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Oregon sportsmen oppose reopening old mining track

2/1/2006 Oregon sportsmen oppose reopening old mining track February 1, 2006 Contact: Mike Beagle, Oregon Field Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, (541) 772-7720 Michelle Halle, Oregon Chapter, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, (503) 226-8455 Tony Brauner, Oregon Council, Federation of Fly Fishers, (541) 479-0009 Tom Wolf, Oregon Council, Trout Unlimited (541) 640-2123 Norm Ritchie, Association of Northwest Steelheaders,

Short casts: Losing a friend, geeking out, hope for Gilas

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Pat Oglesby Several years ago, my friend Pat Oglesby, a long-time TU volunteer and a leader within the Grand Valley Anglers chapter of Trout Unlimited in Grand Junction, asked me to come and speak to the chapter’s ann ual banquet that takes place in conjunction with its annual fly tying expo. I’d known Pat and

The Middlebury backstory

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The tale of two Chrises: Chris Wood, above, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited; and Chris Santella, decorated outdoor writer. Both are alums of Vermont’s Middlebury College. By Kirk Deeter There’s always a backstory. Someday, I’m going to write a book, called “Backstory” or “Deep Into the Backing,” or something like that, where I spill

The Book Cliffs in Utah provide solace and critical habitat

Published in American Places, Public Lands Month

Editor’s note: TROUT Magazine Online will publish frequent essays on “American Places,” lands and waters that make the nation unique. These essays will be crafted by Trout Unlimited staffers, contributing writers and volunteers. These places are near and dear to many and worthy of sharing in hopes of creating more advocates for the treasures so

Deja vu all over again

Published in Climate Change

As California grapples with extraordinarily warm and dry conditions, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awards major grants to TU for projects and partnerships to help fish and people better prepare for and respond the impacts.

Restoration drives advocacy in the Great Lakes, thankfully

Many conservation organizations are great at on-the-ground habitat restoration. Others excel at policy advocacy. Trout Unlimited is one of the few that shine at both. Our recipe for success is simple. We take the results and good will generated by the partnerships, relationships, and in many cases, friendships created through our restoration work, and use

Book Review: Upstream

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Few animals have been as totemic for humans as salmon. Entire cultures of indigenous peoples in North America evolved around this fish, its remarkable life history, and its powers as a food source. Whole reg ional economies have risen and foundered on the vicissitudes of the world’s seven salmon species—five of which are native to

TU applauds Klamath River legislation

May 21, 2014 Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, (571) 274-0593Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Applauds New Klamath River Legislation Senators Wyden, Merkley, Feinstein and Boxer show leadership, act to resolve long-standing water issues in the third most productive salmon river on the West Coast BERKELEY,

New grant will help Van Duzen River coho, steelhead

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Floodplain habitat connectivity improvement project site, Lawrence Creek TU’s North Coast Coho Project has been awarded a major grant to underwrite the first year of a three-year project to restore floodplain habitat connectivity in Lawrence Creek, a tributary to Yager Creek in the Van Duzen River drainage in Humboldt County, California. The Lawrence Creek Reconnection

Trout Unlimited Provides Stream Surveillance Training to Pa. Members in Marcellus Shale Region

For Immediate Release: Contact: Deb Nardone, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (814) 359-5233 Trout Unlimited Provides Stream Surveillance Training to Pa. Members in Marcellus Shale Region Anglers will learn how to conduct water quality assessments. Pleasant Gap, Pa.– Trout Unlimited (TU) and its Pennsylvania Council have initiated a new program to train Pa. volunteers to

TU Announces Support for California Water Bond

August 12, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, California Director, (415) 385-0796Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Supports California Water Bond Praises Governor Brown and legislative leaders for offering a bond that all of California can get behind, urges state legislature to finish work on the measure EMERYVILLE, Calif.Trout Unlimited (TU),

Wild Steelheaders United and Trout Unlimited Applaud Introduction of Southwest Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2023 Contact:           Dean Finnerty, manager, Trout Unlimited Wild Steelhead Initiative                        (541) 214-064 REEDSPORT, Ore — Wild Steelheaders United and Trout Unlimited (TU) today applauded the introduction of the Southwest Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act (SOWSPA) in the 118th Congress by Rep. Val Hoyle. This bill would provide critical new

Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s grant funds fish passage work in Appalachia 

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Anyone who shops at Bass Pro Shops knows that the retail stalwart and its sister store, Cabela’s aren’t just about bass.  Nor is the company’s charitable foundation.  A grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund recently helped Trout Unlimited’s staff in the mid-Atlantic continue to make progress in its ambitious fish passage

Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS)

2/21/2003 Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Contact: Steve Moyer VP of Conservation Programs Trout Unlimited 703-284-9406 2/21/2003 — Arlington, VA — Trout Unlimited (TU) and USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) signed an agreement today which committed the

Fly fishing industry leaders back Waters of the U.S.

Feb. 4, 2015 Contact: Chris Hunt, Trout Unlimited, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fly fishing industry leaders back Waters of the U.S. Owners and CEOs ask Congress to allow rule-making to continue WASHINGTON, D.C.–Leaders of four top fly fishing gear manufacturers today called on Congress to abandon efforts to scuttle an Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps

TU praises new bill to implement key Klamath Basin agreement

Trout Unlimited praises new bill to implement key Klamath Basin agreement Walden legislation “important step” in implementing KPFA CONTACT: Sam Davidson/ Communications Director, California/Klamath Basinsdavidson@tu.org / 831-235-2542 (November 10, 2017) KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Trout Unlimited, Americas oldest and largest sportsmens organization dedicated to protecting and restoring trout and salmon and their habitats, applauded todays introduction