1/10/2000 The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What Can We Do Better to Save Salmon? The Facts about Atlantic Salmon: What Can We Do Better to Save Salmon? Contact: 1/10/2000 — — Governor King says the Maine Salmon Plan is “a comprehensive, cooperative approach that identifies every threat to the salmon within our control and sets
Trout Unlimited and the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership have teamed up to create four videos that highlight Pennsylvania public fishing and hunting lands made possible by the Keystone Fund
Project will stabilize roads and streambanks following flooding and wind damage CONTACT JACKSON, Wyo (October 18, 2023) — Campers, hikers, and anglers heading to the upper Gros Ventre might need to be patient while infrastructure work occurs near the popular Crystal Creek campground within the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF), but the work will improve their
By Rob Shane At the January meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, 95 stream sections were approved for Wild Trout (69) and Class A (26) designations. These streams, including a section of the famed Spruce Creek in Huntingdon County, will now receive upgraded levels of protection from development and wastewater discharge. During the
tu-logo-xl.jpg FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 6, 2018 Trout Unlimited awarded four new grants for habitat restoration work in upper Klamath River Basin Funding from National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will support restoration work in the Wood and Sprague Rivers and Threemile Creek KLAMATH FALLS, OreTrout Unlimited (TU) announced today the award of four major grants
Finding 45 brook trout in a single pool in a small creek may sound like a good thing. In the case of a small stream in Virginia’s mountains it was anything but. The fish were trapped in a small plunge pool beneath a perched culvert on Railroad Hollow, a small brook high in the Dry
June 15, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Moyer, smoyer@tu.org, (703) 284-9406 Kate Miller, kmiller@tu.org, (703) 489-6411 Trout Unlimited lauds committee approval of Good Sam provisions (Washington, D.C.) Today, the House Natural Resources committee approved the Good Sam provisions of HR 3843 and HR 3844, which address the chronic problems of abandoned mine pollution of
New TU film gives a case study of how TU is leasing water rights to benefit rural communities and restore a former Blue Ribbon trout fishery.
TU has a hand in newly funded work to reconnect native trout and salmon streams around the U.S.
Last month, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley announced $11.6 million in new funding for habitat restoration projects in the Upper Klamath Basin, of which $1.53 million was awarded to Trout Unlimited for eight projects that will improve water quality and key habitat for native fish in the tributaries to Upper Klamath Lake.
The CCF Board meets with Trout Unlimited’s conservation leaders once a year, where the staff make proposals for project support, and the Board decides how to distribute that year’s fund. The following are featured Coldwater Conservation Fund projects. Download CCF impact reports at the bottom of this page. Wild Trout Designations, Pennsylvania CCF grants in
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
Welcome to TroutSpotter! This software uses AI to help people identify individual fish from your photos. While identifying your catch is exciting, it can also aid in determining fish migrations, recapture frequency and population numbers. In 2024, join our community science project in four target watersheds to help establish a groundbreaking fisheries management, scientific, and conservation
This week, Congress passed the omnibus spending bill, which will fund the federal government until next year. The legislation also includes several significant western water bills critical to Trout Unlimited’s work in the West. TU thanks the House and Senate leadership for the passage of these important water bills
Jillian Lukiwski backpacking and fishing in Idaho’s Sawtooth mountain range near Stanley, Idaho. Josh Duplechian/Trout Unlimited By Michael Gibson Significant cuts are being proposed to federal programs that benefit sportsmen and healthy habitat. But in Idaho, sportsmen successfully lobbied to increase their own license fees for the greater benefit of our wildlife, setting an example
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2015 Contact: Scott Yates, (Upper Columbia, Gunnison River Basins), (307) 349-0753 Warren Colyer, (Bear, Blackfoot River Basins), (435) 881-2149 Randy Scholfield (TU communications), (720) 375-3961 Steve Moyer (National), (703) 284-9406 Trout Unlimited hails new, better day for fisheries conservation on the farm NRCS-funded projects deliver benefits for fish, farm and
TU’s North Coast Coho and Steelhead Restoration Program is clearing the way for salmon and steelhead in coastal streams north of San Francisco.
By Taylor Ridderbusch For the third consecutive year, the Trump Administration’s budget proposal looks to cut critical programs that protect and restore coldwater resources and that form the foundation of multi-billion dollar commercial and recreational fishing economies. The proposal would significantly cut funding to the EPA and other agencies, essentially eliminating programs such as the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), Section
Thanks to federal investments, TU’s Dustin Wichterman has audacious goals for his home state.
As we approach the end of 2020, the Great Lakes region is two presidential signatures away from securing major legislative wins. Congress recently approved funding measures for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. “Trout Unlimited would like to thank the
