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Escaping Upstream
Both anglers and trout find less stress upstream
Both anglers and trout find less stress upstream Upon crossing the Mackinac Bridge into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I exhaled and slowed a bit. The speed limit drops from the Lower Peninsula, but so does the pace of life as the highway crosses through friendly small towns and across seemingly countless trout rivers and…
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Colorado River Cutthroat restoration in the Green River watershed getting a boost from BLM
TU, BLM ink $8.867 million partnership for watershed restoration across the West. For over a decade, Nick and Hilary Walrath have been a power couple of Wyoming water restoration, working with landowners, universities, state and federal agencies, and local contractors to restore and enhance the Green River watershed where they call home. Both raised in…
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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 New Video Celebrates an Ambitious Restoration Project on the Wallowa River
Northeast Oregon landowners partner with TU to restore salmon and steelhead habitat. Ian Wilson is a dedicated angler, a fisheries biologist and a restoration project manager for the Grande Ronde Model Watershed. His wife Heidi is a dedicated conservationist who works for the local Wallowa Land Trust. They are the fifth generation to live on…
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New York trout benefit from restoration efforts
Momentum is building for TU’s restoration team in New York
Momentum is building for TU’s restoration team in New York Trout Unlimited’s Northeast Coldwater Habitat team has designed and implemented an impressive catalog of strategic improvement projects across the state of New York, while actively gaining new information to prioritize future initiatives. Within watersheds of all sizes, we continue to find unique challenges that…
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The Willowemoc- A Healthy Momentum
Trout Unlimited has been actively working to improve trout streams in the Catskills since the late 1950s and shows no signs of stopping. In partnership with the town of Rockland and Friends of the Upper Delaware, Trout Unlimited staff have begun survey assessment work to better understand the current conditions and challenges facing Willowemoc Creek…
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Returning Thanks
During the Beaver Creek Invitational, veterans understand the therapeutic nature of rivers. “There is always something therapeutic about being on the water. The river is so beautiful, catching fish becomes a bonus. The amount of support and love given to us veterans is truly amazing. I’m grateful for all the time and energy given by…