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Obama Administration, Governors, and Klamath Communities Sign Pact to Restore River and Local Economies

Karuk TribeKlamath Tribes of OregonYurok Tribe American RiversTrout UnlimitedCalifornia Trout Salmon River Restoration Council Natural Heritage Institute Northern CA Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers Institute for Fisheries Resources Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations Klamath Water Users Association Upper Klamath Water Users Association Klamath County Humboldt County Media Contacts: Craig Tucker, Karuk Tribe:…

Great Basin Chapter

The Great Basin Chapter is part of the Utah TU Council. The chapter is based out of Elko, NV. We are lucky to have five native salmonids in Elko County. Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT), Bull Trout, Interior Redband Trout, Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout, and Mountain Whitefish. Our favorite waters, including conservation and restoration projects, are the…

Local Community Helps Improve Stream-side Habitat on the Willowemoc 

Published in Conservation

Volunteers help plant trees along Willowemoc Creek at the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and Center. By Tracy Brown  In celebration of the stunning Catskill fall, volunteers from the communities of Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Walton, N.Y., along with members of Trout Unlimited, recently gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc River to plant trees.   “Fall is the perfect time of year…

Trout Unlimited Lauds New Klamath River Agreement

TU Logo 2014.jpg April 18, 2014 Contact: Brian Johnson, California Director, (510) 528-4772 Sam Davidson, Communications Director, California/Nevada, (831) 235-2542 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Lauds New Klamath River Agreement Latest water sharing agreement is good for farmers, fishermen, and hunters BERKELEY, Calif.Todays formal signing of a water sharing agreement between the Klamath Tribes and…

Sprint to the finish on Klamath River dam removal

Published in From the field, Dam Removal, Restoration

Signatories to the Klamath Basin Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement, including Trout Unlimited, held a press briefing on November 12 and said they are in a “sprint to the finish” to achieve the pact’s principal goal of removing four old dams on the Klamath River. The signatories, including Tribal leaders, a representative of the ranching community, and…

Voices from the River: Making a difference without getting our hands wet

Published in Voices from the river

By Wes Johnson Sometimes the most effective volunteer Trout Unlimited projects might seem like they have nothing to do with fishing. Such was the case with a recent work project by the Weber Basin Anglers Trout Unlimited Chapter out of Ogden, Utah. Higher than normal precipitation throughout northern Utah during the 2016-2017 winter gave rise…

Leave it to the beavers

Editor’s note: TU sent a handful of college students to the Pacific Northwest for this year’s TU Costa 5 Rivers Odyssey to study and fish in the Columbia River basin. With misty morning breaths, the Odyssey crew circled up at the entrance of Black Pine Lake in the mountains of Winthrop, Wash. Already dressed in our…

It’s time to step up for the Snake

Published in Snake River

The Snake River Basin should be the largest wild salmon and steelhead stronghold in the continental United States, with its cold, clean water fed by high-mountain snow and its thousands of miles of high-quality habitat—much of it in protected public lands.

Klamath River restoration campaign passes another milestone

Published in Uncategorized

The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…

National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Passage of Congressional Omnibus Spending Bill

For Immediate Release: May 4, 2017Contact: Michael Pauker, Michael.Pauker@berlinrosen.com, 646-335-0330 National Conservation, Sportsmen Groups Applaud Passage of Congressional Omnibus Spending BillThe bill contains more than $1.3 billion in vital funding and protections for Western water resources, including the Colorado River National conservation and sportsmen groups applauded passage through Congress of a new omnibus spending bill.…

NE Oregon program

The Blue Mountain and Idaho Batholith Ecoregions in NE Oregon and SW Washington provides habitat for numerous threatened and endangered trout and salmon. Trout Unlimited (TU) focuses our work on four of its most critical river basins – the John Day, Umatilla, Grande Ronde, and Clearwater. Each of these watersheds is a stronghold for resident…

Klamath Settlement Agreements Finalized

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Craig Tucker, Spokesman Karuk Tribe (916) 207-8294 Troy Fletcher, Policy Analyst, Yurok Tribe (707) 498-8486 Jeff Mitchell, Council member, Klamath Tribes(541) 891-5971 Glen Spain, Regional Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations(541) 689-2000 Greg Addington, Executive Director, Klamath Water Users Association (541) 892 1409 Karl Scronce, President, Upper Klamath Water Users…

Everything you wanted to know: westslope cutthroat trout

Published in Fishing

Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi)    Species Summary & Status: Officially designated as Montana’s state fish, the westslope cutthroat’s historical range included all of Montana west of the Continental Divide, as well as the upper Missouri River drainage. The average size of these fish is 6 to 16 inches, depending on habitat.  It is often…

Local community helps improve streamside habitat on the Willowemoc

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Volunteers help plant trees along Willowemoc Creek at the Catskill Fly Fishing Museum and Center. By Tracy Brown In celebration of the stunning Catskill fall, volunteers from the communities of Livingston Manor, Roscoe and Walton, N.Y., along with members of Trout Unlimited, recently gathered on the banks of the Willowemoc River to plant trees. “Fall…