold, spring-fed tributaries and headwater…

  • Dam Removal

    Klamath reconnected: The four dams are gone

    Blasting at Copco 1 Dam. Photo: Swiftwater Films Big things happen when committed people decide that failure is not an option Between my roles at Trout Unlimited and on the board of directors at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), I’ve visited Iron Gate Dam countless times over the years. But this time, it was…

  • Restoration

    Building bridges for fish and people on the Salmon SuperHwy 

    Department of Transportation investments are improving road infrastructure for fish and local communities on Oregon’s North Coast  Over the past decade, the partners working together on the Salmon SuperHwy have been removing barriers to fish migration in watersheds across Oregon’s beautiful North Coast. When they started, they identified 93 priority barriers blocking over 180 miles…