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By Cole Baldino To the average angler, New Jersey may not seem like a top fishing destination, but if you live in the Nor theast, it should be. A plethora of coldwater streams drain from the New Jersey Highlands and into the Delaware River, and Trout Unlimited is working to make the fishing even better…
Region: Southern RockiesActivities: Hunting, FishingSpecies: Elk; cutthroat, brown and rainbow trout Where: The Thompson Divide encompasses 221,000 acres of public land within the White River National Forest in Pitkin, Garfield and Mesa counties, just south of the Roaring Fork Valley in west-central Colorado. Why: The Divide is home to one of America’s most prodigious elk…
As a western fly fisherman who has never wet a line east of Colorado, I was drawn into Walt Franklin’s account of fishing a variety of rivers and streams near his home along the Pennsylvania/New York border. The watersheds of three rivers – the Genesee, the Allegheny, and Pine Creek – can be traced to…
The great conservationist, Aldo Leopold, once wrote that “One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none…
As I drove down to the river access, I couldn’t help but notice the expanse of sun-bleached stones signifying lower-than-usual flows.
Newly proposed rule aims to improve management of public lands in the face of challenges Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.—The Department of the Interior this week announced a proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to help identify and prioritize public lands and waters in need of protection and restoration, encourage investment in public lands conservation,…
1/14/2003 Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Trout Unlimited Buys Renewable Energy to Power Columbia Basin Field Offices Contact: Alan Moore Western Communications Coordinator Trout Unlimited (503) 827.5700 1/14/2003 — Portland, Oregon — Trout Unlimited, the nation’s largest trout and salmon conservation organization, today launched its “Salmon Generation” green power…
About us We are your catch and release guiding outfitter for Southwestern Colorado; specializing in the Rio Grande, San Juan River, private and other surrounding waters. Our local guides are experts of the fishing in the area and have combined over 40 years of guiding experience here and other waters across the globe! Wolf Creek…
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is helping TU and partners boost fisheries on the Upper Delaware.
Two paddlers from the Grand Salmon project talk about their upcoming trip, dam removal, and Snake River salmon.
After more than a decade of work, the greenback cutthroat trout is now reproducing in a second remote stream.
If you’ve never floated and fished a river, get on it. It is a great way to see a large chunk of a river and explore the ecosystem on a larger scale.
Help TU protect fish & wildlife habitat by pushing for sensible oil and gas leasing on public lands.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its final recommendation report for improvements to be made at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Ill., to prevent the movement of invasive Asian carp into the Great Lakes. Trout Unlimited supports the final draft recommendation, which includes a few significant changes from the original…
Contact:Charlie Card – (307) 710-7067Dave Glenn – (307) 349-1158Joy Bannon – (307) 287-0129 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Pipeline decision a positive step for sportsmen FERC denies preliminary permit for Million Pipeline Lander, Wyo. The Sportsmen for the Green coalition welcomed a federal decision today that called into question the validity of a proposal to pipe water…
Patagonia celebrates the restoration work of TU’s Northeast Oregon Hand Crew Initiative in a new story and video
Kern River Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti) Species summary and status: Kern River rainbow trout look similar to Coastal rainbow trout, have a slight gold hint. They have many fine, irregular spots all over their bodies, and larger fish may have a rosy streak along their sides. They can also be identified by the distinctive…
Nov. 17, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kim Goodman Trotter, director, Idaho Water Project, (208) 552-0891 or ktrotter@tu.orgOr Bart Gamett, (208) 588-2224, or bgamett@fs.fed.us Ladders Boost Fish Recovery in Idahos Big Lost RiverIdaho Water Project clears habitat hurdle: Whitefish cant jump Idaho Falls, Idaho A rare strain of native whitefish is poised for recovery in…
2023 was a good year for Great Lakes coldwater conservation, marked by an influx of federal funding for necessary infrastructure upgrades.
By Chris Wood The one that got away isn’t always a fish. Eighteen years ago, I got a phone call from the forest supervisor of the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest in southwest Oregon. He wanted President Clinton to use his authority under the Antiquities Act to make a big chunk of the forest a national monument…