TU lauds new law addressing flood resilience in Wisconsin

Last week, after years of work by TU advocates and our partners, legislation was signed into law in Wisconsin that will create a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program.
Last week, after years of work by TU advocates and our partners, legislation was signed into law in Wisconsin that will create a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program.
Planting a native tree or shrub along a river is one of the best things you can do to restore and protect the health of the stream for decades to come. It is also a great activity to do with your kids, as not only is there an immediate and tangible benefit to the activity,…
By Chris Wood Are we a conservation organization or a fishing club? That was the question for the Trout Unlimited Deerfield watershed chapter in northwestern Massachusetts when they formed almost ten years ago. Kevin Parsons tells the story: “A buddy approached me and said, ‘Let’s create a TU chapter.’ ‘Fine,’ I said “You be the…
“When we think about people, and the ‘habitat’ people utilize, we don’t just look at the superhighways where they can easily be seen traveling,” he said. “People don’t live on the freeways, people don’t ‘spawn’ on the freeways or on their commute.”
12/22/1999 With 40 Years Of Conservation Work Under Our Belt…Trout Unlimited Outlines Goals For New Millennium With 40 Years Of Conservation Work Under Our Belt . . .Trout Unlimited Outlines Goals For New Millennium Contact: 12/22/1999 — — Over 100,000 volunteer members of Trout Unlimited (TU) are reflecting on 40 years of conservation commitment to…
Media Contacts: Susan Dewhirst sdewhirst@tomsofmaine.com (207) 467-2406 Dain Percifield Dain.percifield@cohnwolfe.com (415) 365-8548 Vote For Your Favorite Community Project In Tom’s of Maine’s 50 States For Good Program Let’s Get Some Goodness Going On! In Your Hometown And Help Decide Which Five Organizations Will Share A $100,000 Sponsorship Fund KENNEBUNK, Maine, August 4, 2010 Tom’s of…
I feel that kids run the risk of never seeing beyond their television screens and high rise buildings. If our youth never see what’s out there they will have trouble appreciating and conserving our natural resources. I was fortunate to have this opportunity firsthand and it changed my life.
Science tells us that the best way to recover Snake River salmon and steelhead is to restore and reconnect inland habitat
Herman Garcia (L) of CHEER and Matt Clifford, California Water Attorney for Trout Unlimited, at an off-stream storage project site along Little Arthur Creek. In 2006, the Pajaro River on California’s central coast came out of obscurity to make national headline—for the wrong reason: it was named the most endangered river in America. Historically, the…
Here are some frequently asked questions (and answers!) about climate change and their impacts to coldwater fish resources. The following is divided into four sections: general climate change, impacts to trout and salmon, impacts to landscapes and rivers, and getting involved. General Climate Change HOW DO SCIENTISTS MONITOR CLIMATE, AND WHAT EVIDENCE IS THERE THAT…
Trout Unlimited Press Release June 10, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Mely Whiting, (720) 470-4758 mwhiting@tu.org Trout Unlimited calls on Army Corps to include protections for Fraser River Agreement by TU, Denver Water, Grand County must be part of final permit (Denver)Trout Unlimited and its grassroots members today called on the Army Corps of Engineers…
Photo by Eric Booton By Eric Booton In the summer of 2015, I spent a week with my family on the Olympic Peninsula. We hiked in Olympic National Park, fished for humpies in the salt, and took a field trip to check out the recently liberated Elwha River whose dam had been re moved and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 2016 Contact: Drew Peternell, (303) 204-3057, dpeternell@tu.org Matt Rice, (803) 422-5244, mrice@americanrivers.org Paul Bruchez, (907) 531-2008, reedercreekranch@gmail.com Colorado River restoration project secures $8 million grant NRCS award a huge boost for ambitious project to restore threatened river (Kremmling)The U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced $7.75…
For Immediate Release Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408Michelle Scheuermann, Director of Communications, Sportsman Channel (262) 432-9100 ext. 111 Trout Unlimited: On the Rise Debuts on Sportsman Channel New season of popular fly-fishing show begins airing March 30. Arlington, Va.—Great trout fishing almost always has a great conservation story behind it, and…
fishreport.jpg Sept. 4, 2013 Contact: Zach Cochrum (703) 284-9426 Jack Williams (541) 261-3960 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU praises National Wildlife Federation report documenting impacts and threats of climate change on Americas freshwater fisheries resources TU Science Team Contributed to Report WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited today praised a report released by the National Wildlife Federation that details…
As we approach the end of 2020, the Great Lakes region is two presidential signatures away from securing major legislative wins. Congress recently approved funding measures for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. “Trout Unlimited would like to thank the…
6/23/2000 Senate Committee Passes $2 Million for Whirling Disease Research Senate Committee Passes $2 Million for Whirling Disease Research Contact: 6/23/2000 — — Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President for Conservation Programs, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 Maggie Lockwood, Press Relations Director, Trout Unlimited (703) 284-9425 June 22, 2000. Arlington, VA…Trout Unlimited applauded the Senate Appropriations Committee’s…
8/31/1999 Montana Power Delays Work on Holter Dam Montana Power Delays Work on Holter Dam MPC Heeds Trout Unlimited Call to Consider Drawdown Damage to Fish Contact: 8/31/1999 — — Last Friday, Montana Power Company postponed its plans to drain the Holter Reservoir in response to a motion to intervene and protest filed by Trout…
Public comment period opens for repeal of Clean Water Rule TU: “We won’t have clean water in our rivers if we have dirty water upstream.” CONTACT:Sam Davidson / Communications Director sdavidson@tu.org / 831-235-2542 (July 27, 2017) EMERYVILLE, CALIF Todays opening of a 30-day public comment period on the Trump administrations repeal of the 2015 Clean…