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TU’s Stream Restoration: Utilizing Wood from Hazardous Fuels Reduction Treatments for Healthier Watersheds
Did you know that in Wyoming, Oregon and elsewhere, TU also plays a role in active forest management by using low-value wood products from hazardous fuels reduction projects completed by the USDA Forest Service to build in-stream restoration structures?
Responsible energy development
Energy development can have significant impacts on coldwater resources. Given that unavoidable truth, Trout Unlimited has long preached the benefits of responsible energy development. The basic idea is simple: With sensible policies and practices in place, the nation’s energy needs can be met without jeopardizing coldwater fisheries and watersheds. We know that decisions about how and where…
Colorado River Headwaters
Trout Unlimited Honors Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch with Conservation Achievement Award
Contact: Nick Gann, Rocky Mountain Communications Director, nick.gann@tu.org Trout Unlimited is proud to honor Louis Bacon and Trinchera Ranch as the recipients of the 2025 Western Division American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) Conservation Achievement Award. This prestigious honor is awarded annually to an organization that has made significant, lasting contributions to fisheries conservation across 13 Western U.S. states. Located…
Reconnecting the Colorado River
The Colorado River Connectivity Channel is an effort by Trout Unlimited and many other partners to reconnect a mile of the river near its headwaters.
Bennet, Hickenlooper public lands bill introduced, protecting sporting opportunity in Gunnison River Basin
Contacts: Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation that would create important new protections for fish and wildlife habitat in Colorado. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act would create several new designations protecting over 700,000 acres of public land within Gunnison County…
Colorado River Cutthroat Trout
Trout Unlimited has a diverse research and monitoring program focused on understanding the basic ecology and habitat requirements of Colorado River cutthroat trout. This work, done with various state and federal partners, helps us identify key habitat needs throughout the year so we can restore and protect important aspects of trout environments, such as over-wintering,…
Gambling on Gold
The proposed Uinta Basin Railway poses a significant threat to Colorado River’s Gold Medal waters.
Pipeline Impacts in the Delaware River Basin
We are in the midst of a once-in-a-generation build-out of major interstate pipelines to move natural gas from the Marcellus shale region to markets, other transmission lines, and export terminals on the East Coast. If not properly managed, this construction boom could have major impacts on the streams and forests of the Delaware River Basin…
TU Sues To Protect Fish In Colorado's Eagle, Fraser Basins
5/5/1999 TU Sues To Protect Fish In Colorado’s Eagle, Fraser Basins TU Sues To Protect Fish In Colorado’s Eagle, Fraser Basins Western Water Project files on St. Louis Creek and Eagle River cases Contact: 5/5/1999 — — Boulder, CO – May 5, 1999 – Trout Unlimited (TU) announced today that it has gone to court…
TU: Colorado Water Plan provides support for healthy rivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 19, 2015 Contact: Drew Peternell, dpeternell@tu.org, (303) 204-3057 David Nickum, dnickum@tu.org, (720) 581-8589 Randy Scholfield, TU communications, rscholfield@tu.org, (720) 375-3961 TU: CO water plan provides support for healthy rivers Collaboration, innovation will help achieve state water goals (Denver)Trout Unlimited praised the final Colorado Water Plan unveiled today by the Colorado Water…
Drought, wildfires and our work
These are the dog days of summer.
Voices from the River: A reincarnated trout?
Photo courtesy Colorado Parks and Wildlife. By Garrett Hanks Extinction, as the saying goes, is forever. Reincarnation? Let’s just say the jury is still out. But the case for rebirth grew significantly stronger over the summer when Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the rediscovery of a native trout species long considered extinct. Thanks to a…
Trying to keep a river from dying in Colorado
A brown trout caught during an electroshocking fish survey on the Big Cimarron River in Colorado. Trout Unlimited photo. By Cary Denison The Big Cimarron River shouldn’t go dry. This may seem like an obvious declaration about any trout stream. But the truth is, here in Colorado’s Gunnison Basin, and many other places in the…
When one door closes another opens
A lot of college internships have been cancelled this year because of the global pandemic. Bryce Larson, a senior at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, found herself in that boat but determined to explore her options. Her tenacity paid off by landing a Trout Unlimited summer internship working on a risk assessment for native Bonneville…