Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va) recently met with Trout Unlimited’s Dustin Wichterman (right) and West Virginia landowner Greg Hulver to discuss how federal funding, such as through the Chesapeake Bay Program and several Farm Bill programs, has contributed to West Virginia trout stream and farm restoration success. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Capito’s office.) By Mark…
August 24, 2020 Find Pebble Mine/Bristol Bay images and b-roll here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chris Wood, Trout Unlimited president and CEO, (571)274-0601 Nelli Williams, Trout Unlimited Alaska director, (907) 230-7121 Proposed Pebble mine sent back to the drawing board, sporting community applauds finding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds controversial project will likely result…
6/20/2006 Trout Unlimited Applauds Extension of Abandoned Mine Lands Program June 20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Wolfe, (570) 726-3118 Trout Unlimited Applauds Extension of Abandoned Mine Lands Program ARLINGTON, VA Congress last week sent a supplemental spending bill to the President that includes a short-term extension of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, which…
12/20/2007 Sportsmen concerned with Ritters approach to Roan Dec. 20, 2007 Contact: Steve Craig, Colorado Trout Unlimited (719) 539-4236 Matt Keena, Colorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (970) 385-6941 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen concerned with Ritters approach to RoanGovernor misses opportunity to protect key fish and game habitat DENVERSportsmen in Colorado expressed disappointment with Gov. Ritters…
The Tu Teens Club of Gallipolis, OH is in it’s 5th year! It is the first of its kind in the mid-west region of Trout Unlimited. Shannon Mayes is a teacher at the Gallia Academy Middle School and founded the club in 2013. TU Teens is part of the Recreation On Campus for Kids (ROCKS)…
July 16, 2014 Contact: Chuck Caulkins, Cortland Line Co. (646) 549-0795 Joel R. Johnson, TU Chief Marketing Officer (646) 573-6410 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cortland supports Trout Unlimiteds restoration program As it prepares to celebrate its centennial, Cortland partners with TUs signature restoration funding effort, Embrace-a-Stream ORLANDOAs Cortland Line Co. prepares to celebrate its 100th year…
The Cataloochee Chapter is based in Waynesville, North Carolina and holds a range of fun, free and family-friendly events and activities. From the West Fork Pigeon River to Johnathan Creek and beyond, the Cataloochee Chapter of Trout Unlimited brings people together to care for and recover their waters through local conservation and community science projects.…
The Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited is all about protecting and restoring the coldwater fisheries in the Lake Champlain Basin. We’re a community of anglers, conservationists, and outdoor enthusiasts working together to improve trout habitats, promote sustainable fishing, and keep our waters healthy. Whether it’s through hands-on projects, local events, or just sharing knowledge,…
By Chris Wood This week the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a radical change in how the nation manages our streams and wetlands. For most of the first 30 years of the Clean Water Act, its rules applied to large and small, perennial and temporary, streams and virtually all wetlands.…
Bud Lilly died on January 4th at the age of 91. Bud was a Montana fly fishing icon, a legend in the fly fishing industry, and he was deeply involved in the beginning of Trout Unlimited in Montana. I met Bud in 1977. He and his wife Pat were friends of my mother and father-in-law…
For immediate release Dec. 11, 2018 Contact: Steve Moyer, steve.moyer@tu.org, (571) 274-0593Vice President of Government Affairs Shauna Stephenson, shauna.stephenson@tu.org (307) 757-7861National Communications Director EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers aim to cut protections for thousands of streams Proposal leaves important drinking water sources and habitat unprotected from pollution (Dec. 11, 2018) WASHINGTON D.C. — Trout Unlimited announced its strong…
Trout Unlimited staff and Ashokan-Pepacton chapter members assisted NYS Department of Environmental Conservation in completing the East Branch Delaware River Trout Habitat Improvement Project (HIP). The project underway since 2016, was designed to better understand potential challenges facing trout in the watershed and to help develop mitigation and management strategies to reduce potential water quality and movement impacts caused by the Lake Wawaka dam in Halcottsville, NY. The project, spearheaded by concerned local…
The windswept steppe of the Rio Grande River drainage of Tierra del Fuego is on my bucket list. I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to both Argentina and Chile, but I haven’t made it this far south… yet. This southern-most region of South America is truly a fly fisher’s nirvana. With massive sea-run brown trout…
As fly fishers, we are perhaps more tuned into the way the natural world works, particularly when it involves fish and water. We pour over fly boxes, looking for something that resembles natural food for trout and bass, or even bonefish or permit. We focus on the cleanest waters, because that’s where the best fishing…
Over 1000 flies tied for Warriors and Quiet Waters. Way to go West Slope TU! http://missoulian.com/news/local/tiny-bits-of-help-trout-unlimited-members-tie-flies-for/article_0fc8bd3c-28a7-5241-a422-1b7b56afcc21.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share
Montana. The center of the earth for fly fishing. And somewhere west of the center of Montana is Helena, home to Montana Fishing Outfitters and my friend Garrett Munson. Garrett is one of those people that you want on your team. He’ll never quit, and he’ll never let you down. He’s the original go-to guy.…
House bill would jumpstart work by ‘Good Samaritans’ to clean up abandoned mines Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—Bipartisan legislation introduced today in the House of Representatives by U.S. Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) would help drive cleanups of historic mine waste that cause chronic pollution in streams across the country. Maloy and Peltola…
