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  • Video spotlight

    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…

  • 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…

  • From the President

    It’s official: Apache trout are back

    FWS removes the native fish from Endangered Species list in a first for a trout or salmon species The survival of Apache trout is a testament to the wisdom of protecting, reconnecting and restoring river systems to recover native trout. First listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, they later…

  • Community

    Washington public TV celebrates TU volunteers measuring culverts

    In Washington state, TU volunteers on the Barrier Assessment Team (BAT) train and work alongside staff to document and measure failing culverts acting as migration barriers for salmon, steelhead and other native species. WCTU's Steve Miller speaks at the "State of Salmon" panel discussion. Photo by Dannon Engquist. The program works with state, federal, county…

  • 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…

  • Healing our ecosystem

    Flood prone Lake Superior communities receive major NOAA investment 

    A coalition of partners in the Lake Superior basin have been awarded $1.45 million by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to increase climate resilience in communities hit hard by catastrophic, repetitive flooding.  Earlier this month, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended the funding of…