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Trout Unlimited protests Wyoming Range lease sale

3/20/2006 Trout Unlimited protests Wyoming Range lease sale March 20, 2006 Contact: Tom Reed, (406) 522-7291 ext. 104, treed@tu.org; Cathy Purves, (307) 332-6700, cpurves@tu.org Trout Unlimited protests Wyoming Range lease sale Natural gas development would impact critical native trout and big-game habitat and impact the local recreation economy JACKSONA natural gas lease sale planned next…

TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West

3/30/2006 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West March 30, 2006 Contact: Chris Wood, TU Vice President for Conservation, (571) 274-0601 Ted Fitzgerald, TU American Fork Canyon Project Manager, (801) 465-9949 Chris Hunt, PLI Communications Director, (208) 552-0891 x 714 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across…

TU’s legacy includes protecting ‘The North’ for generations to come

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Fishing for steelhead on the North Umpqua River is often described as a PhD-level challenge that will test the mettle of even the most dedicated anglers.  Unlike other legendary steelhead waters, with their gentle gradient and long even runs, fishing on The North involves deep wades over treacherous bedrock to reach casting “stations,” which are often one specific rock that provides the angler…

Everything you wanted to know: bonneville cutthroat trout

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Bonneville cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii utah)  Species summary and status: The State Fish of Utah, the Bonneville cutthroat was historically found in the Bonneville Basin, including suitable habitat within Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada. Although scientists believed pure strains of Bonneville cutthroat were extinct, a few isolated populations were discovered in Utah in the 1970s and…

Gunnison River: Concrete Levy Restoration

Gunnison River: Concrete Levy Restoration

Goals In 2013 TU partnered with a landowner to remove a 500-foot section of concrete rip-rap on a popular recreational stretch of the Gunnison River. The armored bank was causing channel incision, and depositing sediment in undesirable locations downstream. Lack of vegetative cover and in-channel refuge increased trout susceptibility to low flows and increased water…

Summer versus winter steelhead

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Editors note: Every Friday, our science junkies over at Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative give us an inside look at what’s happening in the world of steelhead science. During the Holidays, we’re running the best of those Science Friday pieces on the TU blog. If you’ve ever spent any time thinking about the sheer game…

$2 Million in Whirling Disease Research Signed Into Law

10/13/2000 $2 Million in Whirling Disease Research Signed Into Law $2 Million in Whirling Disease Research Signed Into Law TU Praises Montana Congressional Delegation Contact: 10/13/2000 — — Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Conservation Programs, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 October 13, 2000. Arlington, VA . . . Two million dollars in crucial whirling disease…

Trout Tips: The approach

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Patience is perhaps the most elusive virtue—instant gratification, especially these days, is easier to attain. And it’s no different for fly fishers. Finding a good stretch of water to fish isn’t all that hard, but approaching it correctly, and giving yourself the best opportunity to catch not just one fish, but several fish, can prove…

Kirk Deeter hosts Amazon fly-fishing adventure

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It takes a lot to get me fired up about a fishing trip… Well, actually, that’s a lie. I still feel like a little boy every time I go fishing. And after I finish writing this, I’m going fishing in the creek by my house, and I’m pretty fired up about that. That said, there…

A Native Odyssey – Hoofing it for Rio Grande cutthroat

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Editor’s Note: Five students from the TU Costa 5 Rivers Outreach Program have embarked on a once-in a-lifetime journey in pursuit of 18 native trout species, all on public lands. With support from the U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, Fishpond and Post Fly Box, these students will tell the stories of our…

C2 Cattle Ranch steps up to save salmon, steelhead in Oregon’s Salt Creek

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Krumweide point-of-diversion, Salt Creek, Rogue River watershed, Oregon. Photo Brian Barr/RRWC By Chrysten Lambert Southern Oregon is an angler’s paradise. Here, we are blessed with multiple species of game fish—native redband trout, steelhead and salmon primary among them. As in many other parts of the West, many of these species—particularly those that require cold water…

Trout Unlimited applauds new Eel River agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2025 Contact: Matt Clifford, California Director matt.clifford@tu.org / (406) 370-9431                 Brian Johnson, Senior Policy Advisor, Western Water and Climate                             brian.johnson@tu.org / (415) 385-0796 Trout Unlimited applauds new agreement for the Eel River Agreement clears path to reconnecting California’s third largest watershed – and a legendary salmon and steelhead river SACRAMENTO–Today, the…