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TRCP and TU release video on Klondike property

Published in Conservation

Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership have teamed up on a series of videos to celebrate just a few of the conservation success stories made possible by the Keystone Fund and that make us all proud to be able to hunt and fish in Pennsylvania.

Quest for Kittatinny trout

Published in Uncategorized

By Rob Shane As an angler, discovering a new stream with healthy populations of wild trout is a reward that does not come without hours of exploration and research. Truth be told, this exploration can be quite difficult with a rod and reel. Thanks to the Kittatinny Ridge Coalition, Audubon Pennsylvania, and a few electro-shocking…

Gear test: Orvis Battenkill III Reel

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This reel is a significant upgrade for any angler. Trading up my circa 2006 Battenkill III, to this newer model, the first thing I noticed was the more streamlined edges compared to its predecessor. The black nickel compliments any type of rod: from classic bamboo, to vintage fiberglass or even m y trusted Orvis 1980s-era…

Sportsmen invited to write about Special Places for Trout Unlimited essay contest

Jan. 22, 2015   Contact: Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited, 540-353-3556, mtaylor@tu.org   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   Sportsmen invited to write about Special Places for Trout Unlimited essay contest   Winner will net a Scott Radian fly rod package and publication in TROUT Magazine   WASHINGTON, D.C.–Trout Unlimited today launched an essay contest open to the…

New TU field techs get to work in Catskills

Published in Conservation

Joe Liesman and Chris Pullano recently joined the Trout Unlimited staff for six-month stints as technicians in the Upper Delaware River basin. We recently caught up with the two avid conservationists and anglers to see how things have been going.  Q: Talk a little about your backgrounds. Where did you grow up and what got you interested…

The True Cast: It’s all about what happens next

Published in The True Cast, Trout Talk

It’s been a tough few weeks for people who care about fishing and wild places. Ouch. As a lifelong angler, it stinks when things that should, in my mind, be “cultural” issues, get sucked into the political sausage factory. My heart breaks for the many people who poured their souls into efforts meant to ensure…

Major Step Forward for Yakima Basin Water Supply and River Restoration Plan

July 1, 2015 CONTACT: Steve Malloch, American Rivers, 206-818-0482 Lisa Pelly, Trout Unlimited, 509-630-0467 Ben Greuel, The Wilderness Society, 360-670-2938 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sen. Maria Cantwell Introduces Legislation for Precedent-Setting Water Deal SEATTLE A groundbreaking plan to address water supply and river restoration in the Pacific Northwest got a major boost today with the introduction…

Bennet, Hickenlooper public lands bill introduced, protecting sporting opportunity in Gunnison River Basin

Contacts: Trout Unlimited media resources: https://tu.org/about/media WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced legislation that would create important new protections for fish and wildlife habitat in Colorado. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection (GORP) Act would create several new designations protecting over 700,000 acres of public land  within Gunnison County…

Faces of Restoration: Jessica Lockwood

Published in Restoration

Sitting atop the Colorado River Basin in southwest Wyoming, the Green River boasts incredible fisheries, red desert buttes, Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge and Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area.

Trout Unlimited Announces Annual Musconetcong River Clean-Up on April 19

04/09/2008 Trout Unlimited Announces Annual Musconetcong River Clean-Up on April 19 April 9, 2008 Contact: Brian Cowden 201-230-3383 TU Musconetcong Project Coordinator Erin Mooney 703-284-9408 TU Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Announces Annual Musconetcong River Clean-Up on April 19River is Site of TU’s Newest Home Rivers Initiative HACKETTSTOWN, NJ–Trout Unlimited, in coordination with…

Watch: Lifeblood

Published in Video spotlight

In the high deserts of Wyoming, habitat restoration work spans generations; providing kids an opportunity to get dirty and explore different career paths while building beaver dam analogs (BDA) on Muddy Creek. An important coldwater producer to the Colorado River Basin, Muddy Creek hosts native Colorado River cutthroat trout. Over-grazing, down cut banks, and drought…

Conservation Funding: Energy & Water Trout Unlimited Letter to U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy and Water

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170627_TU_FY18_EW_Approps_House_FNL.pdf June 27, 2017 RE: Bureau of Reclamation FY18 Budget Request. Dear Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am writing on behalf of Trout Unlimited (TU) and its 300,000 members and supporters to express our views on Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations for programs within your jurisdiction which are of great…