By Rob Shane When TU partnered with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission in 2011 to start surveying and protecting wild trout streams in the Commonwealth, we knew the mountain ahead of us would take years to climb. Pennsylvania has 86,000 miles of flowing water, and less than a quarter of those stream miles had…
Eroding banks along the Bridge to Bridge project area By Chris Wood The sign behind the two-person Trout Unlimited office in Hailey, Idaho, reads, “Parking for Trout Unlimited only. If towed, call Dick York Towing.” It is an inside-Hailey joke as Keri York’s Dad ran Dick York Towing—the only towing business in the Big Wood…
12/19/2005 December 19, 2005 Contact: Duke Welter, (715) 579-7538 or Laura Hewitt, (608) 250-3534, lhewitt@tu.org Trout Unlimited and Partners Receive Funding for Restoration in Midwests Driftless Area WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited and state partners received a Multistate Conservation Grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Sport Fish Restoration Fund in early December to support the…
7/27/2000 Governors’ Salmon Plan a Positive Step, But Still Falls Short Governors’ Salmon Plan a Positive Step, But Still Falls Short Contact: 7/27/2000 — — Contact: *Jeff Curtis, TU Western Conservation Director: 503-827-5700; 503-351-2492 (cell) *Alan Moore, TU Western Communications Coordinator: 503-827-5700; 503-319-2210 (cell) *Maggie Lockwood, TU Director of Press Relations: 703-284-9425 July 25, 2000.…
Trout Unlimited’s Gary Berti (center) accepts the U.S. Forest Service Volunteer & Services regional award from Clyde Thompson (left), Monongahela National Forest supervisor, and Mike Owen, the forest’s Watershed Program manager. The Forest Service recently announced that TU had been chosen from among regional honorees as the national award winner. Trout Unlimited’s Eastern Home Rivers…
Contact: Steven Brutger, Trout Unlimited, (307) 438-2596 Cathy Purves, Trout Unlimited, (307) 349-2559 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hoback drilling plan to get additional study Forest Service gives additional review after extensive comments from public Lander, Wyo. After a massive outpouring of comments, a plan put forth by the Houston-based Plains Exploration and Production Company will get…
May 28, 2014 Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9403, cwood@tu.org Art Vollmer, chair of TUs New Mexico council, (505) 474-1495, fish4rgct@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Mexico anglers stand behind new clean water rule WASHINGTON, D.C.Anglers in New Mexico support a new rule announced yesterday that restores protections for Americas headwater streams…
In 2011, when I was still president of New Mexico’s Santa Fe (Truchas) Chapter, I was approached by Nick Streit, president of the Taos (Enchanted Circle) Chapter and owner of the Taos Fly Shop, about restoring a section of the Red River in Questa. The Red had been a workhorse for several decades, impacted by…
In the early 1990s, TU volunteer Rich Redmen had the idea to use large Willow stakes to resurrect a deeply eroding stream bank on the Boquet River in Wadhams, N.Y. At the time, it was a common practice to load eroding banks with large rocks, often called rip rap. But rip rap could cost 15…
As the author of three fly fishing guidebooks, I’ve taken my share of heat for “hotspotting” trout-fishing destinations
03/25/2009 Wilderness, water bills get House approval March 25, 2009 Contact: Sam Davidson, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wilderness, water bills get House approvalSportsmen celebrate protection of invaluable fish and game habitat WASHINGTON, D.C.The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, the bill that sportsmen around…
10/25/2000 Savage Rapids Dam Removal Bill Introduced Savage Rapids Dam Removal Bill Introduced Oregon Senators Join to Launch Legislation to Restore the Rogue River Contact: 10/25/2000 — — Joint Statement and Press Release of Waterwatch, Trout Unlimited, Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association, and the Grants Pass Irrigation District Contacts: Bob Hunter, WaterWatch, (541) 772-6116 Jeff Curtis,…
8/29/2008 Trout Unlimited Supports Idaho Lt. Governors Suggestion for Salmon and Steelhead Recovery in the Upper Columbia River System Aug.29, 2008 Contact: Erin Mooney, Press Secretary 703-284-9408 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Supports Idaho Lt. Governors Suggestion for Salmon and Steelhead Recovery in the Upper Columbia River System BOISE, IDIdaho Lt. Gov. Jim Risch, while…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 Colorado Volunteer Receives Trout Unlimited’s Highest Award Sharon Lance, of Centennial, Colo. is recognized for her conservation efforts. ARLINGTON, Va. Trout Unlimited (TU) has awarded its top volunteer honor to Sharon Lance, of Centennial, Colo. TU President and CEO Chris Wood presented her with…
Contact:Kate Miller, (503) 827-5700 x16, kmiller@tu.orgSteve Moyer, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Walden’s H.R. 2060 Passes the House; Work Continues in Senate for Crooked River Solutions BEND The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill today that, while helpful in some instances, serves as an incomplete solution to water management in the Crooked River…
Those of us who have employed fishing guides know just how hard the work really is. It may seem a romantic profession—and certainly aspects of it border on ethereal—but mostly it’s an up-early and to-bed-late gig with no traditional benefits like health insurance, a retirement plan or a pension. And it’s not an easy job,…
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Consider Listing California Golden Trout Under ESA U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Consider Listing California Golden Trout Under ESA Agency formally determines Trout Unlimited listing petition has merit Contact: Scott Yates Western Native Trout Program Director TU 208.552.0891 9/20/2002 — Sacramento — Acting on a federal judges order,…
3/8/2001 Golden Trout Petition And Legal Actions Will Move Forward In Spite Of Decision To Remove Beer-Maker’s Cattle From Sensitive Areas Golden Trout Petition And Legal Actions Will Move Forward In Spite Of Decision To Remove Beer-Maker’s Cattle From Sensitive Areas Contact: 3/8/2001 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, TU California Policy Coordinator: 510-528-4772, cell. 510-418-1812…
Contact:Garrett VeneKlasen, (505) 670-2925Shauna Sherard, (307) 757-7861 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Mexican National Monument a Win for Sportsmen Designation will protect more than 60 miles of iconic river Washington D.C. After years of collaboration, the Rio Grande del Norte, a place close to New Mexican sportsmen’s hearts, will be protected as a national monument. The…
Oct. 10, 2013 Contact: Steve Moyer, (703) 284-9406 DSC_1241.JPG FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Importance of Waters and Wetlands Documented in New EPA Report Scientists from sportsmens organizations favorably review report that will guide development ofa new rule clarifying the Clean Water Acts role in safeguarding waters of the United States WASHINGTON A recently released report by…
