Pictured above: The custom Nautilus reel being offered as a prize for signing up to help protect Bristol Bay with Trout Unlimited By: The Alaska Program We are honored partner with our friends at Nautilus Reels to save a threatened world-class fishing destination in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Nautilus Reels will be giving away a custom
Coastal cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) Species summary and status: The coastal cutthroat trout (CCT) is located in watersheds from California to Prince William Sound in Alaska. However, several populations in western Oregon are thought to be at moderate risk of extinction, because of ocean conditions and habitat-related problems. Coastals have dark green backs with olive
Chris Hunt photo. In fall of 2019, 13 veteran or active-duty members of the Armed Forces in Alaska congregated in the scenic and quiet community of Cantwell to explore and fish Denali State Park. The all-expense-paid trip was the second annual Armed Forces Appreciation Fishing Trip hosted in partnership with Kinross Fort Knox with the help of the guides at Denali Fly Fishing Guides, a TU-endorsed business. Last year’s Armed
This week, we moved a step closer to lasting protections for the Bristol Bay region and the most prolific sockeye salmon fishery on the planet
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay (907) 843-1633 or girlasue@gmail.com Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimiteds Alaska Program (907) 230-7127 or nwilliams@tu.orgAlaskans deliver thousands of postcards to Senator Lisa Murkowski seeking protection for Bristol BayANCHORAGE (September 29, 2015) A group of Alaskans representing Bristol Bay tribes and businesses will deliver thousands of
Aaron will work to ensure our restoration efforts bring maximum benefits to local fish and communities. We are thrilled to welcome him to the team!
After issuing a harsh warning to the Army Corps of Engineers at a Bristol Bay salmon event last week, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski followed up by introducing report language in to the Senate Appropriations committee yesterday morning that called on the Corps to make significant changes to Pebble’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
My father once told me that “home is where you hang your hat.” I believed it, for a time, at least. I mean, as a young boy, who was I to argue with the wisdom of a grownup? I’ve come to realize, though, that “home” is where everything seems to fall into place just right.
By: Alaska Program Staff Anyone who understands the value of public lands to hunters, anglers and other outdoor recreationists, and the fundamental role public lands play in many of our lives has cause for concern. Today we’re writing to highlight just one of the threats to our public lands. Introducing the State National Forest
We are officially half way through the Army Corps of Engineers’ 90-day public comment period on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Pebble mine and it is clear that Alaskans are not impressed.
Over the course of the last few weeks, Bristol Bay and Trout Unlimited’s efforts to stop the proposed Pebble mine have found a new ally- Katie Couric.
Recordings of company executives discussing the proposed Pebble Mine illuminate their true intentions for a significantly larger project in Bristol Bay, Alaska, and bolster calls for its key federal permit to be denied
I visited Adak in search of caribou. My husband, three friends and I were on a mission to fill our freezers. I’ve spent a lifetime in Alaska, but this was my first visit to the Aleutians. I was thrilled to finally have a reason this beautiful, far-off corner of my home state.
If the land is so important to me, then I can only imagine how important the land must be to them. Without conservation, the great Bristol Bay region of Alaska wouldn’t be what it is today
Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Communications Director, (907) 230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major Salmon River Restoration Project Completed in Alaska’s Tongass National ForestTrout Unlimited Hails Harris River and Fubar Creek Project as Model for Future Work in America’s Salmon Forest Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, today applauded the completion of a
The Tongass. For many, it conjures some far away and foreign place. For others, it’s a name that has never been heard before. Yet, for all Americans, at nearly 17-million acres in Southeast Alaska, the Tongass is our largest National Forest and a national treasure owned by every citizen
Southeast Alaska tribes have long cared for their lands. Now they’re at work restoring them.
Recently, Trout Unlimited teamed up with Omaze, a company that organizes giveaways that give back, to raise money and support for the Save Bristol Bay campaign. Entering to win a 4 night stay at TU Business Member, Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge, Omaze randomly selected a winner who ended up being a TU member- Fred Cheatham from Carlsbad, California!
The work highlighted during the site tour provides a view of habitat related efforts to keep the Little Susitna River one of the most productive fisheries in the Mat-Su Valley.
Though the morning was cold, hearts were warm, and the anticipation of tight lines was on the mind. The day had finally come for the Armed Forces Fishing trip!
