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By Scott Willoughby An enlightened sage once suggested that those who choose not to find joy in snow will have much less joy in life. But still the same amount of snow. Said savant was undoubtedly a skier. And a trout fisher. I honestly don’t recall which I learned to do first, ski or fish.…
By Kate Miller Nearly halfway through fiscal year 2018, Congress finally approved an appropriations bill to fund government ag encies for the remainder of the year. Last week, President Trump signed the bill into law, bringing to a close months of tense negotiations, two government shutdowns, five continuing resolutions and lots of high drama and…
Tom Doxey caught this Yellowstone cutthroat in northwestern Utah to complete his Utah Cutthroat Slam. Courtesy photo. By Tom Doxey My quest for the Utah Cutthroat Slam began in April 2016 when the program was introduced at the Wasatch Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo. I was lucky enough to be the high bidder on…
As the Klamath River is reconnected, Chrysten Rivard reflects on the partnerships and dedication guiding TU’s work for the basin’s fish, water and communities
11/19/2007 TU protests oil and gas lease sales offered by BLM: Leases could impact wild and native trout… Nov. 19, 2007 Contact: Kathy Lynch, TU Energy Counsel, (307) 734-1807 Chris Hunt, Public Lands Initiative Communications Director, (208) 406-9106 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU protests oil and gas lease sales offered by BLMLeases could impact wild and…
Staff from across the Rockies honored with recognition for their work and expertise
Get to know Lindsay Slater, TU vice president for government affairs
The Trump administration is once again proposing significant government funding cuts that that would hamstring critical clean water programs and weaken TU’s federal partners. If these cuts were enacted, they would undermine efforts by Trout Unlimited and our conservation partners to protect coldwater habitat in places like the Colorado River basin, the Chesapeake Bay and…
TU is supporting the Moving Forward Act, which addresses significant water management challenges facing the West
The communities and ecosystem of the Columbia River Basin need healthy and harvestable salmon and steelhead populationsHaley Ohms and Rob Masonis
tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Trout Unlimited awarded four new grants for habitat restoration work in upper Klamath River Basin Funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will support restoration work in the Wood and Sprague Rivers and Threemile Creek KLAMATH FALLS, OreTrout Unlimited (TU) announced today the award of four major grants…
The Biden Administration today took a step forward on meeting the nation’s obligations to upper Columbia River tribes but fell short of producing a comprehensive plan for the entire Columbia basin including the Snake River.
Corey Fisher casts in the grottos of Parachute Creek atop the Roan Plateau in 2009. You haven’t lived dangerously until you’ve subjected a rental car to the JQS Road. OK, sure. That might be a bit of an overstatement. But the sketchy, rocky, always-washes-out-when-it-rains, track up the east side of Colorado’s Roan Plateau is easily…
Federal agency green lights a $30 million Colorado River reconnection project
Energy development can have significant impacts on coldwater resources. Given that unavoidable truth, Trout Unlimited has long preached the benefits of responsible energy development. The basic idea is simple: With sensible policies and practices in place, the nation’s energy needs can be met without jeopardizing coldwater fisheries and watersheds. We know that decisions about how and where…
FFA president joins Trout Unlimited and other partners to urge passage of infrastructure funding to ensure water security in the West By Laura Ziemer and Pat O’Toole It’s not every day that you see municipal, agricultural, and conservation interests coming together around big, substantive issues. Last month, these diverse interests jointly urged Congress to include resources for water, forestry and ecosystem…
Contact: Steven Brutger, Trout Unlimited, (307) 438-2596 Cathy Purves, Trout Unlimited, (307) 349-2559 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hoback drilling plan to get additional study Forest Service gives additional review after extensive comments from public Lander, Wyo. After a massive outpouring of comments, a plan put forth by the Houston-based Plains Exploration and Production Company will get…