This could be the most pressing threat to public lands yet
For many people in the western United States, public lands are a fact of life.
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Sustaining wildlife and ancestral land uses together
It started with a mouse, the New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse, which was listed in 2014 under the Endangered Species Act. The listing closed an important pasture to grazing and also locked out trout anglers from fishing the Rio Cebolla. United in their belief that the mouse could be preserved along with ranching and fishing,
Faces of Restoration: Larry Mohn, Virginia
As a newly minted fisheries biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, one of Larry Mohn’s first big projects was to complete an inventory of the state’s wild trout streams.
NY Stream Assessment & Restoration Efforts
WILLOWEMOC WATERSHED SURVEY – JUNE 2023 Trout Unlimited’s Northeast Coldwater Habitat team has designed and implemented an impressive catalog of strategic improvement projects across the state of New York, while actively gaining new information to prioritize future initiatives. Within watersheds of all sizes, we continue to find unique challenges that require intentional approaches for climate
TU’s On-the-Ground Projects & Natural Storage: How Flipping the System Benefits People & the Environment
In our last post we explored how the management of water in the West has changed over the past few decades from a climate of conflict to one of collaboration and innovation. In this quest for increased water security, improved fish and wildlife habitat and the inclusion of diverse stakeholders in the decision-making process, TU’s
When terminal doesn’t have to mean the end
Sometimes you get what you ask for. Sometimes you get much more, but my experience pursuing Lahontans served me a reminder that things worth having are always worth earning.
The 117 degree Kern River melting pot
Buhler was right. There was absolutely no mistaking it. The Kern River rainbow has a vibrancy in color, all of its colors, that simply isn’t present in its hatchery imposters. The back of the fish was more densely clustered with darker and more defined spots, the rose coloring along its lateral line was more clearly defined and the most telltale mark, the white edges along its fins, were clearly defined.
Seminoe Pumped Storage – Background and Template FERC Comment
TAKE ACTION FOR THE MIRACLE MILE For questions, please contact Patrick Harrington Patrick.Harrington@tu.org 1. Sign the Petition Visit https://www.votervoice.net/TU/Petitions/5738/Respond to sign the petition. 2. Comment to FERC How to Submit Official Public Comments to FERC: Your voice matters. Submit your public comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by March 14th to help
TU, sportsmen ask for protection of Wyoming?s backcountry hunting and fishing retreats
05/8/2006 TU, sportsmen ask for protection of Wyoming?s backcountry hunting and fishing retreats May 8, 2006 Contact: Tom Reed, treed@tu.org, (406) 599-1022 Chris Hunt, chunt@tu.org (208) 552-0891, ext. 714 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU, sportsmen ask for protection of Wyomings backcountry hunting and fishing retreats New report shows importance of roadless lands to fish and wildlife
Removing Dams Has Many Benefits, New Report Says
12/13/1999 Removing Dams Has Many Benefits, New Report Says Removing Dams Has Many Benefits, New Report Says More than 465 Dams Already Taken Down Nationwide Contact: 12/13/1999 — — Restored Rivers Result in Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Financial Savings, Improved Public Safety, and Revitalized Communities Removing dams is often the most effective way to restore
Conservationists, Sportsmen Can Both Benefit from Roadless Policy
1/5/2001 Conservationists, Sportsmen Can Both Benefit from Roadless Policy Conservationists, Sportsmen Can Both Benefit from Roadless Policy A press release from the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Alliance Contact: 1/5/2001 — — Media Contacts: Robert Munson (406) 887-2052 Kevin Lackey (406) 541-9977 or (877) 770-8722 MISSOULA, MT – “The {U.S. Forest Service] roadless policy can be an
Voices from the River: The Princess
Photo by Rachel Andona By Chris Hunt A year ago, I was well into the British Columbian interior, motoring north toward my eventual destination at Deadhorse on the Arctic Ocean, a new camper in tow, many miles to go and about six weeks to get there and back. It was a marathon pocked by dozens
Eat Wild Salmon and Savor Bristol Bay
Media Contact: Paula Dobbyn, Director of Communications, Trout Unlimited Alaska, 907-230-1513, pdobbyn@tu.org Chef Contacts: Bryan Szeliga Chef de Cuisine, Lucy’s Table 303-910-2999bryanjohnszeliga@gmail.comKevin Davis Chef/Owner, Steelhead Diner and Blueacre Seafood 206-427-2915Kevin@steelheaddiner.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Eat Wild Salmon and Savor Bristol Bay Northwest Restaurants and Markets Help Trout Unlimited Alaska to Protect Bristol Bay Salmon from Mine
Scientists detail agenda to save Southwest native trout
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016 Contact: Randy Scholfield, rscholfield@tu.org, 720-375-3961 Jack Williams, jwilliams@tu.org, 541-261-3960 Mike Anderson, manderson@azgfd.gov, 623-236-7653 Scientists detail agenda to preserve Southwest native trout Trout Unlimited says collaboration key to saving Americas most imperiled trout (Phoenix)Scientists, anglers and trout enthusiasts from conservation groups such as Trout Unlimited and federal and state wildlife
Beers, backcountry, e-bikes: Angler scientists at work
A volunteer chapter in Washington State is going the distance to collect trout and salmon eDNA samples in their home water
Voices from the River: Women connect on Wyoming float
Editor’s note: This piece originally ran on the White Mountain Woman blog. By Robin Robison As an avid female angler, I am always looking for ways to connect with other women who love to be on the water. I have been fishing my entire life and some of my favorite memories are of time spent
TU Teen Essay Contest | First Runner Up | Mason K. from Virginia
Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Mason’s essay is the third to be posted in this series as the first runner up! Mason is from Virginia and attended the Tri Stat
Trout Trends: Forecasting What Anglers Can Expect in 2022
The past two years have changed trout fishing forever. The changes will continue in 2022—some for the better and in other ways, maybe not so much.
A race to stave off extinction for California’s Coho
TU’s North Coast Coho and Steelhead Restoration Program is clearing the way for salmon and steelhead in coastal streams north of San Francisco.
Voices from the River: Lost and found
“History is written from what can be found; what isn’t saved is lost, sunken and rotted, eaten by earth.” —Jill Lepore By Dave Ammons Hey, I found your fishing rod. It was early morning during my daily walk up the road as the lig ht was breaking across the canyon walls. I passed the day-use