FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2016 Contact: Ty Churchwell, tchurchwell@tu.org, (970) 903-3010 Scott Roberts, scott@mountainstudies.org, (865) 382-2993 Randy Scholfield, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 Trout Unlimited, MSI launch Animas River monitoring After Gold King spill, aquatic bug life offers clues to the health of the river (Durango)Trout Unlimited, Mountain Studies Institute and partners today announced plans for
Want to know what 30 of Trout Unlimited’s state councils had to say about national monuments? Here’s the full text of their official comments, submitted July 10. July 10, 2017 Monument Review, MS-1530 U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Comments of Trout Unlimited on DOI-2017-0002, Review of Certain National
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As a son of Colorado, I can attest to the wonder and beauty found high in the small waters of the Centennial State’s mountains. Chasing trout in off-the-grid creeks is, to this day, my favorite fly-fishing pastime. Above, Todd Moen of Catch Magazine, teases us with a trailer on a yet-to-be-completed film that focuses on
June 23, 2015 Contacts: Jack Williams, Trout Unlimited senior scientist, jwilliams@tu.org, (541) 261-3960 Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited national communications director, chunt@tu.org, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Trout Unlimited report highlights challenges facing native trout in the U.S. Climate change, non-native species among biggest threats to native trout in the Southwest WASHINGTON, D.C.North Americas already
In New Mexico, fences protect trout habitat and livestock It feels great to get out again on TU field projects. A few weeks ago, we journeyed to the Gila to take some stream measurements, and last week we went to the northwestern Jemez Mountains to replace some fence along the Rio de las Vacas. Our volunteer crew of women and men from regional TU chapters and our partner organization, New
In the summer, I think I could live off the land — with a bit more education. Wild raspberries and strawberries, wildflowers, wild trout, some wild onions, mushrooms and cattails would make a smorgasbord. The trout tend to come easily in the high-mountain streams I frequent, but too bad I’m a vegetarian as they would be the only filling menu item. I guess I have more learning to do.
A couple of my favorite ponds were on Fort Story, a small military base in Virginia Beach. One was deep in the woods, reachable only by a sandy, 4-wheel-drive-required road
Trout Unlimited’s Land Conservancy Fund is a matching grant program designed to provide chapters and councils with grants to help with land protection projects, including conservation easements and land trust or agency acquisition and/or ownership of properties that are a priority for native and wild trout and salmon populations. The program is administered by the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 TU Applauds EPA’s proposal to Curtail Toxic Air Pollution Arlington, Va. – Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s leading trout and salmon conservation organization, lauded EPA’s long-awaited proposal to tighten controls on toxic air pollutants from some types of coal-and oil-fired power generating facilities.
The Blue Mountain and Idaho Batholith Ecoregions in NE Oregon and SW Washington provides habitat for numerous threatened and endangered trout and salmon. Trout Unlimited (TU) focuses our work on four of its most critical river basins – the John Day, Umatilla, Grande Ronde, and Clearwater. Each of these watersheds is a stronghold for resident
Trout Unlimited has been awarded nearly $1.8 million for a suite of stream restoration efforts in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. The $1,795,495 award is from the Natural Resources Conservation Service through its Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). “I’m excited to announce the first RCPP awards under the 2018 Farm Bill,” said NRCS Chief Matthew Lohr. “Through collaboration and aligning our
About us Craig Sponholtz founded Watershed Artisans, Inc. in 2003 and has since worked throughout the Southwest, the Southern Rockies and internationally to design and implement stream and wetland restoration projects. He has a true passion for sharing knowledge and inspiration and is dedicated to educating practitioners in the evolving art of healing watersheds. What
April, particularly in the West, is a bona-fide shoulder month. Higher up, it’s still winter. In the valleys, spring is springing and water is rising. It’s a tough month for trout fishing, given the transition happening between winter and spring and all the trappings that come with it, both good and bad. Video of Trouts
We hadn’t changed at all, yet so much time had zoomed passed us. It felt like years had gone by since I saw my cousin Ethan, walking along in front of me down the trail in Montana. At the same time, it felt like no time at all. The road seems to go on forever, but it is behind you in only a moment.
The mountain whitefish native to the northwest U.S. There’s trout water, and then there’s trout water that also holds mountain whitefish. The latter is likely healthier. Whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) are often greeted by anglers with the same enthusiasm they might afford a creek chub or a sucker. The slightly downturned snout may not be as
Here in the West, winter is settling in, even though it’s not yet Thanksgiving. And while a lot of anglers will be stowing their gear for the season, a few die hards will brave the wind and the cold and the snow to chase migrating brown trout. Video of Blizzards and Browns – Winter fly
First, forgive the subtitles, unless you speak German, of course. Often we tend to forget that fly-rod worthy fish can live just about anywhere—the staff in Arlington, Va.’s headquarters office has turned chasing carp, gar and snakeheads in the Potomac into something of an obsession. And we know that great urban angling exists among the
I cast flies to barramundi in the tropical north of Queensland several years back. It was rainy and windy and I’d heard so many horror stories about inshore saltwater crocodiles, that I kind of psyched myself out. I never connected to a barramundi, but I did manage some jungle perch in a crystal-clear high-mountain stream
Sportsmen Issue Blueprint for Energy Development on Public Lands Report stresses balancing development to conserve hunting, fishing traditions WASHINGTON (Aug. 9 2017) A report released today by 18 sportsmens organizations and businesses urges smart-from-the-start planning, public engagement and consideration of the long-term impacts on fishing and hunting opportunities in response to efforts to increase and
