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Farm Bill for Fish Conservation

  When you think of Farm Bill conservation, what comes to mind? Maybe fields full of pheasants or ringed by deer stands? Prairie potholes for waterfowl? What about fish – perhaps a little farm pond full of bluegills and bass?  Our friends at the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership put together an excellent overview of how

Monongahela National Forest one of 10 special places

Nov. 18, 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 Monongahela National Forest recognized in 10 special places report Rugged forest in West Virginia has attracted hunters and anglers for generations WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Monongahela National Forest in

Little kids and small streams deserve the Clean Water Act

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood The Little Cacapon is a small river in West Virginia with a few awesome swimming holes. The river is part of the headwaters of the Potomac River which flows through the nation’s capitol. My family and I gather frogs, look for crawfish, rough-house, catch bluegill and rockbass, and generally enjoy each other’s

Watch: Lifeblood

Published in Video spotlight

In the high deserts of Wyoming, habitat restoration work spans generations; providing kids an opportunity to get dirty and explore different career paths while building beaver dam analogs (BDA) on Muddy Creek. An important coldwater producer to the Colorado River Basin, Muddy Creek hosts native Colorado River cutthroat trout. Over-grazing, down cut banks and drought

Trout Unlimited Supports the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

For Immediate Release Contact: Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs (703) 284-9406; smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimited Supports the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act Bill provides tools, targets for restoration efforts ARLINGTON, VA.–Trout Unlimited applauds senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD) for introducing the Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration

Trout Unlimited Supports New Federal Strategy for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact:Steve Moyer, Vice President of Government Affairs (703) 284-9406 smoyer@tu.org Trout Unlimited Supports New Federal Strategy for Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Restoration Strategy describes targets and tools for restoration efforts. ARLINGTON, Va.–Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the work of the Federal Leadership Committee for the Chesapeake Bay on its finalized strategy for protecting and

Fishing, TU and the pandemic

Published in From the President

If your email inbox looks like mine, almost every organization you have ever worked with, joined or “liked” has sent you a note this week about the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19.   It’s a sign of how thoroughly this crisis has swept across all of American life. Trout Unlimited is rooted in communities of

Headwaters Board Members

Anne Hamilton Anne Hamilton is a graduate of Boston University. She serves on the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Music, and the International Tennis Hall of Fame boards. Anne is very active in the communities of Newport and Philadelphia and started the Newport Antiques Show in 2006. Her hobbies include fishing, tennis riding, traveling and helping dogs.

Headwaters Board Chair

Eaddo Kiernan Eaddo served as a board member of TU for six years (two terms) and rotated off to become Chairman of the Headwaters Board in 2010. In addition to TU, Eaddo has been on the Audubon Society Board in Connecticut where she co-chaired a capital campaign to build the Audubon Nature Center in Greenwich,

Headwaters Youth Program

Welcome! Our programs create a safe place for young people to explore and understand the natural world.  We serve children, teenagers and young adults through our Stream of Engagement, a connection of meaningful  programs from pre-K through college.  We are building the next generation of stewards that will carry on our coldwater conservation mission. Simply put, the Headwaters program is the source

Headwaters Advisory Board

Started in 2010, the Headwaters Advisory Board is a group of dedicated and passionate individuals who help guide and support the program. Members come from a variety of backgrounds and offer diverse perspectives on youth education, fly fishing, and getting young people into the outdoors. Current Headwaters Advisory Board Members: Tom Brennan (Chair) Cincinnati, OH

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

When ‘fishing ain’t what it used to be’ is a good thing

Published in Conservation, Fishing

The fishing ain’t what it used to be.   We’ve all heard that familiar lament, usually uttered by an angler trudging back to the parking lot after getting skunked. As conservationists, we know it’s too often true. The losses of trout and salmon fisheries relative to their historic distribution are well known to all of us. But this

Snake River Headwaters Initiative

The headwaters of the Snake River are a dynamic place, carved by glaciers and snowmelt coursing through the jagged peaks and valleys of the Teton and Gros Ventre Ranges, in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The underwater network formed by the mainstem Snake River, freestone tributaries, and spring creeks, is largely intact, providing

The Headwaters Pacific Northwest Program

Just over 10 years ago we launched a new Deschutes Education program along the wild and scenic Crooked River in Oregon, with student field trips connected to our conservation goals and projects. Over the past years, we have worked with students from 9 distinct communities, and provided field trips to 4 local watersheds. Students have supported and learned about our