Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Every entry in our sweepstakes powers our work keeping rivers cold and fish thriving.
Fishing. Conservation. Community. We bring people together across the country to care for our rivers and help make our water cleaner and our communities healthier. Please join us. Priority Waters are rivers and streams across America where Trout Unlimited is focusing our energies to care for and recover wild and native trout and salmon watersheds.…
Our Mission To bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon. Our Vision For communities across America to engage in the work of repairing and renewing the rivers, streams and other waters on which we all depend.…
Trout Unlimited Expeditions Started in June 2024, TU’s Expedition programs immerse high school and college students in multi-day, place-based adventures on or near BLM lands. Participants explore native trout conservation through stakeholder engagement, process-based restoration, and hands-on fieldwork alongside TU project managers. Expeditions also include restoration projects, youth education events, and community river cleanups. And,…
Healthy fish need healthy water. We all do. Today, our rivers and our fisheries face enormous challenges. At Trout Unlimited, we are doing something about it. We need champions to help us unlock the unlimited power of conservation. Are you in? Our Impact On the Ground Explore All Conservation Projects → Success Stories Cleaning up…
A golden trout, the state freshwater fish of California, in all its glory. Editor’s note: To the extent that there can be an intersection between coldwater fisheries conservation and state angling regulations, and because fishing is the portal through which many people become interested in conservation, TU may get involved through our local members, chapters…
The Arctic char of Nunavut, the northern-most Canadian territory that lies just west of Greenland across Baffin Bay, are amazing fish. They cruise into rivers and streams running into the Arctic Ocean on tidal flows starting in the summer, and they are aggressive eaters. In the fall, just like their char cousins, the Dolly Varden,…
I am Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs for Trout Unlimited (TU), and I am pleased to speak on behalf of TU at this timely forum on fracking. TUs mission is to conserve, protect and restore North Americas trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. We support the development of natural gas on public…
Trout prefer cold water, often less than 65°F, and stream temperature has a strong influence on their well-being. TU restoration projects often target improving stream temperatures, and keeping a record of temperature variability and trends can be an important tool to help confirm the success of these efforts or identify where further work is needed.…
Today we only have Lahontan cutthroat trout in 73 streams across the Great Basin — almost all are isolated and most of those populations exhibit low genetic diversity
In working with the JMU 5Rivers club, I’ve seen firsthand what a difference individuals can make on public lands. Stream cleanups, catch and release practices, and good old common sense help preserve public sites for others to enjoy.
AT TROUT UNLIMITED, we fix rivers and streams. We bring people together. We make waters and communities more resilient to the effects of climate change. We believe the most complex and seemingly insurmountable challenges can be solved when people come together and get to work. We know this from experience. We were founded by anglers who…
New ruling sharply restricts federal protections for wetlands, adds confusion to “Waters of the U.S.” protections Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a ruling sharply curtailing Clean Water Act protections for wetlands that are critical to healthy and functioning watersheds. Ruling in Sackett v. EPA, the court limited Clean Water Act protection for…
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…
TU field staff in New York worked extensively in the South Branch of the Moose River, Otter Creek, and Black River watersheds in the summer of 2023. Crew leader Jeremiah Stone, alongside field technicians Andrew Deyo and Hunter Dellow, have been collecting comprehensive data around aquatic passage and potential barriers to trout movement within each…
New rule formally restores Clean Water Act protections for small streams, headwaters and wetlands and sets the stage for a lasting “Waters of the U.S.” rule Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va.—The Environmental Protection Agency today finalized a new…