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Forest Jobs and Recreation Act Testimony

On December 17, Chris Wood, the chief operating officer of Trout Unlimited, spoke before a senate subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill in support of Senate Bill 1470, also known as the Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. Wood joined a diverse contingent of Montana residents who helped craft the ground-breaking proposal to conserve land and provide…

Grays and Chinook Rivers designated Wild Steelhead Gene Banks

Agency designation will help promote healthy, fishable populations of wild steelhead for anglers CONTACT: Nick Chambers / Washington Organizer for Trout Unlimited’s Wild Steelhead Initiative nchambers@tu.org / (541) 908-1329 (March 16, 2016) Seattle, Wash. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced their most recent Wild Steelhead Gene Bank designation which will be situated on…

Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative hits the ground running

Published in Conservation, Barriers, From the field

By Jacob Fetterman  In the first official year of Trout Unlimited’s Battenkill Home Rivers Initiative, we are thrilled to have completed two restoration projects and one reconnection project within the watershed.    The projects to enhance cold-water and spawning habitat took place on three tributaries — Camden Creek, Juniper Swamp Brook, and Coulter Brook — all supporting native brook trout.  …

Sportsman Channel and Trout Unlimited to Host Reception at Fly Fishing Retailer Show

Frank Smethurst, Host of Trout Unlimiteds TV Show On the Rise Available for Autographs&Photos New Berlin, Wis. (September 9, 2009) Sportsman Channel and Trout Unlimited will host a cocktail reception during the Fly Fishing Retailer show at booth #1616 on Friday, September 11, from 5 to 6 p.m. The event will, in part, celebrate the…

TU applauds NY decision to protect critical water resources from shale gas impacts

15031253555_7b74450116_o.jpg Dec. 17, 2014 CONTACT: Katy Dunlap, eastern water project director, kdunlap@tu.org, 607-703-0256 Mark Taylor, eastern communications director, mtaylor@tu.org, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited applauds New York decision to protect critical water resources from shale gas impacts Washington, D.C.Today New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state will prohibit the practice of high-volume…

Washington projects featured at White House as models for future

Washington projects featured at White House as models for future Yakima and Methow showcased in summit focused on water resources and sustainability CONTACT: Lisa Pelly / Director of Trout Unlimited’s Washington Water Project lpelly@tu.org / (509) 630-0467 (March 23, 2016) Wenatchee, Wash. A local project focused on fixing an aging irrigation-water delivery system garnered national…

Pennsylvania formally designates 109 more wild trout streams

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TU crews have been helping the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission document wild trout in unassessed streams for several years, visiting 108 streams in 2018 and finding wild trout, such as this hefty brookie, in many of them. By David Kinney Bit by bit, Pennsylvania continues to grow its list of wild trout waters afforded…

Colorado hunters and anglers celebrate vote to advance the CORE Act

Legislation to conserve 400,000 acres of public land now moves to U.S. Senate  WASHINGTON D.C. (October 31, 2019) – Today, Trout Unlimited celebrates the Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act (CORE Act) passing through the U.S. House of Representatives and moving on to the U.S. Senate. This important legislation conserves more than 400,000 acres of public lands in the Centennial State,…

About a Program Called Headwaters

Published in Headwaters, Youth
Young girl with small trout in glass of water

It happens a lot, a phone call or email exchange with a TU volunteer or staffer that usually goes something like “What? TU has a youth program? I had no idea.” Their surprise evolves into interest as they learn more about a program called Headwaters, which uses an effective blend of fly fishing and watershed

TU and Navy Agree to Protect Fisheries on Navy Lands

9/21/2000 TU and Navy Agree to Protect Fisheries on Navy Lands TU and Navy Agree to Protect Fisheries on Navy Lands Agreement will help to protect some endangered, threatened trout and salmon species Contact: 9/21/2000 — — Contact: Alan Moore, Western Communications Coordinator, Trout Unlimited: (503) 827-5700 September 21, 2000. Arlington, VATrout Unlimited has signed…

TU Rocky Mountain Flycasters Receive $1,000 Grant to Start Trout in Classroom Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, (703) 284-9408, TU National Press Secretary TU Rocky Mountain Flycasters Receive $1,000 Grant to Start Trout in Classroom Program Fort Collins, Colo. — Trout Unlimited (TU), the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $1,000 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Rocky Mountain Flycasters Chapter in Fort…

Massanutten Trout Unlimited Chapter Receives Grant for Beaver Creek Restoration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408William Conlin, President, Massanuten TU Chapter (540) 438-0149 Massanutten Trout Unlimited Chapter Receives Grant for Beaver Creek Restoration Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $9,496 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Massanutten chapter in Virginia…

Trout Unlimited Applauds N.Y. State Assembly for Passing Water Resource Protection Bill

For Immediate Release: CONTACT: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary, Trout Unlimited, 703-284-9408, emooney@tu.orgKaty Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director,Trout Unlimited, 607-742-3331, kdunlap@tu.org Trout Unlimited Applauds N.Y. State Assembly for Passing Water Resource Protection Bill Arlington, Va. — Trout Unlimited (TU) praises the N.Y. S tate Assembly for taking action today to protect the state’s water resources…

Cold Stream—A Trout Conservation Inventory

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Today, ownership of 8,000 acres of Maine’s finest trout habitat transferred to the state’s Department of Conservation. Staff there will start working with their colleagues at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to develop a management plan to protect and enhance brook trout and whitetail deer habitat on the Cold Stream property, while…

Driftless Area Restoration Effort

Since it was conceived in 2004, TUDARE has worked to ramp up restoration work across the unglaciated, or “Driftless” area of the upper Mississippi River Basin.  This 24,000-square-mile area lies in southeastern Minnesota, northeast Iowa, northwest Illinois and western and southwestern Wisconsin. It offers over 6,000 miles of cold spring creeks in 600 watersheds, one…

TU’s Mill Creek project wins Honorable Mention, ICEEFP Distinguished Project Award

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TU’s Mill Creek Dam Fish Passage Project, completed last fall, earned Honorable Mention for the Distinguished Project Award at the International Conference on Engineering & Ecohydrology for Fish Passage, held in Corvallis, Oregon, this week. Mill Creek is a tributary to California’s Russian River, an important watershed for endangered coho salmon and steelhead. The project…

Women angling for conservation

Published in Community, Conservation, Fishing

A beautiful stretch of river in northern New Mexico. A group of women recently gathered in the forests of northern New Mexico to fish and explore conservation issues while thoroughly enjoying each other’s company. With abundant water and afternoon thunderstorms, the waters of the Rio de los Piños ran a bit turbid, but that didn’t…

Busy spring for riparian planting projects in NY

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Volunteers planted 600 native trees and shrubs along Schoharie Creek near Jewett, NY. (Photo Laura Weyeneth, Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District) By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited had a busy spring on the banks of streams in eight watersheds in New York, planting thousands of trees and shrubs to provide shade and other benefits.…