TU keeps making progress in Michigan’s Newaygo County
Trout Unlimited got its start in Michigan, and the state continues to be a hot spot for TU’s efforts to protect and restore coldwater ecosystems.
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Trout Unlimited expands Tree Army to more Michigan watersheds
Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Tree Army planted 17,067 trees along rivers and streams throughout the Rogue River watershed over the last two years. Its “soldiers” are just getting started. The Tree Army, which is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the U.S. Forest Service, is made up of TU staff, seasonal work crews and volunteers. This year, the Rogue River Tree Army…
New books by Trout Unlimited scientists
Trout Unlimited staffers consistently contribute important articles to a number of scientific papers and journals. We are also proud to share two books recently published by the American Fisheries Society. “Trout and Char of the World” is the first comprehensive look at trout and char taxonomy, life history, conservation status, and management across the globe.…
Thinking big on the Upper Rio Grande
Restoration work on the Upper Rio Grande that starts in southwest Colorado and flows on into New Mexico and beyond has been a focus of TU’s for multiple years.
Legislation for Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines
Take Action Critical restoration funding and partnerships Across the country, streams and rivers by the thousands have been left for dead by abandoned coal mine pollution. Cleaning them up is a big job requiring critical restoration funding and partnerships. Cleanup Estimates 14.4 Million Estimated number of hazardous abandoned mine land sites. $11.4 Billion Estimated cost to clean up abandoned coal mines. The official estimate does not…
Copper on the Fly
We are a rainbow trout lodge located in the Bristol Bay watershed of southwest Alaska. Located on the famous Copper River, we fish mostly our home river with the ability to do fly outs to other rivers.
Voices from the River: Five questions for Tess
If you’ve spent much time fishing in Montana, you’re probably familiar with Rock Creek just outside of Missoula. While it’s importance to fly anglers has been long known, it’s key role in trout recruitment for the Clark Fork River is starting to come to light. With that in mind, Trout Unlimited brought in Tess Scanlon,…
Agua es Vida: The fight to protect the Pecos River goes to Congress
Northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountain range holds incredible wealth: water, wildlife, forests, Rio Grande cutthroat trout…
In search of national monument designation
Dan Johnson is an amiable bear of a man with an ursine nose for finding things. We were on a mission to find one of the sources of California’s largest spring creek, the Fall River.
NE Oregon program
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…
Clinton County Mine Stabilization Project Completed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Wolfe (570)-748-4901 Clinton County Mine Stabilization Project Completed Project will prevent future abandoned mine blowout Lock Haven, Pa.Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Kettle Creek Watershed Association completed a mine pool stabilization project on an abandoned deep mine in western Clinton County, preventing a mine blowout that could have released millions…
Big Win for Salmon and Steelhead on California's North Coast
March 11, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, California Director (510) 528-4772 Sam Davidson, Communications Director, Trout Unlimited California/Nevada (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Big Win for Salmon and Steelhead on Californias North Coast Trout Unlimited Applauds National Monument Designation for Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands BERKELEY, Calif.Todays designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta complex of public lands as…
Michigan Girl Scouts learn fly fishing and water conservation through STREAM Girls
By Jamie Vaughan Girl Scouts love the outdoors and helping their community. In Michigan, with its 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, they especially love their water. Their innate care for the environment, plus their adventurous spirit and hunger for knowledge, makes Girl Scouts the perfect group of young people to become our future water…
Trout Unlimited releases full 10 Special Places report
special.jpg Dec. 18, 2014 Contact: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, 607-703-0256, kdunlap@tu.org Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mtaylor@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited releases full 10 Special Places report Report focuses on protecting iconic public fishing and hunting areas from impacts of shale gas development WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today released a new report…
Voices from the River: Confessions of fly tying junkie
By Dave Atcheson It was one of those perfectly still, fog-draped mornings on Trout Lake, so tranquil its surface looked as though it might shatter if I put paddle to water. My buddy Jim and I, as we had so many mornings, angled the canoe toward a favorite weed bed and glid ed to a…
TU secures $104K grant for NY stream crossing project
By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited has been awarded a grant of more than $100,000 for flood resilience work and river restoration work in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced $316,767 in grant funding for three projects to help reduce localized flooding and restore aquatic habitats in…
Trout Unlimited Expeditions
Trout Unlimited Expeditions Started in June 2024, TU’s Expedition programs immerse high school and college students in multi-day, place-based adventures on or near BLM lands. Participants explore native trout conservation through stakeholder engagement, process-based restoration, and hands-on fieldwork alongside TU project managers. Expeditions also include restoration projects, youth education events, and community river cleanups. And,…
Monumental Myths: Part 1
/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blog/2.png Editors note: This is the first in a three part series looking at the myths perpetuated in the national discussion about national monuments and the Antiquities Act. By Corey Fisher The issue of national monuments and the Antiquities Act tends to elicit passionate responses, both for and against. It also spurs misconceptions. On December…
Chance of a lifetime
How a unique partnership is working restore Eel River salmon and steelhead and keep water flowing to Russian River farms
Watershed Multi-species Assessment
Trout Unlimited works with our conservation partners to identify areas where protection and restoration can benefit not only trout and salmon, but also other fish, aquatic species and human communities. TU scientists were instrumental in developing the Native Fish Conservation Area concept, where watershed management is focused on the long-term persistence of native fish communities…