Our suite of analytical, decision support, and communication tools provide a conduit for relaying our scientists’ work to our membership, partners, and the public. These tools include story maps, more focused web mapping applications, and decision support tools. TU scientists developed the Steelhead Atlas and Eastern Brook Trout Conservation Atlas to gather the best map
12/5/2001 Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Low Flows Threaten Fish Kills Contact: Nat Gillespie (607) 498-5960 12/5/2001 — HANCOCK, N.Y.– — A drought emergency has been declared for the New York City reservoirs in the Upper Delaware basin. The drought emergency threatens
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
National Park Service photo. By Chris Wood and Jeff Skelding It could have been far worse. The Up per Delaware River dodged a bullet last week when heavy rains and flooding washed out a railroad culvert, and a 63-car train carrying an assortment of waste materials, some of it toxic, derailed near Deposit, N.Y. Two
4/12/2001 Study Indicates Need for Higher Flows in the Upper Delaware Study Indicates Need for Higher Flows in the Upper Delaware Trout Unlimited report shows current flows inadequate for fish, aquatic ecosystem Contact: 4/12/2001 — — Hancock, NY — Trout Unlimited today announced the completion of a report on flow needs for fish and other
Contact:Erin Mooney, (215) 557-2845 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Didymo in the Delaware: Trout Unlimited Issues Caution to Anglers Anglers should practice clean angling practices to help prevent spread of rock snot. BUSHKILL, Pa. With today’s National Park Service announcement that didymo, or “rock snot,” has recently been discovered in the Upper Delaware River, a popular area
“Wait? What? You’ve never fished the Delaware River?” If you live in the East and are an avid (borderline obsessed) trout angler, this is the kind of thing you will hear from peers if you admit that you’ve never wet a line in one of the East’s most famous trout rivers. I got it again
Contact: Paula Piatt, Trout Unlimited Eastern Sportsmen Organizer, 570-886-1609 Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited Eastern Communications Director, 540-353-3556 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Upper Delaware one of 10 special places WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited is featuring the Upper Delaware River watershed in a new report highlighting outstanding public fishing and hunting areas in the Central Appalachian region that are
3/12/2007 Conservation Groups Propose New Management Plan for Delaware River March 12, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nat Gillespie, 703-284-9431 or ngillespie@tu.org Rick Axt, 908-719-8777 or raxt@verizon.net Conservation Groups Propose New Management Plan for Delaware River Adaptive Release Policy Benefits NJ Communities, Recreational Users WEST TRENTON — A coalition of local, state and national conservation
01/15/2008 Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to the Delaware River Flow Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 15, 2008 CONTACT: Erin Mooney, Trout Unlimited 703-284-9408 Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to the Delaware River Flow Plan Washington, D.C.Trout Unlimited has completed an extensive review of the interim Flexible Flow Management Program (FFMP) for the Upper Delaware
Trout Unlimited has received three federal grant awards totaling nearly $750,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for stream protection and restoration projects in the upper Delaware River watershed. These grant awards support the conservation goals of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in partnership with NFWF. Thanks to
10/01/2007 Conservation Coalition Sees Improvement in New Delaware River Flow Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2007 CONTACT: Dr. Peter Kolesar: Columbia University, 212-854-4105 Steve Lieb: Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, 201-788-7299 Larry Miri: The Fly Fishing Connection, 845-986-0473 Erin Mooney: Trout Unlimited, 703-284-9408 Jim Serio: Delaware River Foundation, 607-637-3220 Conservation Coalition Sees Improvement in New Delaware
STATE OF THE BASIN For far too long, the Colorado River has been overused and overworked. Despite this year’s epic winter, the system’s largest reservoirs are still less than a third full, while the Basin faces threats to its environmental, economic, and cultural values. With so much at stake for the future of the Colorado
New Jersey TU staffer Cole Baldino and Musconetcong Watershed Association volunteer Bill Leavens. By David Kinney Last week, Trout Unlimited restoration staff and volunteers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York visited their congressional offices in Washington D.C. to showcase efforts to restore wild trout habitat in the Delaware River Basin. In part, it was
Photo courtesy of FUDR By David Kinney A new long-term deal is in sight on the Upper Delaware, and its drafters say it would address concerns about the effects of erratic flows and high temperatures on the river’s wild trout fishery. The broad outlines of the 10-year agreement were announced this week at a meeting
These are the dog days of summer.
By David Kinney A few months ago, New York City agreed to voluntarily release more water from its reservoirs on the Upper Delaware in order to protect the river’s wild trout fishery during the summer heat. The decision came after the city and the four states in the Delaware River Basin failed to renew their
3/22/2004 Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to Flow Proposal for Upper Delaware River Trout Unlimited Calls for Changes to Flow Proposal for Upper Delaware River Contact: Rocci Aguirre Catskills Coordinator Trout Unlimted (607) 498-4671 3/22/2004 — Hancock, NY — National conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) today announced it will seek changes to a proposal that
Hear from TU’s Colorado River Basin staff about what you can do to help protect trout amid drought conditions
We all know that 2020 was far from a normal year. Despite the challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, Trout Unlimited’s team in New York soldiered on. The team, which continues to grow, was able to accomplish many key projects in the field as well as to continue advocacy efforts. Below are a few of the highlights from 2020, as well as a look ahead to what’s on the horizon for 2021.
