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17 Eastern States Announce Coordinated Strategy for Brook Trout Conservation

3/7/2007 17 Eastern States Announce Coordinated Strategy for Brook Trout Conservation March 7, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gary Berti, 828-318-5052 or gberti@tu.org Steve Perry, 603-271-1745 or sperry@wildlife.state.nh.us 17 Eastern States Announce Coordinated Strategy for Brook Trout Conservation Unprecedented New Plan Sets Firm Targets for 2025 WASHINGTON The future of the Easts premier native trout

TU Applauds EPA for proposing mining limits in Bristol Bay

July 18, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood at (571) 274-0601 Tim Bristol (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsmen Applaud EPAs Decision to Limit Mining in Alaskas Bristol Bay Agency proposes mining restrictions in Bristol Bay to protect salmon, world-class angling and 14,000 American jobs ANCHORAGE, AK Sportsmen around the country applaud the EPAs release of its

Winter Blog from the TU Teens of Gallipolis!

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TU Teens of Gallipolis stays quite busy over the winter months. Students use this time to practice casting skills outside on the grass or in the gymnasium. We spend time working on knot tying skills and get familiar with the different types of flies that are used in fly fishing. Santa Claus was very generous

Trout Unlimited Statement on George Washington National Forest management plan

wildbrookie.jpg Nov. 18, 2014 Contact: Elizabeth Maclin, Eastern Conservation Vice President, 703-284-9437, emaclin@tu.org Mark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mtaylor@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited: George Washington National Forest Plan protects important trout habitat by taking a sensible approach to energy development New plan will not allow leasing of additional lands for energy extraction, reducing

Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Trout Unlimited Launch New Project Using Innovative Restoration Techniques On North Fork Tincup Creek

Monday, August 15, 2022 Contacts: Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lee.mabey@usda.gov Leslie Steen, NW Wyoming Program Director, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, leslie.steen@tu.org ### JACKSON, Wyoming –The Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) and Trout Unlimited (TU) announced today that restoration work using innovative techniques on the North Fork of Tincup Creek is currently underway. The

From Bristol Bay to the Bronx

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Washington, D.C., is a long way from Dillingham, Alaska, but that’s where Triston Chaney spent his 19th birthday. Triston was among a group of commercial fishermen, lodge owners and outfitters who came back to the nation’s capital to discourage the EPA from permitting the proposed Pebble Mine in southwest Alaska. Over birthday cake at our

How TU defines success in the Klamath River basin

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TU’s Tim Frahm swinging on the Klamath River near Weitchpec. The legendary Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast, after only the Columbia and Sacramento Rivers systems. The Klamath is also Ground Zero for one of the most challenging water conflicts in U.S. history. Trout Unlimited’s

Lawmakers Urge Action to Protect the Chetco River for Second Time This Year

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Trout Unlimited applauds Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman for their leadership and commitment to protecting Oregon’s fisheries and public lands from activities that could harm salmon, trout, and steelhead populations and world famous angling opportunities. Last week, these lawmakers sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Major Salmon River restoration Project Completed in Alaska's Tongass National Forest

Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, Communications Director, (907) 230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Major Salmon River Restoration Project Completed in Alaska’s Tongass National ForestTrout Unlimited Hails Harris River and Fubar Creek Project as Model for Future Work in America’s Salmon Forest Juneau, Alaska Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, today applauded the completion of a

TU getting things done in the Great Lakes region

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I recently spoke about Trout Unlimited’s conservation work to a small gathering of anglers, most of whom had been Trout Unlimited members at some point but had drifted away and lost touch.    They were surprised to learn that TU had grown to become an organization with 300,000 members and supporters who dedicate more than 700,000 volunteer hours annually, a

TU Leads State Groups in Demanding Scrutiny of Perrier Threats to Mecan Springs

1/9/2000 TU Leads State Groups in Demanding Scrutiny of Perrier Threats to Mecan Springs TU Leads State Groups in Demanding Scrutiny of Perrier Threats to Mecan Springs Contact: 1/9/2000 — — Wisconsin anglers and environmental groups, led by Trout Unlimited, have demanded the DNR apply the toughest level of scrutiny for a proposed Perrier well

Farm Bill programs making a difference in WVa

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The author’s son, RJ, shows off a native brook trout from the restored stream on the family’s land. By Greg Hulver I come from a family of farmers in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, specifically, the Cacapon River watershed. Long ago my family settled this area, and the land that we own has been

Legacy Roads and Trails Act gets a fresh face in Congress

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Wild country in Washington state.

U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier champions bill that grants more funding for national forest management By Steve Miller Recently, I was fortunate to have been included in a group invited to ‘take a hike’ with U.S. Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Washington) to discuss TU’s support for her proposed Legacy Roads and Trails Act.  Rep. Schrier loves and