A section of the Musconetcong River in New Jersey restored by TU. (TU/Brian Cowden) By David Kinney For the first time, Congress is setting aside dedicated funds for conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin. Consider the $5 million appropriation included in the new budget agreement a down payment for the Delaware River Basin Restoration
Please save the date for this opportunity. The TU Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) and Higher Ground Sun Valley (HGSV) are pleased to announce our first VETERANS SERVICES PARTNERSHIP TRAIN THE TRAINER EVENT to be held in Sun Valley, ID from September 24-28. TU chapter or council volunteer VSP coordinators will receive expert training in how
Many populations of trout, salmon and char are at-risk. Across the country, Trout Unlimited works with various partners to ensure we do everything we can to protect these fish and the fishing opportunities they provide. We use landscape-scale conservation assessment and planning, along with local information and expertise to identify strongholds of wild and native
On World Water Day, we ask ourselves not just what water means to us, but “What we can do to make it better, cleaner and more available in our communities and environment?” Learn more about the impacts of abandoned mine pollution on communities across the United States. And then check out this video to learn
Jumpstarting brook trout restoration on Lake Superior
Lady Anglers! Join JHTU and many partnering organizations this Saturday, August 4th at WorldCast Angler’s free instructional and informative fly fishing day at the Snake River Sporting Club. From 11 am to 4pm choose from Fly Casting, Knot Tying and Rod Rigging, Fly selection/Entomology and Drift Boat/Raft set up and trailer tips from instructors and
Volunteers in Michigan helped with native plantings at project sites. By Jeremy Geist Several initiatives in Michigan are helping Trout Unlimited connect with the public to improve habitat and to guard against threats to native fish and wildlife populations. “Trout and Trees” aims to educate the public about the importance of the connection between streams and
We have a real shot at finally passing Good Samaritan legislation in this Congress. Your voice and support are needed. Please consider signing onto the below letter with your colleagues, your response is needed by close of business on Wednesday August 11th. The outdoor recreation industry – fishing and hunting in particular – rely on
The Truchas Chapter, based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has more than 500 members. We work to carry out TU’s vision in the waters of northern New Mexico through our conservation projects and youth programs, through our fund-raising efforts, and our communications and advocacy efforts. Through our conservation projects, the Truchas Chapter seeks to secure
6/17/1999 Conservationists Challenge Huge New Columbia River Water Withdrawl In Court Conservationists Challenge Huge New Columbia River Water Withdrawal In Court Suit challenges Corps of Engineers’ failure to regulate the irrigation project, which harms salmon and steelhead Contact: 6/17/1999 — — Three conservation groups today sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal district
3/9/1999 TU Calls for Improvements to TU Calls for Improvements to Conservationists Ask For ESA Listing Without Further Delay Contact: 3/9/1999 — — NOTE: The complete text of Trout Unlimited’s comments on the Maine plan may be downloaded in Adobe .pdf format from TU’s web site at http://www.tu.org/library/conservation.asp In comments submitted Monday, Trout Unlimited (TU)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 21, 2016 Contact: Drew Peternell, (303) 204-3057, dpeternell@tu.org Matt Rice, (803) 422-5244, mrice@americanrivers.org Paul Bruchez, (907) 531-2008, reedercreekranch@gmail.com Colorado River restoration project secures $8 million grant NRCS award a huge boost for ambitious project to restore threatened river (Kremmling)The U.S. Department of Agricultures Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced $7.75
Raymond Phares (left) of Circleville, W.Va., traveled to Washington DC in late March to meet with Congressional offices in support of funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program. He was accompanied by Trout Unlimited’s Dustin Wichterman, who oversee’s TU’s restoration efforts in the up per Potomac watershed. By Mark Taylor Trout Unlimited staffers and volunteers converged
Inflation Reduction Act lowers carbon emissions, reforms oil and gas leasing on public lands, and invests in climate resiliency projects Contacts: Chris Wood, President and CEO, Trout Unlimited, chris.wood@tu.org Steve Moyer, Vice President for Government Affairs, Trout Unlimited, steve.moyer@tu.org Corey Fisher, Public Lands Policy Director, Trout Unlimited, corey.fisher@tu.org Tasha Sorensen, Western Energy Lead, Trout Unlimited,
Many conservation organizations are great at on-the-ground habitat restoration. Others excel at policy advocacy. Trout Unlimited is one of the few that shine at both. Our recipe for success is simple. We take the results and good will generated by the partnerships, relationships, and in many cases, friendships created through our restoration work, and use
TU volunteers greatly expand their restoration work through new collaboration with state and federal partners Last summer, the Clackamas River TU chapter partnered with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the US Forest Service to have a powerful, twin-engine helicopter place nearly 400 huge logs into Berry and Cub Creeks, two important
