Dream job: a summer in search of wild trout
Trout Unlimited’s ranks swell in the summer with dozens of interns from near and far. In the case of one intern in Pennsylvania, really far.
Search results for “coaster brook trout waters”
A step forward for America’s fish & wildlife
After the recovering America’s Wildlife Act resoundingly passes the House, it’s time for sportsmen and women to urge the Senate to support this important legislation.
Conservation Portfolio
The Conservation Portfolio borrows its approach from financial planning theory by recognizing diverse portfolios can minimize investment losses and maximize returns. The Conservation Portfolio takes inventory of the elements of diversity within a species’ range and identifies essential and missing elements, which, if conserved, can help ensure a species’ persistence. A diverse Conservation Portfolio for…
Nudging streams back to health
Gary recalls talking to a road engineer more familiar with channelizing and straightening rivers in response to floods. As he looked over the work “his face fell from pink to grey, and he said, ‘We have been doing this wrong for 100 years.’”
Working to keep the Rio Grande cutthroat trout off the Endangered Species List
Extensive efforts in southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico to restore habitat for the Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT) have been underway since at least 2003. State agencies, tribes, federal agencies and Trout Unlimited have cooperated to bring this species back to more of its historic range, applying expert knowledge and considerable experience to restore this important native species, which is also the state…
Salmon Creek project
The Salmon Kill, locally referred to as Salmon Creek, is a picturesque stream in northwest Connecticut that flows from its headwaters of Mount Riga to the Housatonic River. The forested headwater streams of the Salmon Creek contain cold, clean water due to the undeveloped condition of the upper watershed, providing habitat for native brook trout.…
Trout Unlimited Applauds Federal Judge’s Decision to Prevent West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Mining Companies From Filling Valleys With Mining Waste
04/01/2009 Trout Unlimited Applauds Federal Judges Decision to Prevent West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Mining Companies From Filling Valleys With Mining Waste April 1, 2009 Contact: Elizabeth Maclin (202) 431-2676 Erin Mooney (571) 331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Applauds Federal Judges Decision to Prevent West Virginia Mountaintop Removal Mining Companies From Filling Valleys With Mining…
Improving watershed and infrastructure health in the Cherokee National Forest
Standing atop a newly installed bridge over Wolf Creek, deep in Tennessee’s Cherokee National Forest, Brett Yaw and Sally Petre were both smiling proudly.
Smith River
Based in Henry County, VA. Named for our state’s longest tail water fishery. It is home to wild Brown trout and has a couple of sections of stocked Rainbow and Brook trout, also. We also have access to many miles of small stream trout fisheries. Not the biggest chapter, but maybe the most active.
A Nation’s River
In the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia small streams tumble through hollows choked with hardwoods and laurel. In the valleys, creeks are born at gurgling limestone springs. Generations ago there were trophy-sized native brook trout here. But as our nation grew the health of these creeks and these trout was an afterthought. Man’s impact damaged trout streams and trout populations. …
Stan Cooper Sr.
We believe in conservation of cold, clean water. Water is Life. Pristine water that supports native brook trout is an incredible, priceless natural resource. Conserving this most precious commodity is a cause that we hold dear to our heart. Bowmans Creek is our adopted stream. Long live the wild and native trout – Wild Trout…
Refuge Field Guide: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
The Red Rocks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, hidden away in the sparsely populated southwest corner of Montana, is the largest wetland complex in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Trout Unlimited Releases Petition to Celebrate National Public Lands Day 2017
For immediate release CONTACT:Corey Fisher / Senior Policy Directorcfisher@tu.org / (406) 546-2979 Need a reason to support public lands? Heres 8,000. Trout Unlimited releases petition to celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday (Sept. 29, 2017) WASHINGTON D.C. — In honor of National Public Lands Day, Trout Unlimited is celebrating by releasing 8,000 reasons public…
Duke Energy grant to further TU’s work in North Carolina
Duke Energy awarded more than $1 million in grants to 14 organizations. Pictured with grant recipients is Mike Hughes (far right), Duke Energy’s vice president of community relations.
Voices from the River: TU internship fuels public lands appreciation
The author shows off a bright steelhead pulled from a Great Lakes tributary. By Chad Tokowicz Fly fishing is more than a hobby. The sport has allowed me to develop a closer relationship with the various places I have called home. Fly fishing helps me align with the rhythm of the natural world, providing a…
Long effort leads to mine protections in Maine
By Jeff Reardon Last week, Maine’s Legislature overrode a veto by Governor Paul Lepage with an overwhelming bipartisan vote—35-0 in the Republican-controlled Senate; 122-21 in the Democratically-controlled House—to finally pass a bill that gives Maine protective rules for metallic mineral mining. That decision ended more than five years of work by Trout Unlimited and other…
Catskill Park one of 10 special places
Nov. 12, 2014 Contact: Paula Piatt, Trout Unlimited Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, 570-886-1609 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The historic region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities. WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring New Yorks Catskill Park in a new report highlighting outstanding public fishing and hunting areas in…
All you wanted to know: Redband trout
Redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss sub-species) Species summary and status: Redband trout are subspecies of rainbow trout and exist in two well-defined geographic regions. The Columbia River redband trout is found in Montana, Washington, and Idaho, and the Great Basin redband trout is found in southeastern Oregon and parts of California and Nevada. The redband is similar…
TU in Action: Stream restoration in Pennsylvania; fish passage on the Weber; brookies back in Tennessee, and more
TU is working with conservation parnters in Tennesee to reintroduce native brook trout in Little Stony Creek. Editor’s note: TU volunteers are in the news every single day. Here are just a few examples of how TU’s volunteers are making fishing better this week. The Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited in Pennsylvania is about…
Voices from the River: Chasing char
Trout Unlimited’s efforts with the University of Maine and the Maine Department of Inland and Wildlife to develop eDNA sampling methods for Maine’s rare Arctic char continue. As described in a recent TU story, we’re focused in Maine on the handful of remaining populations of landlocked Arctic char, a glacial relict that’s been slowly losing populations over the last 120 years. Char exist…