Leave it to Beavers
Patagonia celebrates the restoration work of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative in a new story and video
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Trout Unlimited, Grand Teton National Park Partner to Restore Gros Ventre Watershed
Contact:Cory Toye, Trout Unlimited, (307) 332-7700 x14ctoye@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited, Grand Teton National Park Partner to Restore Gros Ventre Watershed Removal of obsolete dam will open more than 100 miles of stream habitat for trout in the Gros Ventre watershed Moose, Wyoming Grand Teton National Park joined with the sportsmen’s group Trout Unlimited…
Protecting the source waters of California’s largest spring creek
The Medicine Lake Highlands complex of public lands, some 30 miles northeast of Mt. Shasta in California’s Cascade region, is a truly remarkable place.
Good outcomes from field season
By Jason Willis It seemed like a good time to shed light on some positives from the 2019 field season as we deal with the trying times currently enveloping our country. Here is a brief history, summary and outcome of the successful Monarch Pass Gravel Mine project. The U.S. Forest Service’s Salida Ranger District released…
New books by Trout Unlimited scientists
Trout Unlimited staffers consistently contribute important articles to a number of scientific papers and journals. We are also proud to share two books recently published by the American Fisheries Society. “Trout and Char of the World” is the first comprehensive look at trout and char taxonomy, life history, conservation status, and management across the globe.…
Thinking big on the Upper Rio Grande
Restoration work on the Upper Rio Grande that starts in southwest Colorado and flows on into New Mexico and beyond has been a focus of TU’s for multiple years.
Legislation for Cleaning Up Abandoned Coal Mines
Take Action Critical restoration funding and partnerships Across the country, streams and rivers by the thousands have been left for dead by abandoned coal mine pollution. Cleaning them up is a big job requiring critical restoration funding and partnerships. Cleanup Estimates 14.4 Million Estimated number of hazardous abandoned mine land sites. $11.4 Billion Estimated cost to clean up abandoned coal mines. The official estimate does not…
Ninemile Valley Abandoned Mine Restoration
Perhaps no place in Montana illustrates a more striking juxtaposition between an iconic fishery nestled within an over-exploited landscape than the Clark Fork watershed. The Clark Fork is one of the state’s most popular angling destinations; by the time it flows out of Montana, it has become the state’s largest river. Native westslope cutthroat and…
NE Oregon program
The Blue Mountain and Idaho Batholith Ecoregions in NE Oregon and SW Washington provides habitat for numerous threatened and endangered trout and salmon. Trout Unlimited (TU) focuses our work on four of its most critical river basins – the John Day, Umatilla, Grande Ronde, and Clearwater. Each of these watersheds is a stronghold for resident…
TU keeps making progress in Michigan’s Newaygo County
Trout Unlimited got its start in Michigan, and the state continues to be a hot spot for TU’s efforts to protect and restore coldwater ecosystems.
The U.S. Supreme Court is weakening protections for watersheds. We’re restoring them.
With Clean Water Act protections in jeopardy, on-the-ground restoration is more vital than ever
Conservation Towns – Honorable Mentions
Conservation Towns Celebrating Rural America What are Conservation Towns? In America’s “Conservation Towns,” rural communities that survived the past century’s boom-and-bust cycles are building new blueprints for economic success by tapping into their most important assets: the rivers and streams, public lands and wild landscapes that have always sustained them. At Trout Unlimited, we are putting a spotlight on these communities at the heart of the work…
Voices from the River: Five questions for Tess
If you’ve spent much time fishing in Montana, you’re probably familiar with Rock Creek just outside of Missoula. While it’s importance to fly anglers has been long known, it’s key role in trout recruitment for the Clark Fork River is starting to come to light. With that in mind, Trout Unlimited brought in Tess Scanlon,…
Agua es Vida: The fight to protect the Pecos River goes to Congress
Northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountain range holds incredible wealth: water, wildlife, forests, Rio Grande cutthroat trout…
Big Win for Salmon and Steelhead on California's North Coast
March 11, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, California Director (510) 528-4772 Sam Davidson, Communications Director, Trout Unlimited California/Nevada (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Big Win for Salmon and Steelhead on Californias North Coast Trout Unlimited Applauds National Monument Designation for Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands BERKELEY, Calif.Todays designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta complex of public lands as…
Michigan Girl Scouts learn fly fishing and water conservation through STREAM Girls
By Jamie Vaughan Girl Scouts love the outdoors and helping their community. In Michigan, with its 36,000 miles of rivers and streams, they especially love their water. Their innate care for the environment, plus their adventurous spirit and hunger for knowledge, makes Girl Scouts the perfect group of young people to become our future water…
TU secures $104K grant for NY stream crossing project
By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited has been awarded a grant of more than $100,000 for flood resilience work and river restoration work in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently announced $316,767 in grant funding for three projects to help reduce localized flooding and restore aquatic habitats in…
In search of national monument designation
Dan Johnson is an amiable bear of a man with an ursine nose for finding things. We were on a mission to find one of the sources of California’s largest spring creek, the Fall River.
Observing nature’s food chain as an insider
If the land is so important to me, then I can only imagine how important the land must be to them. Without conservation, the great Bristol Bay region of Alaska wouldn’t be what it is today
Clinton County Mine Stabilization Project Completed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Wolfe (570)-748-4901 Clinton County Mine Stabilization Project Completed Project will prevent future abandoned mine blowout Lock Haven, Pa.Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Kettle Creek Watershed Association completed a mine pool stabilization project on an abandoned deep mine in western Clinton County, preventing a mine blowout that could have released millions…