An historic mill, and its former owner, are playing a key role in a collaborative effort to save native fish in an important Rogue River tributary. This campaign reached a milestone recently with a formal agreement to sell the mill’s historic water right to Trout Unlimited, with two years to raise the funding.
Spending bill would make significant investments in salmon restoration, climate resiliency, and public lands; WOTUS proposal restores stream protections Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org; (571) 274-0593 ARLINGTON, Va.—Legislation that cleared the House of Representatives today would invest billions of dollars in salmon restoration, climate resiliency projects, and public lands
8/25/1999 Maine’s Kennebec Valley Chapter Receives Highest Award for Edwards Dam Efforts Maine’s Kennebec Valley Chapter Receives Highest Award for Edwards Dam Efforts Contact: 8/25/1999 — — The Kennebec Valley (Maine) Trout Unlimited (TU) chapter led by Palmyra, ME President- Bruce Bowman and boasting over 250 local members drew high praise and recognition from the
7/26/2001 Trout Unlimited Joins Multi-State Plan for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation Trout Unlimited Joins Multi-State Plan for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation Contact: 7/26/2001 — — July 26, 2001 (Boulder, Colo./ Salt Lake City, Utah /Jackson, Wyo.) The Colorado, Utah and Wyoming councils of Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest coldwater fisheries organization, announced
Contact:Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program – (907) 230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fishermen to Forest Service: Grow Jobs, Protect Fish in America’s Salmon Forest Group Asks Obama Administration, Congress to Strengthen Conservation and Restoration of Salmon and Trout Watersheds in Tongass National Forest Juneau, A.K. A group of Alaska commercial fishermen, anglers, guides, naturalists
Contact: Keith Curley (703) 284-9428 Brian Zupancic (202) 997-4966 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We dont have to choose A third bill recognizes balance between development and natural resources Washington D.C. — Congress is recognizing the value that hunting and angling opportunities have to sportsmen and women with a bill introduced Thursday
Contact:Brian Zupancic, (703) 284-9427, bzupancic@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wind, solar and healthy habitat: We don’t have to choose A third bill recognizes balance between development and natural resources Washington, D.C. Congress is recognizing the value that hunting and angling opportunities have to sportsmen and women with a bill introduced Thursday by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Contact:Keith Curley, (703) 284-9428Brian Zupancic, (202) 997-4966 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Poll shows voters want renewable energy and healthy habitat Results support balancing wind and solar energy with hunting and fishing Westerners strongly endorse the idea of wind and solar energy companies doing their part in maintaining our hunting and fishing heritage according to a poll
Contact:Keith Curley, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9428Brian Zupancic, Trout Unlimited, (202) 997-4966 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Renewables bill gets a second chance in new Congress Bill would direct funds toward fish, wildlife, counties and states Washington, D.C. Congress continues to recognize the value of hunting and angling with the reintroduction of a bill Monday by Senators Jon
For Immediate Release May 19, 2015 For Additional Information Contact:Dan Keppen, Executive Director, Family Farm Alliance, dankeppen@charter.net; (541) 892-6244Eric Kuhn, General Manager, Colorado River Water Conservation District, ekuhn@crwcd.org; (970) 945-8522 Russ Schnitzer, Agriculture Policy Advisor, Trout Unlimited, rschnitzer@parulallc.com; (970) 309-0285 Cooperation essential to protect agriculture, river health in the Upper Colorado River Basin Agriculture, conservation,
For Immediate Release March 25, 2015 Contact: Wolfe Tone, The Trust for Public Land, 207-772-7424, wolfe.tone@tpl.org Jeff Reardon, Trout Unlimited, 207-615-9200, jreardon@tu.org COLD STREAM CONSERVED The Forks, MAINE The Trust for Public Land and Trout Unlimited today announced the purchase of the Cold Stream forest, a 8,159-acre property near the The Forks which will provide
June 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Ziemer, lziemer@tu.org, 406-599-2606 Ricardo Bayon, rbayon@encouragecapital.com, 415-373-6363 Pioneering program attracts private investment in agriculture upgrades and river habitat improvements (Washington, D.C.) The Natural Resources Conservation Service today announced a $1.4 million Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) to Trout Unlimited and Encourage Capital, a New York-based investment group, for
Friday, October 4, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Kelly Owens, Forest Hydrologist, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 307-739-5598, kelly.owens@usda.gov Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) announced today that Phase 2 of the Tribasin Fish Passage and Watersehd Restoration Project is scheduled to begin during the fall
December 23, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org JACKSON, Wyoming –Trout Unlimited (TU) announced today that on-the-ground implementation for the Bar BC Spring Creek Fish Passage & Channel Restoration Project is currently underway. The project is a collaboration between agency partners and private landowners to improve fish migration into
Facebook among contributors to help secure enough water to support fish and recreation in one of the state’s most popular rivers June 30, 2020 Contacts: Jordan Nielson, Trout Unlimited, Jordan.nielson@tu.org – 801-850-1221 Michael Mills, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, mikem@cuwcd.com – 801-226-7132 Mike Slater, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, michaelslater@utah.gov – 801-367-5941 Melanie Roe, Facebook, melanieroe@fb.com Mark Holden, Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
How volunteers and staff are improving trout streams and helping reduce atmospheric CO2.
Photo: Utah Division of Wildlife resources Utah’s roadless areas protect all of those and more. The only thing roadless areas don’t do is keep you out. That’s part of their beauty and uniqueness. Somewhat oddly named, Utah’s 4 million acres of roadless areas often do contain Jeep trails or other two-tracks, allowing every kind of
Good Samaritan Bill Receives Praise in Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Mining Reform
Photo courtesy of Scott Dickerson / Design Pics/Getty Images/Design Pics RF If you haven’t checked it out yet, you need to visit The Guardian and read its ongoing series on public lands and the threats to them. A deep dive into the public lands issue, this collaborative project with the Society of Environmental Journalists is
By Chris Collier In August, TU worked with our partners in northeast Wisconsin to remove a remnant logging dam in the North Branch Oconto River. This is the second of three dams TU and our partners will remove on the river in Wabeno, Wisc. The dam was originally installed more 100 years ago to help
