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In the East and Midwest, LWCF benefits those who love the outdoors

Published in Uncategorized

Take action to #SaveLWCF By David Kinney and Taylor Ridderbusch In 2016, sportsmen and women in Maine celebrated the successful end of a seven-year project to preserve an 8,159-acre parcel known as Cold Stream Forest (above). It was a step that protected a 14-mile native brook trout stream and seven ponds. “Cold Stream is one

TU applauds introduction of California public lands bill in the Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 May 3, 2021 Trout Unlimited lauds introduction of California public lands bills in the Senate, Senator Padilla’s leadership in protecting and restoring vital water sources, habitat, and access to the outdoors. EMERYVILLE, Calif—Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the introduction of the PUBLIC Lands Act from California Senator Alex

All you wanted to know: Redband trout

Published in Fishing, Travel

Redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss sub-species) Species summary and status: Redband trout are subspecies of rainbow trout and exist in two well-defined geographic regions. The Columbia River redband trout is found in Montana, Washington, and Idaho, and the Great Basin redband trout is found in southeastern Oregon and parts of California and Nevada. The redband is similar

Ninemile: Bringing in the big guns for river restoration

Published in From the field, Featured

Work is ramping up again as the Ninemile Creek restoration enters its fifth phase. And this one is a big one as workers prepare to bring in the bulldozers, excavators and haul trucks. “This particular reach of Ninemile Creek was significantly altered, destroyed, even by Ninemile standards,” said Paul Parson, Clark Fork restoration coordinator for

One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story

6/29/2000 One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story Kennebec River’s recovery benefits wildlife, people and communities Contact: 6/29/2000 — — June 29, 2000. Augusta, ME. Today, people across Maine and the nation celebrate the one year anniversary of the precedent-setting

Fishing club or conservation group? Asked and answered

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood Are we a conservation organization or a fishing club? That was the question for the Trout Unlimited Deerfield watershed chapter in northwestern Massachusetts when they formed almost ten years ago. Kevin Parsons tells the story: “A buddy approached me and said, ‘Let’s create a TU chapter.’ ‘Fine,’ I said “You be the

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grant to Spark Nash Stream Restoration Project

12/14/2004 New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grant to Spark Nash Stream Restoration Project New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grant to Spark Nash Stream Restoration Project Contact: Jim MacCartney River Restoration Specialist TU/NPS 603-226-3436 12/14/2004 — Concord, N.H. — The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) recently received an $18,000 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundations Winona

Tenkara USA donates 1 Percent for the Planet to TU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Contact: Chris Hunt (208) 552-0891, ext. 714Daniel Galhardo (415) 238-6613 Tenkara USA donates 1 Percent for the Planet to TU Money will go to the Sportsmens Conservation Projects efforts to protect backcountry fish and game habitat WASHINGTONTenkara USA, the first company to introduce the tenkara method of fishing to the US, announced this

Scranton hosts TU's 2015 Annual Meeting

Sept. 16, 2015 Contact: Chris Hunt, National Communications Director (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU descends upon Scranton, Pa., for annual meeting SCRANTON, Pa.Hundreds of Trout Unlimited volunteer leaders from across America are in Scranton this week for the non-profit conservation organizations annual meeting that will feature everything from a fishing outing and conservation tour

TU troubled by proposed elimination of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

CONTACT: TAYLOR RIDDERBUSCH / Trout Unlimited Great Lakes Organizer tridderbusch@tu.org / 715-313-0001 (March 16, 2017) ARLINGTON, Va. Trout Unlimited is deeply troubled by the Trump administrations proposed FY 2018 budget, which would eliminate critical programs that protect and restore coldwater resources and that form the foundation of multi-billion dollar commercial and recreational fishing economies. The

Check out Namebini for great fishing in Minnesota

Published in Community

Namebini has been a northern Minnesota business since 2007, taking its name from the original Ojibwe name for the nearby Sucker River.  Namebini has been a northern Minnesota business since 2007, taking its name from the original Ojibwe name for the nearby Sucker River.  Since then they have offered guided fly fishing and a variety of

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 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,

TU praises Upper CO River protections in Windy Gap project permit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2016 Contact: Mely Whiting, (720) 470-4758 mwhiting@tu.org Drew Peternell, (303) 204-3057 dpeternell@tu.org TU praises river protections in Windy Gap project permit Says 401 permit conditions put threatened river and fishery on road to recovery (Denver)The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week released its final 401 water quality

Thinking big, starting small

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

Herman Garcia (L) of CHEER and Matt Clifford, California Water Attorney for Trout Unlimited, at an off-stream storage project site along Little Arthur Creek. In 2006, the Pajaro River on California’s central coast came out of obscurity to make national headline—for the wrong reason: it was named the most endangered river in America. Historically, the

The cruelest month

Published in Voices from the river, Fishing, TROUT Magazine

Biggest fish of the day, general trout season opener, Los Padres Reservoir, April 2019. April is the cruellest [sic] month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain. Thus begins The Waste Land, T.S. Elliot’s most famous work and the defining poem of the Modernist era

Chuck Sams wins TU's 10 Special Places essay contest

Contact: Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michigan angler Chuck Sams wins 10 Special Places Essay Contest Virginians Bo Painter and Matthew Reilly garner second and third places WASHINGTON, D.C. Chuck Sams is an engineer living within a days ride of all the great Michigan rivers. He attends trout camp

‘A Nation’s River’ highlights TU’s efforts in the Potomac headwaters

Dustin Wichterman lives trout.  By day he manages Trout Unlimited’s restoration and protection work in the Potomac headwaters.  Most of the rest of the time he’s either fishing for trout or dreaming about fishing for trout.  And a big part of that dream is that one day the Potomac headwaters will again regularly churn out native brook trout pushing

Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices

1/14/2003 Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Contact: Alan Moore Western Communications Coordinator Trout Unlimited (503) 827.5700 1/14/2003 — Portland, Oregon — Trout Unlimited, the nation’s largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today launched its “Salmon Generation” green power