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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 25, 2022 Media Contacts Brian Johnson, Trout Unlimited — bjohnson@tu.org; (415) 385-0796 Curtis Knight, California Trout — cknight@caltrout.org; (530) 926-3755 Mark Rockwell, Fly Fishers International — mrockwell1945@gmail.com; (530) 559-5759 Klamath River: Federal Environmental Review Confirms Prior Analyses that Dam Removal Benefits Far Outweigh Risks Washington, DC—Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission…
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05/15/2008 Trout Unlimited Applauds Passage of Key Conservation Provisions in Farm Bill FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 15, 2008 Contact: Steve Moyer: 703-284-9406 Trout Unlimited Applauds Passage of Key Conservation Provisions in Farm Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited commends Congress for approving a Conservation Title of the Farm Bill that will help trout…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2016 Contact: David Nickum, executive director, Colorado Trout Unlimited, (720) 581-8589, dnickum@tu.org Garrett Hanks, TU Southwest Colorado field coordinator, (970) 430-5540, ghanks@tu.org Trout Unlimited praises landmark protections for Roan Plateau Hails major victory in preserving valuable trout and wildlife habitat RIFLE, Colo. Trout Unlimited today hailed the Bureau of Land…
The EPA’s new Waters of the U.S. Rule weakens the Clean Water Act, the landmark law that made many of America’s great rivers fishable and swimmable over the past half century. This puts in peril the sources of our rivers: the small headwater streams … where big fish go to make little fish. We need your help. Stand up for clean water now
The Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania are home to some of the most scenic wild trout fisheries in the eastern United States.
By Diana Miller The anatomy lesson is always one of my favorite parts of the Adopt-A-Trout program. Students tend to divide into two groups: those enthralled and those grossed out. The Adopt-A-Trout program in Wyoming is a partnership between Trout Unlimited and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department designed to bridge the gap between science…
“There he is.” Stepping over deadfall and keeping a distance, we followed and periodically bugled to a herd of elk. I was leaning with my rifle against a tree when the rag-horn bull separated from the herd in response to Scott’s bugle. After I shot the elk, Scott looked over and said, “Thank goodness for Idaho’s roadless areas!” …
A healthy brook trout stream in West Virginia. Editor’s note: This is part one of a two part series on brook trout restoration in West Virginia, and well, everywhere else. About six weeks ago, while helping the Department of Natural Resources to stock trout in a stream, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said, “We dump…
Dave Freeman with his chosen mode of transportation for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. Courtesy Dave Freeman. Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Dave Freeman. He spent a year in the wilds of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness with his wife, Amy, to raise awareness about proposed mines in…
All four dams of the Lower Klamath Project will be gone by the end of 2024
TU grassroots leader Scott Hood with a nugget from Oklahoma’s Lower Illinois River. The Lower Illinois River below Tenkiller Ferry Dam is one of only two streams in Oklahoma with a year-round trout fishery. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) manages this tailwater for trout, striped bass and other game fishes thanks to cold-water…
“To repeat the obvious, that means in 2006 an estimated 42 percent of the spawners in this “wild” population were hatchery fish. Statistical modeling indicated the number of steelhead smolts barged in the Snake River in the previous several years was a strong predictor of PHOS (Percent Hatchery Origin Spawners).”
When maintenance on the Lockwood Dam on the Kennebec River in Maine stranded more than two dozen endangered Atlantic salmon, Trout Unlimited members were there as part of a fish rescue team.
7/1/1999 River Flows Free As Edwards Dam Is Removed River Flows Free As Edwards Dam Is Removed Restoration of Kennebec River to Benefit Local Communities, Fish & Wildlife Contact: 7/1/1999 — — (Augusta, ME)-Fish restoration efforts on the Kennebec River took a historic step forward today as the Edwards Dam was breached and the river…
Welcome to the first installment in a month-long focus on water in the West. Join us on a tour through the history of the West’s water systems and major rivers, as we navigate the challenges of drought and water-scarcity facing the region. We’ll also explore Trout Unlimited’s leadership in finding innovative solutions to long-standing problems.…
Jumpstarting brook trout restoration on Lake Superior
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2017 Contact: Alannah Hurley, United Tribes of Bristol Bay, (907) 843-1633 or ahurley@utbb.org Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited – Alaska Program, (907) 230-7121 or nwilliams@tu.org Tim Bristol, SalmonState, (907) 321-3291 or tim@salmonstate.org Alaskans comment in record numbers to preserve EPAs proposed protections for Bristol Bay The EPAs proposal to withdraw protections…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01/23/2020 Contact: Steve Moyer, steve.moyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593 Vice President of Government Affairs Shauna Stephenson, shauna.stephenson@tu.org (307) 757-7861 National Communications Director **For high resolution state-specific maps or images, please contact Shauna Stephenson** The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it is finalizing a rule that will drop protections for millions of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands, putting watersheds at…
National Fish Habitat Partnership proposals and applications: The unique 24,000 square-mile unglaciated Driftless Area in the heart of the Upper Mississippi River basin is a natural resource treasure. The scenic landscape with its steep hills and rocky bluffs is home to one of the country’s most remarkable freshwater resources — more than 600 coldwater limestone…
