We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
We bring people together to protect and restore rivers, sustain and recover trout and salmon, and in the process, make communities healthier.
Trout Unlimited’s efforts in the Great Lakes region continue to expand and 2018 was a big year for accomplishments in both the field and in advocacy efforts. TU staff and volunteers worked on dozens of major stream restoration, protection and reconnection projects in the region. TU’s active involvement in important issues helped move the needle on issues…
June 16, 2015 Contact: Joel Johnson, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9413 Abe Shehadeh (541) 213.2500, ext 101 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: BlackStrap Industries joins Trout Unlimited as a corporate partner WASHINGTON, D.C.BlackStrap industries, developer and manufacturer of American-made UV protection gear, has joined Trout Unlimited as a corporate partner, and will offer free new TU memberships to…
Trout Unlimited recommends utilizing the Good Samaritan Remediation program to advance the initiative Last week, the White House Make America Beautiful Again (MABA) Commission released its strategic initiative MABA 250 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the United States. Trout Unlimited looks forward to working alongside the commission and federal partners to advance shared priorities including: “balancing stewardship and economic growth, encouraging responsible conservation, restoring America’s wildlife, lands and waters, and protecting our Nation’s…
Trout Unlimited’s culture of volunteers who step up to care for their home waters — getting their hands dirty to protect, reconnect, and restore trout and salmon habitat — is a pillar of the organization. Those within the TU family know the value of these types of efforts, but it’s also gratifying when they are…
Here’s a good one from the Catch Magazine vault—Todd Moen dusted it off recently for us all to enjoy. It depicts my favorite kind of fly fishing—waking up somewhere new in the confines of the camper and taking the fly rod down to the creek to see what’s hitting. Video of Bass, Carp & Trout…
Several streams draining from the mountains that enhance my urban viewscape snake their way through Anchorage, paralleling urban trails, bordering neighborhoods and sometimes disappearing underground for blocks at a time. While the aesthetics and natural state of the creeks range from non-existent to surprisingly impressive, for an angler it’s difficult not to look at the flowing water, assess the potential lies of hungry fish, and subsequently…
Contact : Ty Churchwell (970) 903-3010, tchurchwell@tu.org Shauna Sherard (307) 757-7861, ssherard@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Protecting Watersheds: Hermosa Creek to lead by example Sen. Michael Bennet introduces rare legislation that will preserve and entire watershed for sportsmen and all users DURANGO — A stakeholder-driven collaborative effort came to fruition Wednesday when Sen Michael Bennet, D-Co,…
4/13/2004 TU Applauds Passage of 2004 Groundwater Protection Act by Wisconsin Legislature TU Applauds Passage of 2004 Groundwater Protection Act by Wisconsin Legislature Natural Resource Managers Stand to Gain More Authority over High-Capacity Wells Contact: Jeff Smith Legislative Chair Wisconsin Chapter 608.836.5974 4/13/2004 — Madison, Wis. — After a nearly unanimous mid-March vote in both…
Contact:Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House rejects amendment that would protect water quality, fish and game habitat WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives today refused to include an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the…
Nov. 3, 2015 Contact: Steve Moyer, TU Vice President of Government Affairs, (703) 284-9406 Benjamin Bulis, president, AFFTA (406) 522-1556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Anglers, fly fishing industry thank Sen. Tester for standing up for clean water BOZEMAN, Mont.U.S. Sen. Jon Tester of Montana was among those opposing a bill in the Senate on Tuesday that…
By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…
By Mark Taylor EDGEMONT, N.C. — The Wilson Creek area of Caldwell County continues to grow in popularity as more people discover the area’s rugged beauty and recreational offerings. On Nov. 3, several hundred people gathered at the Wilson Creek Visitor Center throughout the day to celebrate the area on the occasion of the 50th…
The strategic planning process offers volunteer leaders an opportunity to step back and look at the chapter as a whole and develop as a group a concrete description of the impact the chapter intends to make over the next few years. It is a time to connect the dots between mission and programs, to specify…
Photo by Thom Bridge, Helena Independent Record There are a handful of happy boaters and anglers this week in Montana, and a whole lot of disappointed folks, too, as Smith River float permits were announced. You win some, you lose some. The Smith, perhaps Montana’s best-known backcountry float-fishing excursion, is a great early season float,…
Congratulations to the winner’s in TU’s latest Sweepstakes event
For Immediate Release: Contact: Deb Nardone, Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (814) 359-5233 Trout Unlimited Provides Stream Surveillance Training to Pa. Members in Marcellus Shale Region Anglers will learn how to conduct water quality assessments. Pleasant Gap, Pa.– Trout Unlimited (TU) and its Pennsylvania Council have initiated a new program to train Pa. volunteers to…
The Oregon coast near the proposed site of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal. Photo: Gary Vonderohe By Kyle Smith Last week, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) denied the Clean Water Act Section 401 application for the Jordan Cove Liquid Natural Gas Project and the associated Pacific Connector Pipeline (collectively “Jordan Cove Project”).…
There are several sound approaches to replacing a poorly functioning, undersized, fish-blocking culvert. The first step is to remove the old structure. Sometimes nature gives TU and others who frequently tackle that kind of work a headstart, with flood waters blowing out roads and starting the demolition process. When high flows damaged one bad culvert road crossing on Crossett Creek in…
Trout should be, without reservation, the “fish of my lifetime.” Hell, I’ve spent the better part of two decades working for an organization dedicated to protecting and restoring trout and their habitat. It’s a no-brainer, right?
By John Braico Over the past 20 years I’ve been fishing for Atlantic salmon in Canada, at times enjoying spectacular angling in a northern wilderness setting. Only once did I fish the Maritimes, specifically the storied Miramichi of New Brunswick. I was awed by a log-sized salmon just a tad smaller than the record…