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Keeping a secret, even when the secret’s out

Published in Voices from the river, Featured

Given its dearth of trout fisheries, the state of New Mexico can boast of very few secret hot spots. One of these, a favorite of mine forever, is prone to extreme high water temperatures during the summer but becomes decent at the end of irrigation season. Its browns and cuttbows come out to play when the leaves turn yellow, hitting

TRCP and TU release video on Klondike property

Published in Conservation

Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership have teamed up on a series of videos to celebrate just a few of the conservation success stories made possible by the Keystone Fund and that make us all proud to be able to hunt and fish in Pennsylvania.

Everything you wanted to know: Rio Grande cutthroat trout

Published in Travel

Rio Grande cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis) Species status and summary: Rio Grande cutthroat trout (RGCT) were first discovered in 1541 by Francisco Coronado’s expedition in the upper Pecos River, although they were not formally described until 1856. They represent the southern extent of the cutthroat trout species, historically ranging from the mountainous headwaters of

Daughters of Trout Unlimited: Dustin Wichterman

Published in TROUT Magazine

“The why?” It’s the sleepless newborn nights, looking out the window wondering what it will be like when you can take her.    It’s putting her in a chest pack at 11-days-old and cautiously stepping into the stream to catch the fish that shares her name.     It’s accidentally dipping her one-year-old toe into

Priority Waters – Get your hands dirty

The Trout Unlimited Priority Waters initiative is all about pulling together to care for and recover America’s trout and salmon watersheds. Our vision: volunteers and staff working hand-in-hand with partners and allies in their communities to protect, reconnect and restore more than 200 Priority Waters from Alaska to North Carolina, from California to Maine. We

Investing in safer roads and thriving fish in Yakutat

Published in Restoration

The scenery and fishing opportunities here will take your breath away, but even this far-flung corner of Alaska isn’t immune to the degradation of fish habitat that can happen when development occurs alongside rivers and streams.

TU Applauds Final Forest Service Roadless Policy…

1/5/2001 TU Applauds Final Forest Service Roadless Policy… TU Applauds Final Forest Service Roadless Policy… …and Calls on Bush Administration to Support It Contact: 1/5/2001 — — Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Conservation Programs, Trout Unlimited: (703) 284-9406 January 5, 2001. Arlington, VA. . .Trout Unlimited applauded the Forest Service for finalizing new policies

21st century mining requires 21st century mining policy

Published in Advocacy

As originally appeared in the Native American Fish & Wildlife Society newsletter by Ty Churchwell, TU’s Angler Conservation Program’s mining coordinato There’s an old saying, “If it’s not grown, it’s mined.” What a profound thing to think about, and it’s true. Whether it’s the food you eat, the cotton in your trousers or the 2x4s

20 Questions: Christine Peterson

Published in 20 Questions, Featured

Prolific freelance writer juggles everything from motherhood to conservation on an ever-evolving journey I’ve known and admired Christine Peterson for years, largely through our mutual affiliation with the Outdoor Writers Association of America, the oldest professional organization dedicated to outdoors communicators in the country.  Earlier this year, Christine was named the organization’s new president —

Golden Trout Petition And Legal Actions Will Move Forward In Spite Of Decision To Remove Beer-Maker's Cattle From Sensitive Areas

3/8/2001 Golden Trout Petition And Legal Actions Will Move Forward In Spite Of Decision To Remove Beer-Maker’s Cattle From Sensitive Areas Golden Trout Petition And Legal Actions Will Move Forward In Spite Of Decision To Remove Beer-Maker’s Cattle From Sensitive Areas Contact: 3/8/2001 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, TU California Policy Coordinator: 510-528-4772, cell. 510-418-1812

Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan

04/23/2009 Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan News for Immediate Release: April 23, 2009 Contact: Joel Webster, 406-360-3904, jwebster@trcp.org David Petersen, 970-259-3161, dpetersen@tu.org Sportsmen Urge USDA Intervention in Colorado Roadless Plan Hunting and angling groups call on Sec. Vilsack to ensure Colorado roadless rule sustains important fish and wildlife habitat WASHINGTON An assemblage

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Consider Listing California Golden Trout Under ESA

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Consider Listing California Golden Trout Under ESA U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Consider Listing California Golden Trout Under ESA Agency formally determines Trout Unlimited listing petition has merit Contact: Scott Yates Western Native Trout Program Director TU 208.552.0891 9/20/2002 — Sacramento — Acting on a federal judges order,

Upper Colorado River among America's Most Endangered Rivers

Contact: David Moryc, American Rivers, (202) 347-7550 Ken Neubecker, (970) 376-1918, Colorado Trout Unlimited, Randy Scholfield, Colorado Trout Unlimited, (303) 440-2937 x108 Upper Colorado River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers Water diversions threaten prized trout fisheries and sustainable water supply Washington New water diversion projects could sap the life from the Upper Colorado, threatening prized

Sportsmen continue to urge caution on development of oil shale, tar sands

Contact:Judith Kohler, National Wildlife Federation, (303) 441-5163, kohlerj@nwf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen continue to urge caution on development of oil shale, tar stands DENVER A sportsmen’s coalition applauds the Bureau of Land of Management’s balanced decision on the protection of many vital fish and wildlife habitats, but has concerns about the increased risk to the

Sportsmen groups praise passage of CO Public Lands Day bill

Browns.jpg News for Immediate Release May 10, 2016 Contact: Randy Scholfield, TU, 720-375-3961, rscholfield@tu.org Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Kristyn Brady, TRCP, 617-501-6352, kbrady@trcp.org Judith Kohler, NWF, 720-315-0855, koherj@nwf.com Sportsmen groups praise Colorado Public Lands Day New holidayfirst of its kind in the nationwill recognize value of public lands DENVER A coalition of sportsmens groups

Small grants have big impact for native trout projects in CO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 25, 2016 Contact: Therese Thompson, tthompson@westernnativetrout.org, 303-236-4402 Stephanie Scott, SScott@tu.org, 720-354-2647 Christine Burns, ChristineBurns@elpasoco.com, 719-520-6996 Allyn Kratz, allyn.kratz@cmctu.org, 719-641-4925 Small grants have big impact for native trout projects Colorado greenback trout conservation efforts receive funding from Western Native Trout Initiative DENVERColoradoTrout Unlimited (CTU), Cheyenne Mountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CMCTU), and