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Minnesota Trout Unlimited to Receive $2 Million from State Outdoor Heritage Fund to Improve Trout Habitat

Contact:John Lenczewski, Executive Director, Minnesota Trout Unlimited, (612) 670-1629JP Little, Council Chair, Minnesota Trout Unlimited, (612) 207-3305 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Minnesota Trout Unlimited to Receive $2 Million from State Outdoor Heritage Fund to Improve Trout Habitat Money will fund 11 new restoration projects across the state. ST. PAUL, Minn. Minnesota Trout Unlimited will receive $2.1

Representatives Heck and Heinrich Leading the Way on Renewable Energy Bill

Contact:Shauna Sherard, (307) 757-7861, ssherad@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen are welcoming a bill introduced Thursday by Representatives Heck (R-NV) and Heinrich (D-NM) which will create a framework for responsibly developing wind and solar energy on public lands. The Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act H.R. 5991 would help balance energy development and fishing and hunting

TU Calls on Pebble to Drop Suit, Publish its Mining Plan

May 22, 2014 Contact: Tim Bristol, Director, TU Alaska Program (907) 321-3291 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited Calls on Pebble to Drop Lawsuit and Publish its Long Overdue Mine Plan ANCHORAGEToday, Trout Unlimited challenged the Pebble Limited Partnership to drop its lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and encouraged the Canadian mining company to come

California legislators cast in support of trout and salmon at 5th annual Casting Call

State Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff practices his casting for the friendly legislators’ competition on the North Lawn of the State Capitol. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2014 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org Contact: Curtis Knight, (530) 859-1872, cknight@caltrout.org Legislators Compete in Friendly Fly Casting Competition to Show Value of Californias Recreational Fishing Economy

Sportsmen Seek Monument Status for Brown's Canyon

Trout Unlimited Press Release July 8, 2014 For Immediate Release Contact: Kyle Perkins, (303) 579-6498 kperkins@tu.org Sportsmens coalition seeks monument status for Browns Canyon Launches campaign for enhanced protections for a Colorado last best place (Denver)A coalition of sportsmens groups this week announced a new push to protect Browns Canyon, a unique natural and economic

Cortland partners with TU to support Embrace-a-Stream

July 16, 2014 Contact: Chuck Caulkins, Cortland Line Co. (646) 549-0795 Joel R. Johnson, TU Chief Marketing Officer (646) 573-6410 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cortland supports Trout Unlimiteds restoration program As it prepares to celebrate its centennial, Cortland partners with TUs signature restoration funding effort, Embrace-a-Stream ORLANDOAs Cortland Line Co. prepares to celebrate its 100th year

Pine-Genesee-Allegheny headwaters one of 10 special places

Oct.16, 2014 Contact: Katy Dunlap, Trout Unlimited Eastern Water Project Director, 607-742-3331 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pine-Genesee-Allegheny headwaters one of 10 special places The unique region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Pine-Genesee-Allegheny headwaters area of northcentral Pennsylvania in a

Laurel Highlands one of 10 special places

Oct. 21, 2014 Contact: Katy Dunlap, Trout Unlimited Eastern Water Project Director, 607-742-3331 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Laurel Highlands one of 10 special places The unique region offers an abundance of fishing and hunting opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Laurel Highlands area of southwestern Pennsylvania in

Anglers, hunters cheer passage of Pine Forest Range Act

December 12, 2014 Contact: Jim Jeffress, Nevada Backcountry Coordinator, (775) 560-9594, jjeffress@tu.orgKeith Curley, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 399-9190, kcurley@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Anglers, hunters cheer passage of Pine Forest Act Bipartisan bill protects habitat, sporting opportunity, multiple use valuesin northwest Nevada WINNEMUCCA, Nev.–Trout Unlimited members and volunteers in Nevada and across the West today

