8/29/2000 TU Begins Work on Landmark Salmon Conservation Partnership with Big Timber TU Begins Work on Landmark Salmon Conservation Partnership with Big Timber Contact: 8/29/2000 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, TU California Policy Coordinator: 510-528-4772 Craig Bell, TU Point Arena Project Coordinator: 707-884-3012 Alan Moore, TU Western Communications Coordinator: 503-827-5700 August 21, 2000. Mendocino County,
Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project
Construction phase, Jack of Hearts Creek Coho habitat restoration project The rarest species of salmon in California is getting some help in a legendary coastal river system, thanks to Trout Unlimited’s North Coast Coho Project (NCCP) and partners. Recently, the NCCP finished the construction phase of a major fish passage and water quality improvement project
The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act promotes protection and restoration of public lands and waters, wildfire risk reduction, and fishing and hunting opportunities in five national forests in California. This week, the House of Representatives passed the Protecting America’s Wilderness Act. This legislation includes three bills that Trout Unlimited has worked for years with our local
TU and partners are suing to protect endangered salmon and steelhead as two California dams await decommissioning.
Brian Stranko has joined the Trout Unlimited staff as its Maine program manager. TU has many projects and initiatives under way in Maine, including enhancing streams with strategic wood additions and advocating for better fish passage for endangered Atlantic salmon. He will work closely with TU’s Maine Council and chapters. Stranko succeeds longtime TU staffer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kate Miller, Director, Government Affairs, (703) 489-6411, kmiller@tu.org Sam Davidson, California Communications Director, (831) 235-2542, sdavidson@tu.org TROUT UNLIMITED PRAISES HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION, FOREST HEALTH AND OUTDOOR RECREATION ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA The Protecting America’s Wilderness Act promotes protection and restoration of public lands and waters, wildfire risk reduction, and fishing and hunting opportunities in five national forests in California Feb. 12, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 1, 2024 Contact:Matt Clifford – matt.clifford@tu.org – 406.370.9431Charlie Schneider – cschneider@caltrout.org – 707.217.0409Monty Schmitt- monty.schmitt@tnc.org – 510-325-3594 The Salmon Strategy affirms that actions and policies long supported by Tribes and fishing andconservation groups are key to recovery of native salmon and steelhead and their fisheries, andthat strategic, sustained collaboration will be needed
Editor’s Note: Few people have had more influence on steelhead fishing and its proponents than author and artist Russell Chatham, who passed away recently. Chatham’s writing, painting, and appearance in films helped promote both the art and science of fly fishing for steelhead and the growing sense of loss as steelhead runs in coastal streams
Fly fishing on both coasts for striped bass wouldn’t be the same without Bob Popovic’s Surf Candy. It’s one of the best patterns anglers can use for stripers that are crushing bait in the salt, and even for fish that are migrating upriver en route to spawning water. Above, Tim Flagler ties up a new,
Clifford, a veteran TU staff member in California, will lead TU’s conservation programs in the state; former state director, Brian Johnson, to focus on water and climate initiatives Contacts ARLINGTON, VA – Matt Clifford, a staff member in Trout Unlimited’s California program since 2013, has been named the California Director effective March 25th. Brian Johnson,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sam Davidson sdavidson@tu.org, 831-235-2542 May 3, 2021 Trout Unlimited lauds introduction of California public lands bills in the Senate, Senator Padilla’s leadership in protecting and restoring vital water sources, habitat, and access to the outdoors. EMERYVILLE, Calif—Trout Unlimited (TU) today praised the introduction of the PUBLIC Lands Act from California Senator Alex
A native Chinook salmon from California’s Central Valley. Conservation of freshwater biodiversity faces major challenges. The fragmented nature of freshwater habitats often results in species populations being highly vulnerable to extirpation. Moreover, areas managed for resource conservation typically reflect jurisdictional or landscape boundaries that have little meaning for aquatic species. Now, a team of scientists
Trout Unlimited, Round Valley Indian Tribe, California Trout laud PG&E’s action, pledge support for proposed path to two-basin solution For Immediate Release November 17, 2023 ContactCharlie Schneider, California Trout – cschneider@caltrout.org (707) 217-0409Matt Clifford, Trout Unlimited – matt.clifford@tu.org (406) 370-9431President Lewis “Bill” Whipple, Round Valley Indian Tribes – lwhipple@council.rvit.org (707)354-2395 North Coast, Calif. – Today,
Adult Chinook salmon in California’s San Joaquin River. California salmon and steelhead reside at the southern limits of the ranges of their various species, and have evolved a diversity of strategies to survive in California’s highly variable climate. However, alterations in land use and resource management over the past century and a half have degraded,
This graphic of a tributary to the Eel River shows the intense marijuana cultivation typical of many drainages in California’s Emerald Triangle. The large red circles indicate outdoor grows of more than 100 plants and the pot farms in this drainage alone require more than 15 million gallons of water per growing season. By Matt
Squaw Creek restoration area, Truckee River watershed. Recently Trout Unlimited’s California Program received major grant awards for eight projects that improve fish passage or dry season streamflows in steelhead, Coho, and trout streams around the state. The Fisheries Restoration Grant Program (FRGP), administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and the California Wildlife
As California grapples with extraordinarily warm and dry conditions, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awards major grants to TU for projects and partnerships to help fish and people better prepare for and respond the impacts.
8/31/2000 TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator TU Hires California Hydropower Coordinator Contact: 8/31/2000 — — Contact: Steve Trafton, California Policy Coordinator, Trout Unlimited, 510-528-4772 Jeff Curtis, Western Conservation Director, Trout Unlimted, 503-827-5700 August 31, 2000. Albany, Calif…Trout Unlimited announced the addition of environmental attorney Chuck Bonham to its California staff. Bonham joins TU California Policy
Trout Unlimited works with a wide variety of partners in California to conserve, protect and restore trout and salmon populations and their habitats. For many years, one of our primary partners in our effort to recover native Coho salmon and steelhead in coastal watersheds was the Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration (CEMAR). CEMAR closed
