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Everything you wanted to know: Lahontan cutthroat trout

Published in Travel

Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi) Species Summary and Status: The Lahontan cutthroat trout is native to the Lahontan Basin of northern Nevada, northeastern California, and southeastern Oregon.  One of the oldest lineages of cutthroat trout, it originally inhabited the ancient Lahontan Basin at least several 100,000 years ago.  As of publication, 72 self-sustaining Lahontan

TU Announces Landmark Settlement Agreement on Vowlitz River Hydro Project

8/10/2000 TU Announces Landmark Settlement Agreement on Vowlitz River Hydro Project TU Announces Landmark Settlement Agreement on Cowlitz River Hydro Project Contact: 8/10/2000 — — Contact: Bill Robinson, Washington Council Executive Director, Trout Unlimited, 206-932-6959 Scott Yates, Western Legal and Policy Analyst, Trout Unlimited, 503-827-5700 August 10, 2000. Seattle, WashThe Washington Council of Trout Unlimited

Naxiyam Wana and the Uniter

Published in Dam Removal

A stream roiling dark with Chinook salmon in central Idaho’s wilderness high country. A throb, a pulse of life into a pristine river, the abundance of the ocean arriving in the flesh of thousands of salmon in a wild mountain river hundreds of miles inland. This was. This was life itself, for the land, for the water, for the people.

Naxiyam Wana and the Uniter

Published in TROUT Magazine, Snake River dams

Wheeler wants the fish back. The Nez Perce people want the fish back. So does the Yakima nation, the Nisqually, the Sauk-Suiattle, the Nooksack. All united to one cause—bring the Snake River salmon back for once and for all. Bring the dams down.

Give Idaho’s wild steelhead a chance

Published in Conservation

By Chris Wood The first time you snorkel a stream, the size of the bugs are disarming. Stoneflies tumbling down the stream look like aquatic dragons bent on taking off a limb. It is an optical illusion, of course. We were way up in the South Fork of the Salmon Riv er drainage. Hiking in

Trout Unlimited Sends Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Countering Allard's Bypass Flows Claims

4/12/2001 Trout Unlimited Sends Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Countering Allard’s Bypass Flows Claims Trout Unlimited Sends Letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Countering Allard’s Bypass Flows Claims Contact: 4/12/2001 — — Charles Gauvin, President of the national conservation organization Trout Unlimited, sent a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture today

Cleanup Plans for Abandoned Mine Drainage in West Branch Susquehanna Receive Major Boost

5/16/2006 Cleanup Plans for Abandoned Mine Drainage in West Branch Susquehanna Receive Major Boost May 16, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Wolfe, (570) 726-3118 Cleanup Plans for Abandoned Mine Drainage in West Branch Susquehanna Receive Major Boost STATE COLLEGE Trout Unlimited (TU) recently received an $81,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to develop

Flood prone Lake Superior communities receive major NOAA investment 

Published in Healing our ecosystem

A coalition of partners in the Lake Superior basin have been awarded $1.45 million by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to increase climate resilience in communities hit hard by catastrophic, repetitive flooding.  Earlier this month, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended the funding of

Greater Little Mountain: Doing it the right way

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

A young pronghorn fawn attempts to avoid detection within the Greater Little Mountain Area in southwest Wyoming. Josh Duplechian/Trout Unlimited By Brett Prettyman “The Little Mountain area is considered by many to be the crown jewel for wildlife and recreation.” Former Wyoming Governor David Freudenthal Special places only stay that way if they are protected.

Snake Week – People on the Street Q+A’s

Published in Snake River dams

Hardly a day goes by that our team doesn’t get asked “Why don’t they build fish ladders?” (they have!) or “Aren’t salmon doing great?” (they are not.) This week, we’re answering them on Instagram.

Native Odyssey: Jacob Lacy

Published in Uncategorized

Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program is sending five college students on a native trout odyssey across America this summer. Meet Jacob Lacy one of the five lucky participants. As a Colorado native I knew I’d end up finding something to take me outside and up to the mountains. With biking, hiking, and

Acid mine waste and trout don’t mix

Published in Conservation, Science

The North Star Mine in Silverton, Colo. Mining plays an important part to Colorado’s history. Many mountain towns were founded upon mining and some still rely on it as an economic driver. But it also left a legacy of damage and destruction to many headwater streams and rivers around the state. Trout Unlimited’s mine reclamation program balances maintaining the

Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short

Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short Proposed Bush Budget Ups The Ante For Nw Salmon, Yet Still Falls Well Short Recovery funding just over half of that requested by agency in charge of implementing federal salmon plan Contact: Jeff Curtis Western Conservation Director TU 503-827-5700 x. 11

Guess the runoff, win a prize (sort of)

Published in Uncategorized

Oh brother… the Snake River has apparently R-U-N-N-O-F-F. Well, most of us won’t complain if we have to play the waiting game one way or another. Guess the date that the river clears enough to fish with a dry fly, and you win… a cutthroat trout! Some folks are saying Aug. 1 is the reasonable

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Native Odyssey: California

Published in Uncategorized

Editor’s note: The TU Costa Five Rivers Program sent a handful of student-anglers on a road trip across America in search of native trout. On the team’s final stop, they visited California. Sequoia National Forest Located in south-ce ntral California, Sequioa National Forest encompasses slightly less than 2,000 square miles. It is named, as is