Anglers, hunters cheer passage of Pine Forest Act

Dec. 12, 2014 Contact: Jim Jeffress, Nevada Backcountry Coordinator, (775) 560-9594, jjeffress@tu.orgKeith Curley, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 399-9190, kcurley@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Anglers, hunters cheer passage of Pine Forest Act Bipartisan bill protects habitat, sporting opportunity, multiple-use valuesin northwest Nevada WINNEMUCCA, Nev.–Trout Unlimited members and volunteers in Nevada and across the West today cheered

Allegany State Park recognized in 10 special places report

Trout Unlimited ‘Special Places’ report features Allegany State Park   Dec. 17, 2014   Contact: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director, 607-742-3331, kdunlap@tu.orgMark Taylor, Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mtaylor@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Allegany State Park recognized in 10 special places report Vast New York park offers extensive fishing and hunting possibilities WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is

Trout Unlimited praises creation of Browns Canyon National Monument

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 18, 2014 Contact: Randy Scholfield, Trout Unlimited communications, 720-375-3961, rscholfield@tu.org Kyle Perkins, TU Browns Canyon campaign coordinator, 303-579-6498, kperkins@tu.org Trout Unlimited praises creation of Browns Canyon National Monument Calls monument designation historic victory for Colorado conservation SALIDA (Feb. 18)Trout Unlimited today praised President Obamas designation of Browns Canyon as a new

Finding trout as Salmon Kill restoration gets under way

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Restoration construction efforts on this section of the Salmon Kill were almost complete when this picture was taken. Trout stream restoration projects can make a big immediate visual impact, but the real payoff comes over time. Still, it was a nice surprise when crews doing some stream sampling work at a restoration site on Connecticut’s

Pebble Limited Partnership funded report ignores key stakeholders, fails to address actual facts

Bristol Bay fishermen. Photo by Cory Luoma, Alaska Fly Out Media October 6, 2015 Contact: Nelli Williams, Director of Trout Unlimiteds Alaska Program, (907) 230-7127 or nwilliams@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pebble Limited Partnership funded report ignores key stakeholders, fails to address actual facts Cohen Group releases report that distracts from mining companys failure to file

Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument

TU Logo_2015.jpg February 12, 2016 Contact: Kate Miller, Director of Government Affairs, (703) 284-9426Jessica Strickland, California Field Coordinator, (830) 515-9917 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds new Sand to Snow National Monument Designation of three new national monuments in southern California will permanently protect water supply, habitat, and sporting opportunities EMERYVILLE, Calif.Trout Unlimited (TU), the

TU welcomes final rule protecting trout water near coal mines

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Wikimedia Commons photo By Steve Moyer It’s never too late to make a policy that will better protect streams and communities. After a 30-year hiatus, and nearing the conclusion of the Obama Administration, the Department of the Interior announced yesterday that it has finalized a new rule – the stream protection rule — that will

Trout Unlimited applauds additions to Pennsylvania Wild Trout lists

CONTACTS: David Kinney / Mid-Atlantic Policy Director, Trout Unlimited dkinney@tu.org / 856-834-6591 Mark Taylor / Eastern Communications Director, Trout Unlimited mtaylor@tu.org / 540-353-3556 (Jan. 25) HARRISBURG, Pa. Trout Unlimited applauds the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissions vote this week to add sections of 132 streams to the Commonwealths growing lists of Class A Wild Trout

Video spotlight: Return to Abundance

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Years ago, in my former life as a newspaper journalist, I lived on California’s North Coast in the shadows of coastal redwoods, shielded from the rest of the country by a near-constant marine layer and the understanding that, at any moment, one of the few roads into the region could be covered in mud and

National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Passage of Congressional Omnibus Spending Bill

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2017Contact: Michael Pauker, Michael.Pauker@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0330 National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Passage of Congressional Omnibus Spending BillThe bill contains more than $1.3 billion in vital funding and protections for Western water resources, including the Colorado River National conservation and sportsmen groups applauded passage through Congress of a new omnibus spending bill.

TU statement on opening of public comment period for Clean Water Rule repeal (CA)

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