California golden trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita) Species summary and status: The state fish of California, California golden trout once occupied about 450 miles of stream habitat in the upper South Fork Kern River and the adjacent Golden Trout Creek. Currently, the trout is native only to two high-altitude watersheds in California’s rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains. The
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Lahontan cutthroat trout genetics expand conservation options
Volunteers planted 600 native trees and shrubs along Schoharie Creek near Jewett, NY. (Photo Laura Weyeneth, Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District) By Tracy Brown Trout Unlimited had a busy spring on the banks of streams in eight watersheds in New York, planting thousands of trees and shrubs to provide shade and other benefits.
Here’s a little good news for your weekend. A few days ago, a year to the day that tens of thousands of coldwater fish were killed in the Yellowstone River due to low flows, high water temperatures, and associated disease, TU signed an agreement with Kinross—a mining company out of Toronto—that will result in at
Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited Supports Removal of Energy Leases from BLM Auction Over 4,300 acres in Monongahela National Forest pulled from sale. Arlington, Va.–Trout Unlimited (TU) supports the decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to remove West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest from its planned
Some of America’s wildest lands should staty that way if a legal decision last month in Washington has any staying power. The U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia threw out the state of Alaska’s last-ditch effort to undermine the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects some 50 million acres of public lands, including Alaska’s
By Kelley Willett A local bank is helping bring down a dam near Missoula, Montana. Through the partnership and generosity of Stockman Bank, Montana Trout Unlimited (MTU) received a $10,000 contribution to help with the dam removal on Rattlesnake Creek. The money, along with $10,000 from the local WestSlope Trout Unlimited chapter, provides early community
Photo courtesy of Myers Reece and Hatch Magazine. We all have memories of past fishing experiences, those trips into the woods or down the street to the city park pond are never forgotten. Myers Reece’s recent piece in Hatch Magazine stirred old memories … and then I got to the end, and I was hearbroken.
We are Toledo’s #1 fly fishing outfitter and guide service. Bradley Dunkle’s love of fishing and the outdoors started at age 5, when his father and uncle would take him up north for Walleye and Pike fishing trips to the cottage in Northern Michigan. Not only did he value the time he got to spend
April 3, 2024 Contacts: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that nearly 225,000 acres of public land in the Thompson Divide has been withdrawn from all forms of mineral entry, appropriation, and disposal for the next twenty years. “The Thompson Divide is home
By Eliza Perreault If you have ever faced a wall of several varieties of invasive plants you know help and thick gloves will be needed. On a bright, sunny, summer day in Burke, Vt., a group of volunteers dove head first into just that kind of task and, with hand tools, bags, and perseverance, the
06/12/2009 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 12, 2009 For Immediate Release: Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 571-331-7970 Volunteers Around the Country Join Together on Trout Unlimiteds National Stream Clean-up Day June 13 national event marks TUs 50th anniversary Arlington, Va.On Saturday, June 13, volunteers around
by Kirk Deeter I love catching big fish. How can you not? After all, size is the benchmark that is ingrained to matter most to many anglers. My mother doesn’t fish much, but when I call her to say I spent the day fishing, she always asks: “Did you catch any?” Question two… “How big?”
Josh Duplechian on a photo shoot in southwest Colorado. Scott Willoughby photo. As a rule of thumb, the media team at TU doesn’t talk about itself–we’re in the business of making great content and putting the spotlight on other people who fix and protect rivers. But as editor-in-chief of TU, I am grateful every day
This lesser-known public land system is a hidden gem of conservation work and hunting and fishing access
By Kyle Smith For the past month, residents of Salem, Oregon (I’m one of them) have been warned against drinking water from our taps and have been advised to obtain drinking water commercially or from a number of water fill stations set up across the city by Salem’s Public Works Department. Salem’s drinking water comes
By Kirk Deeter Word is out that the water temperatures in some stretches of important rivers like the Roaring Fork and the Colorado have climbed above 70 degrees, and that’s not good news for trout. Water that warm stresses the fish. And if you pull them around by their faces at this time, you add
The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States and is home to the third largest island in the United States, Prince of Wales (only Kodiak and the big island of Hawaii are bigger). The 5 Rivers Odyssey crew spent 10 days on Prince of Wales to learn more about issues
The TU Costa 5 Rivers Odyssey was an experience like no other. This month-long journey across the Pacific Northwest challenged my perspectives and exposed me to issues that I could never have envisioned, let alone take on first-hand. Each day on the Odyssey was full of new experiences, whether it was conducting a fish salvage on a small mountain stream or chasing steelhead
