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Forest Service opens up new oil and gas leases in Diamond Fork area

7/28/2005 PRESS RELEASE July 28, 2005 Contact: Corey Fisher (406) 721-1002 Forest Service opens up new oil and gas leases in Diamond Fork area SALT LAKE CITY A new U.S. Forest Service oil and gas lease sale in the Diamond Fork area of northern Utah is premature given that protests to previously filed lease sales

PacifiCorp, Agencies, Conservationists Craft Settlement for American Fork Hydro Project

2/6/2003 PacifiCorp, Agencies, Conservationists Craft Settlement for American Fork Hydro Project PacifiCorp, Agencies, Conservationists Craft Settlement for American Fork Hydro Project Contact: Alan Matheson Utah Water Project Coordinator Trout Unlimited 801-747-0747 2/6/2003 — Salt Lake City, Utah — PacifiCorp, state and federal resource agencies and conservation groups today signed a settlement agreement concluding negotiations about

TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West

3/30/2006 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across the West March 30, 2006 Contact: Chris Wood, TU Vice President for Conservation, (571) 274-0601 Ted Fitzgerald, TU American Fork Canyon Project Manager, (801) 465-9949 Chris Hunt, PLI Communications Director, (208) 552-0891 x 714 TU announces expansion of its abandoned mine cleanup efforts across

How to know if a caught fish is in trouble

Published in Trout Talk
A rainbow trout under water.

Trust me… it’s only going to get tougher on the trout this summer, no matter where you are. And if we all work together, try not to make it a numbers game, and tune into the science on best practices, we’ll all be better off in the long run

TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator

8/31/2000 TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator Contact: 8/31/2000 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, California Policy Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510-528-4772 Jeff Curtis, Western Conservation Director, Trout Unlimted, 503-827-5700 August 31, 2000. Albany, Calif…Trout Unlimited announced the addition of environmental attorney Chuck Bonham to its California staff. Bonham joins TU California Policy

Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers

For immediate release  Sept. 20, 2019  Contact:  Eric Crawford  Trout Unlimited  (208) 596-5866, ecrawford@tu.org  Shauna Stephenson  Trout Unlimited  (307) 757-7861, sstephenson@tu.org  Clearwater closed to steelhead anglers: Time to address dwindling salmon and steelhead populations  With dismal fish returns, Idaho places stringent restrictions on steelhead seasons  (Sept. 20, 2019) BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Fish and Game Commission announced today that they would be

New rules enhance water quality protections for NF Smith River

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The North Fork of the Smith River. Dean Finnerty knows good steelhead water when he sees it. Finnerty, a lifelong resident of Oregon and longtime fishing guide, says the headwaters of the fabled Smith River are “some of the best habitat for wild steelhead, anywhere.” Indeed, the remarkably lucid green waters of the Kalmiopsis region

Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone

2/13/2004 Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Important Tributary to be Reconnected to the Yellowstone Contact: Laura Ziemer Director, Montana Water Project Trout Unlimited Western Water Project 406.522.7291 x. 100 2/13/2004 — Bozeman, Mont. — A project that will reconnect an important tributary to the Yellowstone River has received funding from the National

Celebrating a dream come true in North Carolina

Published in Partnerships

There was abundant sunshine, bluegrass, barbeque and 300 fly fishing enthusiasts that gathered to celebrate the grand opening of one of the nicest fly shops you’ll ever see—and the only one I’ve ever seen with a built-in bar—the new Brookings Fly Shop in Cashiers, NC.

TU’s California program awarded $2.47 million in new conservation grants

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Squaw Creek restoration area, Truckee River watershed. Recently Trout Unlimited’s California Program received major grant awards for eight projects that improve fish passage or dry season streamflows in steelhead, Coho, and trout streams around the state. The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP), administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and the California Wildlife

TU Councils on national monuments

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Want to know what 30 of Trout Unlimited’s state councils had to say about national monuments? Here’s the full text of their official comments, submitted July 10. July 10, 2017 Monument Review, MS-1530 U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240 Comments of Trout Unlimited on DOI-2017-0002, Review of Certain National

Finatical Flyfishing created to feature female guides

Published in Fishing

There are more women guiding than ever before and many of these women have inspirational stories. Finatical Flyfishing was created to feature them and offer hosted travel with the outfitters who support them. For example, Patty Reilly has guided all over the western United States; from Jackson Hole and Yellowstone to Alaska and many rivers

Trout Tips: Wood is good, foam is home

Published in Fishing, Trout Tips

Beverly Smith is TU’s vice president of volunteer operations, and she’s a heck of an angler who spends a lot of time on waters like the South Fork, the Henry’s Fork and the Snake River through Jackson, Wyo. Her tip in TU’s latest book, “Trout Tips” is spot on. You’d be wise to heed the

Voices from the River: Stand at the summit

Published in Voices from the river

By Scott Willoughby In a landlocked rise of rock and ice, Thompson Divide flows like a vein of Colorado gold. Within its bounds lies a vast sweep of lustrous aspen groves and lush conifer forests surrounded by the iconic sentinel of Mount Sopris to the east, the towering Ragged Wilderness to the south and the

Video spotlight: Caddis, Caddis, Caddis

Published in Video spotlight

Sometimes the bugs that make Mother’s Day famous for fly fishers don’t adhere to the calendar, but it’s generally pretty close. From the Arkansas the Yakima to the Henry’s Fork, the first couple weeks of May typically mean it’s time for caddis flies. I had an epic caddis day on the Warm River, a tributary

North Coast Coho Project completes construction phase of major habitat restoration effort in SF Eel River

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Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project