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Keep the Grand Canyon grand

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Matt Clifford Selected to Lead Trout Unlimited’s California Program

Clifford, a veteran TU staff member in California, will lead TU’s conservation programs in the state; former state director, Brian Johnson, to focus on water and climate initiatives   Contacts ARLINGTON, VA – Matt Clifford, a staff member in Trout Unlimited’s California program since 2013, has been named the California Director effective March 25th.  Brian Johnson,

Bonds of brothers

As age takes its toll, the memories become stronger By Drew Irby I was browsing through a collection of scanned photos the other day and came across a vintage pic from the family archives. I had been randomly thinking about what happened to certain friends from my college days in northern Arizona. Seeing this shot

Native Trout Odyssey Team

Published in Travel, TU Costa 5 Rivers

Native Trout Odyssey team to make final stop in Washington D.C. Five college students; 10 weeks; 10 states; 18 native trout species. The Native Odyssey crew (left to right): Brett Winchel, Matt Crockett, Jacob Lacy, Heather Harkavy, Austin Burroughs. This Summer, TU, in partnership with U.S. Forest Service, Costa Sunglasses, Simms Fishing Products, and Fishpond,

New Agriculture, Conservation Coalition Urges Passage of Farm Bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New Agriculture, Conservation Coalition Urges Passage of Farm BillGroups call FB conservation programs critical to the health of West (Washington, D.C.) A new coalition of conservation and agriculture groups called on Congress to pass the Farm Bill this year to ensure full funding for conservation title programs, saying they are critical to

Are there “good” dams and “bad” dams?

Published in Uncategorized, Dam Removal

We just released an issue of TROUT magazine that focuses most of its 100 pages on the need to remove four dams from the Lower Snake River.  That was an easy call for me as editor because I think removal of the Lower Snake dams, thus giving a huge percentage of steelhead and salmon in the

Orvis Pro Insulated Hoody

Published in Gear reviews, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

The Russians say that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. That’s why I don’t agree with my friends in Arizona who say that the heat of their summer is just the obverse of the cold of our Midwest winters. Nonsense. You can only legally take off so much clothing in

In a Native Place

Published in TROUT Magazine

On the Fort Apache reservation, preserving native trout and a tribe’s identity. In the Western Apache worldview, humans share the earth with birds, elk, fish, insects, plants.  Water, air, rocks—all are alive. All are part of the community of life here. The land is also full of stories. If you know the stories, say Apache

Monitoring Plans and Design

Monitoring is necessary for determining the effectiveness of conservation and restoration efforts to ensure our efforts are worthwhile and we can learn and adapt accordingly. Good monitoring designs are necessary to separate project impacts from environmental variation, and monitoring plans are needed to ensure appropriate data are collected given the goal and objectives of monitoring.

Oxbow Ecological Engineering, LLC

About us xbow Ecological Engineering, LLC is an engineering consulting firm that specializes in restoring, enhancing, and conserving river, riparian, wetland, and wildland ecosystems. Oxbow Ecological Engineering, LLC applies a comprehensive approach to assessment, analysis, design, and planning, and integrates civil engineering and ecological principles to create unique restoration and enhancement solutions. What we do

4 bills to keep the West wild

Published in Advocacy

With record high temperatures and historically low water levels, we need to conserve and restore 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030

TU named conservation sponsor at Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival

Published in Community, Conservation

Join fellow fly anglers from Trout Unlimted at the annual Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival — now in its fourth year — March 21-22 at the Plano Event Center 20 miles north of Dallas. The Texas Fly Fishing & Brew Festival draws anglers from throughout Texas and the surrounding region, including Oklahoma, Arkansas, Arizona,

Renewable energy bill gains momentum

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Champion of native trout conservation, groundbreaking leader honored by Trout Unlimited

July 26, 2022  Contacts:  Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556, mark.taylor@tu.org  Beverly Smith, Trout Unlimited VP of Volunteer Operations, beverly.smith@tu.org  Jeff Yates, Trout Unlimited Director of Volunteer Operations, jyates@tu.org  PORTLAND, Maine — A groundbreaking stream champion from New Jersey and a longtime native trout defender from Arizona have been awarded Trout Unlimited’s highest

Fish swam in schools 50 million years ago

Published in Science, TROUT Magazine

According to a new study produced by researchers from Arizona State University and the Oishi Fossils Gallery of Mizuta Memorial Museum in Japan, fish swam in schools 50 million years ago, indicating that the “shoaling” practice of many fish is an ancient behavior. Using a fossilized slab of rock that formed during the Eocene Epoch

Six great winter fishing destinations

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Most of trout country is in the grips of winter, but that doesn’t mean trout fishing has to stop. Fly fishing for winter trout can be just as productive as spring, summer or fall fishing if anglers take care to adjust to the changes in trout behavior, habitat and, of course, cold temperatures that might

TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting

7/18/2006 TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting July 18, 2006 Contact: Bill Schudlich, 505-470-4878 Fred Filmore, 520-404-0061 TU Criticizes Gila Trout Downlisting Rare native trout still requires existing federal protections ALBUQUERQUE Trout Unlimited (TU) today criticized the decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to downlist Gila trout from endangered to threatened under the Endangered

TU has resources to help media with roadless area issues throughout the West

10/05/2005 PRESS ADVISORY October 5, 2005 Contact: Chris Hunt, 208-552-0891 (chunt@tu.org) TU has resources to help media with roadless area issues throughout the West As hunters and die-hard anglers head into the Western backcountry in pursuit of big game and big fish this fall, Trout Unlimited, the nations largest coldwater fisheries conservation group, is making