FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2017 Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, (907) 843-1633 or ahurley@utbb.org Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited – Alaska Program, (907) 230-7121 or nwilliams@tu.org Tim Bristol, SalmonState, (907) 321-3291 or tim@salmonstate.org Alaskans comment in record numbers to preserve EPAs proposed protections for Bristol Bay The EPAs proposal to withdraw protections…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/23/2020 Contact: Steve Moyer, steve.moyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593 Vice President of Government Affairs Shauna Stephenson, shauna.stephenson@tu.org (307) 757-7861 National Communications Director **For high resolution state-specific maps or images, please contact Shauna Stephenson** The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is finalizing a rule that will drop protections for millions of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands, putting watersheds at…
5/22/2001 Conservationists to Congress: Forest Service Must be Allowed to Leave Water in Forest Streams Conservationists to Congress: Forest Service Must be Allowed to Leave Water in Forest Streams Subcommittee presented with photographic evidence of dry streambeds in Colorado Contact: 5/22/2001 — — May 22, 2001 Contact: Charles Gauvin, TU President (703) 284-9401 Steve Malloch,…
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…
Trout Unlimited Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 30, 2014 Contact: Pat Byorth, (406).548-4830 pbyorth@tu.org Scott Yates, (307)-349-0753 syates@tu.org Trout Unlimited names Ziemer to new water policy post, Byorth to lead Montana Water Project (Bozeman)Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest organization dedicated to trout and salmon conservation, today announced that Laura Ziemer, director of TUs…
Public Land: Bridger-Teton National Forest Driving south from Yellowstone National Park in Western Wyoming, visitors drive through the awe-inspiring Bridger-Teton National Forest. The mighty snow-capped Tetons provide a scenic backdrop to the pine stands, open fields and meadows that make up the landscape. Defined by pristine watersheds and an abundance of wildlife, the Bridger-Teton National…
2/11/2000 Trout Unlimited Celebrates Major Step Toward Removal of Washington’s Elwha River Dams Trout Unlimited Celebrates Major Step Toward Removal of Washington’s Elwha River Dams Trout Unlimited’s 20 Years Of Public Education & Advocacy Pays Off in Milestone Agreement for Federal Acquisition and Removal of Two Elwha River Dams Contact: 2/11/2000 — — The 4,200…
Court Orders Interior Sec. Norton to Move on California Golden Trout ESA Listing Court Orders Interior Sec. Norton to Move on California Golden Trout ESA Listing Contact: Steve Trafton California Policy Coordinator TU 510.528.4772 6/25/2002 — San Francisco, Calif. — A federal judge Friday gave U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton 90 days to move forward…
2/12/1999 TU Blasts Attempt To “Handcuff” NV DCNR TU Blasts Attempt To “Handcuff” NV DCNR Legislation Is Attempt To Hamstring Environmental Conservation In Nevada Contact: 2/12/1999 — — Trout Unlimited today blasted proposed legislation that would make it more difficult for the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) to stop water polluters in…
July 17, 2009 Contact: Tom Reed (406) 599-1022 Sportsmen support Testers Jobs and Recreations ActBill would safeguard dozens of hunting and fishing destinations across Montana HELENA, Mont.Hunters and anglers across Montana offered their support on Friday to Sen. Jon Testers Montana Forest Jobs and Recreation Act, noting the bill would safeguard dozens of irreplaceable fishing…
For Immediate Release: CONTACT: Katy Dunlap, Eastern Water Project Director: 607-742-3331 Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Urges Pennsylvania to Create a Severance Tax on Gas Drilling That Dedicates Funds to Conservation General Assembly must dedicate funds from tax to protect state natural resources. Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited (TU) and its Pennsylvania Council…
For immediate release 4/17/2015 Contact: Dwayne Meadows, (307) 760-6802, dmeadows@tu.org John McMillan, (360) 797-3215, jmcmillan@tu.org Why do steelhead like the color red… And other angling questions you can ask as the Wild Steelheaders United to hosts the first Steelhead Science Workshop for Anglers What: Steelhead Science for Anglers Workshop When: May 9, 10 a.m. to…
By David VanBurgel Picture fly fishing in Maine: canopied streams; cold water tumbling over granite; deep lakes; brook trout as colorful as the streambed gravels of their native waters. The impacts of climate change may not be so easy to see in Maine as they are other places. Still, a recent articleby prize-winning journalist Colin Woodard…
After the recovering America’s Wildlife Act resoundingly passes the House, it’s time for sportsmen and women to urge the Senate to support this important legislation.
By Chris Collier A pair of college interns are helping Trout Unlimited collect field data and prioritize restoration projects for brook trout in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. Interns play an important role for TU during the summer, but the program in the Great Lakes and beyond was in doubt earlier this spring. In mid-March, TU’s field programs had to freeze the hiring process…
Happy New Year and it couldn’t have come soon enough. We are ready to start fresh, work hard, and reinvigorate youth outreach efforts this coming spring, summer and fall. Despite the limitations of 2020, volunteer leaders like yourself were able to keep many youth outreach efforts going, even if they looked a little different. Building on some…
Since the brook trout will not be safe in the same tank space as the bigger brown trout, we will need to think of how to partition our tank to prevent fish passage between the two sides.
National Fish Habitat Partnership proposals and applications: The unique 24,000 square-mile unglaciated Driftless Area in the heart of the Upper Mississippi River basin is a natural resource treasure. The scenic landscape with its steep hills and rocky bluffs is home to one of the country’s most remarkable freshwater resources — more than 600 coldwater limestone…
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…
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…
