For Immediate Release Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408Michelle Scheuermann, Director of Communications, Sportsman Channel (262) 432-9100 ext. 111 Trout Unlimited: On the Rise Debuts on Sportsman Channel New season of popular fly-fishing show begins airing March 30. Arlington, Va.—Great trout fishing almost always has a great conservation story behind it, and…
New drilling policies are a win for fish and wildlife. Now a key federal agency needs to modernize its oil and gas leasing rules.
This guide to last-minute gift ideas was compiled by TU’s resident filmmaker and boat driver Josh Duplechian and our at-large photographer/oarsman Tim Romano. While it’s short on fishing gear, it’s long on accessories that make any boat lover happy.
I was around 8 or 9 when I last participated in a fishing derby. Whenever we had a big runoff and the city let the Santa Fe River run, Game and Fish would make some pools with sandbags and dump in a few loads of stockers. The river was just a block away from my house,…
At the Memorial Wall in D.C., I remember tears rolling down my good friend’s face the moment he located the name of his father, who died when my friend was but two years old and had yet to commit his dad’s face to memory
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TU’s Corey Fisher with a beast from one of Oregon’s fabled steelhead waters, the Umpqua. His casting rod sat in its holder mounted to the side of the boat. At the end of 35 feet of 12-pound monofilament, his metallic pink Mag-Lip plug wiggled back and forth near…
By Travis Banta It is safe to say we are a fishing family. Grandpa Lee crossed the Madison River to his favorite fishing hole in an old 1940’s era Ford pickup. Grandma Margaret hated that bridge because it was essentially a couple of 2×12 boards and she didn’t like guiding the tires of that old Ford…
John Baiocchi, on one of his home waters, the Truckee River.
We’ve all been there. Wading in our favorite local haunt, soaking in the beauty of our surroundings when suddenly we catch a glimpse of something that ruins the whole day. Trash
Located in Northern New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo Mountains in the Upper Rio Grande River Basin, Valle Vidal lies within the Carson National Forest. Meandering its way through Valle Vidal, Comanche Creek is one of the last refuges for Rio Grande cutthroat trout in the state of New Mexico. TU’s extensive Commanche Creek project addresses…
Lahontan cutthroat trout March 5, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, Director, Trout Unlimited California Program, (510) 528-4772 Dave Glenn, Intermountain Director, Sportsmens Conservation Project (307) 332-6700 ext. 16 Helen Neville, Research Scientist, (208) 345-9800 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Managing Water for Farmers, Industry, Communities and Fish Trout and salmon conservation starting upstream helps keep water flowing downstream,…
It’s safe to say no one thought the model created for trout would end up estimating human populations in remote areas of Africa.
Major energy development proposals have such enormous implications for our waters and fisheries that there must be a high bar for approval
Dean Finnerty, man for all seasons. By Sam Davidson Many people working for TU did not start in trout and salmon conservation. Among the former corporate lawyers, loggers, resource age ncy staff, newspaper reporters, and outdoor educators now employed by TU, Dean Finnerty joins a select few who previously worked in law enforcement. Dean grew…
The fishing ain’t what it used to be. We’ve all heard that familiar lament, usually uttered by an angler trudging back to the parking lot after getting skunked. As conservationists, we know it’s too often true. The losses of trout and salmon fisheries relative to their historic distribution are well known to all of us. But this…
5/10/2006 TU praises EPA?s efforts on abandoned mines May 10, 2006 Contact: Contact: Chris Wood, cwood@tu.org, (571) 274-0601 Rob Roberts, rroberts@tu.org, (406) 543-1192 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU praises EPAs efforts on abandoned mines Agencys policies could lead to more on-the-ground restoration projects WASHINGTON, D.C. Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for its…
Contact: Seth Wenger, Staff Scientist, (208) 340-7046, swenger@tu.orgChris Wood, President and CEO, (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Study: Changing climate could cut Western trout habitat in halfNative cutthroat trout could see 58 percent decline in suitable habitat BOISE, Idaho A new study shows a changing climate could reduce suitable trout habitat in the western…
Stand up for National Monuments Leaked documents provide a glimpse into Interior plan for monumentsSportsmen and women say it’s past time for transparency in this process In a set of documents leaked to the media, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke outlined an uncertain future for this country’s national monuments. The story, which broke late…
A warm farewell to Terry Gunn, the guru of Lees Ferry, Arizona.
The rule promotes locally driven and locally led conservation efforts – such as those completed by Trout Unlimited – to maintain intact, functioning landscapes. April 18, 2024 Contacts: ARLINGTON, Va.— Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized the Public Lands Rule, which gives the agency a framework to promote ecosystem resilience on public lands…
