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Trout Unlimited Calls for More Protections for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout in Tongass Plan Revision

1/12/2007 Trout Unlimited Calls for More Protections for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout in Tongass Plan Revision Jan. 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tim Bristol at 907-321-3291 or Tbristol@tu.org Trout Unlimited Calls for More Protections for Salmon, Steelhead and Trout in Tongass Plan Revision Trout Unlimited, North Americas largest cold water fisheries conservation organization today…

Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery

5/23/2000 Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Trout Unlimited Announces Policy Statement on Truckee River Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Contact: 5/23/2000 — — Contacts: David Bobzien, President, Trout Unlimited’s Sagebrush Chapter, Reno: (775) 324-6216 Steve Trafton, Trout Unlimited’s California Policy Coordinator: (510) 528-4772 May 23, 2000. Reno, NevadaTrout Unlimited,…

Trout Unlimited Policy Statement on Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Restoration in the Truckee River Watershed

5/23/2000 Trout Unlimited Policy Statement on Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Restoration in the Truckee River Watershed Trout Unlimited Policy Statement on Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Restoration in the Truckee River Watershed Contact: 5/23/2000 — — Trout Unlimited’s mission is “to conserve, protect, and restore North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.” For more than 40 years TU…

Trout Unlimited Joins Multi-State Plan for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation

7/26/2001 Trout Unlimited Joins Multi-State Plan for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation Trout Unlimited Joins Multi-State Plan for Colorado River Cutthroat Trout Conservation Contact: 7/26/2001 — — July 26, 2001 (Boulder, Colo./ Salt Lake City, Utah /Jackson, Wyo.) The Colorado, Utah and Wyoming councils of Trout Unlimited (TU), the nations largest coldwater fisheries organization, announced…

Trout Magazine Highlights Ted Turners Quest to Create Native Trout Strongholds in the West

June 16, 2011 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 Trout Magazine Highlights Ted Turners Quest to Create Native Trout Strongholds in the West Story in summer issue details Turners work to restore native trout. Arlington, Va. — An upcoming feature story in Trout magazine details media mogul Ted Turners work…

Video spotlight: Catching Escaped Atlantic Salmon in Puget Sound

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Last week, about 300,000 farm-raised Atlantic salmon escaped from a Cooke Aquaculture net pen near Cypress Island in Puget Sound. The fish are not native to the Pacific and there are a host of really good reasons for anglers to get out there are try to catch as many of these fish as possible, not…

Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop

Laughing Grizzly Fly Shop is owned and operated by Mike Kruise and Scott Bley. We grew up fishing local waters- the St. Vrain, the Big Thompson, the Cache La Poudre, and the lakes and streams of Rocky Mountain National Park. We and our staff are proud of our local heritage, and welcome both local residents…

Congressman unveils bold plan to recover Snake River salmon and steelhead

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 7, 2021  Contacts:   Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org  Rob Masonis, VP for Western Conservation, Trout Unlimited, rmasonis@tu.org  Greg McReynolds, Snake River campaign director, Trout Unlimited, gmcreynolds@tu.org  Comprehensive proposal would remove four lower Snake River dams and invest in the Northwest region’s energy, transportation, and agricultural infrastructure BOISE, Idaho.—U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson…

Salmon Superhwy program gets boost from Joint Chiefs

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Russ Schnitzer photos By Warren Colyer The ambitious Salmon Superhwy (yes, that is the correct spelling) fish passage program in Oregon is among the programs that will benefit from a recently announced funding boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Trout Unlimited is one of a host of partners in the Salmon Superhwy project, the…

Voices from the River: New tricks

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Tight-lining a tandem set of nymphs through a bucket on the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River in West Virginia with his 11-foot Euro nymph rod, Mark Taylor comes tight to a 14-inch rainbow trout. (Sam Dean photo.) By Mark Taylor Fishermen never stop learning, but we are also victims of…

Effectiveness monitoring

Effectiveness of restoration practices is revealed through monitoring, which is especially important for emerging restoration approaches. Process-Based Restoration (PBR) techniques have emerged to mimic the ecological processes of beaver dam building, wood recruitment, and more. We are working with TU staff and partners to monitor several PBR projects using field-based and remote-sensing techniques.  Learn more…

Ticking time bombs in Appalachia

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Editor’s note: TU President and CEO Chris Wood was invited to testify before Congress on innovative approaches and economic development opportunities of abandoned mine land reclamation. TU hopes to work with Congress to advance legislation to support this type of restoration work, both on coal and hardrock mines across the country. To learn more, visit…

Every River Needs a Champion – Advocate

Be a champion — Stand Up for Clean Water and Healthy Fisheries It only takes a minute to make your voice heard. Join Trout Unlimited in advocating for America’s trout and salmon waters. Sign up to receive notifications from our team about policies that we need your voice on. First Name * Last Name *…

Video spotlight: Following other anglers

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The tell-tale bootprint in the mud. You’re not the only one with the inclination to fish this stream today. Imagine yourself on a great backcountry trout stream. Conditions are ripe. Fish are active. Bugs are everywhere. These are the glorious days of summer when some lonesome fishing is exactly what the doctor ordered. Then, as…

Trout Unlimited Senior Scientist Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Two Bills That Will Improve Trout and Salmon Habitat

06/16/2009 Trout Unlimited Senior Scientist Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Two Bills That Will Improve Trout and Salmon Habitat June 16, 2009 For Immediate Release: Contact: Jack Williams, Senior Scientist, Trout Unlimited, 541-261-3960 Steve Moyer, Vice President, Government Affairs, 703-447-8401 Trout Unlimited Senior Scientist Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Two Bills That Will…

Decades-long effort to fully fund conservation priorities finally realized

With outdoor participation skyrocketing, dollars for access, habitat and maintenance crucial  For immediate release  July 22, 2020  Contact: Shauna Stephenson Trout Unlimited (307) 757-7861, sstephenson@tu.org  (July 22, 2020) WASHINGTON D.C. — Landmark conservation legislation that includes full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and dedicated funding for the maintenance backlog on public lands passed the House today, making its next stop the President’s…

TroutBlitz: Fishing for science

May 22, 2015 Contact: Jack Williams, TU senior scientist, (541) 261-3960 Wayne Richey, FlyAssortments.com (480) 242-8649 Chris Hunt, TU national communications director (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TroutBlitz: Fishing for science and prizes Anglers can help TU catalog wild and native trout all across North America, and win flies for doing it WASHINGTON, D.C.Just in…

Steelhead days

Among the many charms of autumn is the advent of steelhead runs in many rivers. Where I live, on the central California coast, most streams aren’t yet connected to the ocean—until the rainy season begins in earnest, the sandbars that have set up over the summer between their mouths and the salt remain intact. That…