Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Tree Army planted 17,067 trees along rivers and streams throughout the Rogue River watershed over the last two years. Its “soldiers” are just getting started. The Tree Army, which is funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the U.S. Forest Service, is made up of TU staff, seasonal work crews and volunteers. This year, the Rogue River Tree Army
The choice is now between those of us willing to work together to do big things, and those who refuse even to try.
An angler boasts an 80-pound Kenai River king. These fish are becoming much more rare thanks a number of factors in the drainage. Wikipedia file photo. Many have heard about declining king salmon stocks throughout Alaska in recent years. The world-renowned Kenai River has also seen a decline in larger stocks, the 6- and 7-year-old
By Matthias Bonzo The management of mixed-use rivers is always a tough balancing act. Fishermen want to see whole trees and lots of wood in the river to provide habitat for their favorite quarry, while other users such as canoeists and kayakers would like to see less, ensuring a safe time for them and their
About us The Bulkley, Skeena and Nass Rivers rank among of the most spectacular steelhead rivers anywhere in British Columbia. Our operation, 3 Rivers Steelhead Expeditions is located on a private 80 acre ranch on a high bluff overlooking an inside bend of some of the Bulkley River’s finest and least accessible steelhead water. The
About us We are a small family operation that provides personalized service. Most of our guests are return clients who think of us as friends not a business. What we do We can customize trips to fit your desires. We are permitted to operate on a variety of western Montana streams so we’re confident we
By pack mule and on foot, the Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife members went in to save the previously thought-to-be extinct lineage. Less than 100 individual trout were removed and taken to the Durango fish hatchery for safekeeping and possible brood stock development.
12/13/1999 Dam Removal Success Stories, Executive Summary Dam Removal Success Stories, Executive Summary Restoring Rivers through Selective Removal of Dams that Don’t Make Sense Contact: 12/13/1999 — — Few human actions have more significant impacts on a river system than the presence of a dam. Although dams can provide important societal benefits, dams also cause
Dead Fish Do Tell Tales: Dead Fish Do Tell Tales: Klamath River Fish Kill Points to Serious Policy Flaws Contact: Steve Moyer VP of Conservation Programs TU 703.284.9406 10/2/2002 — Arlington, VA — Officials with Trout Unlimited, the nations largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today urged the U.S Dept. of the Interior and Secretary
Editor’s note: TU sent a handful of college students to the Pacific Northwest for this year’s TU Costa 5 Rivers Odyssey to study and fish in the Columbia River basin. While floating the eight miles from Warm Springs to Trout Creek on the Deschutes River, you can’t help but notice the vast amounts of watercraft
California’s Bay-Delta, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers converge to form the largest estuary on the West Coast, is the hub of both the state’s water supply and the second largest runs of salmon and steelhead south of Alaska. The Bay-Delta is also the hub of the struggle over how to provide enough water
Conference Committee Should Reject Energy Bill Provisions that are Harmful to Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Local Economies Conference Committee Should Reject Energy Bill Provisions that are Harmful to Fish, Wildlife, Recreation and Local Economies Conference committee members will begin meeting this week Contact: Steve Moyer Vice President for Conservation Programs TU 703.284.9406 6/27/2002 — Washington,
5/31/2000 FERC Stands by Edwards Dam Removal Decision FERC Stands by Edwards Dam Removal Decision Kennebec River Healthy One Year Later Contact: 5/31/2000 — — News from The Kennebec Coalition: American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Trout unlimited Contact: Margaret Bowman, American Rivers: (202) 347-7550 Andy Goode, Atlantic Salmon Federation: (207)
Angling on the peninsula can be had year-round and is especially unique because of how dynamic the rivers are and how much they change from one season to the next.
Squaw Creek restoration area, Truckee River watershed. Recently Trout Unlimited’s California Program received major grant awards for eight projects that improve fish passage or dry season streamflows in steelhead, Coho, and trout streams around the state. The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP), administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and the California Wildlife
He was 21, just a young kid from the deep woods and crystal rivers of western Oregon. Beside him were other young men just like him with similar hopes and dreams. Kids from the cities and farms, forests and rivers, deserts and canyons of America. Staying alive was a challenge. Staying sane was even harder.
By Jamie Vaughan Rockford, MI: East Rockford Middle School 6th graders have been working with Trout Unlimited’s Rogue River Home Rivers Initiative (TU) and the Lower Grand River Organization of Watersheds (LGROW) to promote watershed health in Rockford with on-the-ground restoration practices and community education initiatives through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Students spent
A section of the Musconetcong River in New Jersey restored by TU. (TU/Brian Cowden) By David Kinney For the first time, Congress is setting aside dedicated funds for conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin. Consider the $5 million appropriation included in the new budget agreement a down payment for the Delaware River Basin Restoration
By Chris Wood Last week, I saw a video celebrating the removal of the Tack Factory Dam on Third Herring Brook in Massachusetts. Like all dam removals, it involved many partners especially the North and South Rivers Watershed Association, local TU chapters, the MA/RI Council, NOAA, and Steve Hurley of the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries
Tracking how and when fish move to different habitats, and the different biological strategies they use, lets us learn about their basic ecology and understand how to sustain and restore what they need to thrive. It also helps verify the success of our restoration work when we confirm that fish are accessing and using restored
