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Potomac

  • Barrier removal

    Another barrier down: Opens miles of habitat on Maryland’s Wolf Den Run

    A barrier on Wolf Den Run in the Potomac Highlands of Maryland––a TU Priority Waters area––was among the many AOP projects TU tackled in 2024.

    Imagine it’s a blistering hot summer day and your house has only one room that’s air-conditioned. But there’s a problem: The door operates only one way. You can leave the cool room, but you can’t go back in. That’s what happens when a dam or a perched culvert creates a blockage on a stream, and…

  • Restoration

    EPA funding to boost habitat work in the East

    $3 million in grants will help TU continue restoration work in the Chesapeake Bay watershed The best way to talk about future plans is to show stellar results from similar, previous plans. That was the agenda for a recent gathering in the shadow of West Virginia’s iconic Seneca Rocks and a tour of restored trout…

  • Fishing

    A trail for trout (and more)

    TU volunteers play key role in Maryland Fly Fishing Trail launch Pennsylvania has its “Scooped” trail of ice cream shops. There’s an “I-87 Brewery Trail” in the Catskills. Virginia touts its “Crooked Road” music trail to bluegrass enthusiasts. And now, with help of Trout Unlimited volunteers, Maryland has introduced the nation’s first statewide Fly Fishing…

  • Community

    Three questions for the Chairman of the Board

    Longtime leader Terry Hyman talks about why he’s bullish on Trout Unlimited Terry Hyman worked for two decades in investment banking before transitioning to the private equity business, where he served as partner of a leading firm before founding his own. But if pressed, he would tell you that, beyond his family and good friends,…