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Big, wild, and coming back: California’s Eel River

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Soda Creek, tributary to the upper Eel River. Large wood structure project directed by TU’s North Coast Coho Project. The Eel River is the beating heart of California’s “Lost Coast,” a swath of rugged country famous for its steelhead a nd salmon streams. Historically, the Eel was the third largest producer of salmon and steelhead

Seeing red on Clean Water Rule

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Find out if your stream is at risk By Randy Scholfield Take a look at this map—the red lines show so-called “intermittent and ephemeral ” streams, the small seasonal streams that typically don’t flow year round. All of this red is what’s at stake in the EPA’s current review of the Clean Water Rule. Our

‘Fisheries’ article highlights changes in Alaska waters

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By Dave Atcheson The lead article, gracing the cover of the October issue of the journal Fisheries, details a recent study on how environmental changes may affect our salmon in both the near and distant future. The study is spearheaded by lead scientist Erik Schoen, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and encompasses the work

BDAs and BWOs: Squaw Creek habitat improvement project

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One of several BDAs (beaver dam analogues) recently installed in Squaw Creek to improve floodplain connectivity, among many other habitat benefits. By Tom Kloehn Trout Unlimited believes that conservation work begins with people. This belief was affirmed again when over 75 volunteers gathered recently to renew one of the Lake Tahoe region’s most popular places—Squaw

Conservation funding

Federal resource agencies  such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provide essential services to protect, restore, and responsibly manage our public lands, waters, and fish and wildlife resources. Strong funding is essential to ensuring that these and other resource agencies have the staff

Salmon Superhwy awarded major RCCP grant for Tillamook partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2021 Contact: Sarah Zwissler, sarah.zwissler@tu.org, (503) 801-1865 New public-private partnership will invest $1.2M in Tillamook Countyto reconnect aquatic habitat and improve water quality TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to

Infrastructure package could help the drought-stricken Colorado River Basin

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A massive package of legislation, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is currently working its way through Congress, having been passed by the Senate earlier this week. If enacted, this bill would make essential investments of remarkable size and scope to help the nation address the impacts of climate change, including some of the worst impacts of the

Trout Unlimited & the Forest Service: A Partnership That Works

Trout Unlimited & the Forest Service: A Partnership That Works In 2022, Trout Unlimited and the Forest Service embarked on a five-year $40 million national initiative to increase the scale of watershed restoration on our national forests and grasslands—home to many of America’s most important native trout and salmon species and the source of drinking

Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project

5/4/2006 Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project May 4, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Scott Yates 307-332-7700 Kathleen Campbell 703-284-9427 Trout Unlimited Hires New Director for its Wyoming Water Project Arlington, VA The national conservation organization Trout Unlimited (TU) has hired Scott Yates as the new Director of its Wyoming Water

Trout Unlimited 50th Anniversary Meeting to be held in Traverse City in 2009

6/21/2006 Trout Unlimited 50th Anniversary Meeting to be held in Traverse City in 2009 June 21, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rich Bowman, 616-460-0477, or Steve Moyer, 703-284-9406 Trout Unlimited 50th Anniversary Meeting to be held in Traverse City in 2009 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Trout Unlimited (TU) has selected Traverse City as the site for

TU Supports Balanced Leasing Plan on Uinta

Contact: Corey Fisher, (406) 546-2979 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU Supports Balanced Leasing Plan on Uinta Forest Service development strategy protects critical habitat while allowing for responsible energy development SALT LAKE CITY – A newly released U.S. Forest Service plan to lease and drill public lands in the Uinta National Forest strikes a good balance between

TU Tualatin Valley Chapter Receives $9,900 to Restore Salmon Habitat on the Necanicum River

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408 Tom Wolf, Oregon Council Chair, (503) 640-2123 Mike Gentry, Tualatin Chapter, (503) 636-0061 TU Tualatin Valley Chapter Receives $9,900 to Restore Salmon Habitat on the Necanicum River LAKE OSWEGOTrout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a

TU Jackson Hole Chapter Receives $10,000 to restore Spread Creek

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary, (703) 284-9408 Dave Sweet, Wyoming Council Chair, (307) 899-9959 Phil Cameron, Jackson Hole TU, (307) 413-1971 TU Jackson Hole Chapter Receives $10,000 to restore Spread Creek JACKSONTrout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $10,000 Embrace-A-Stream grant to

Southeast Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Chapter Receives Grant for Elk Creek Restoration

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney: (703) 284-9408TU National Press Secretary Southeast Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Chapter Receives Grant for Elk Creek Restoration Arlington, Va.– Trout Unlimited, (TU) the nation’s oldest and largest coldwater fisheries conservation organization, today awarded a $7,500 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Southeast Wisconsin chapter. The Embrace-A-Stream grant will help fund a restoration

TU Lauds Begich for Opposing Pebble Mine

Jan. 21, 2014 Contact: Tim Bristol, Director, TU Alaska (907) 321-3291 Chris Wood, President and CEO, (703) 284-9403 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU Praises U.S. Sen. Begich for Opposing Pebble Mine Senators Support Vital for Long-term Protection of Bristol Bay ANCHORAGETim Bristol, director of Trout Unlimiteds Alaska Program, praised U.S. Sen. Mark Begich for opposing the

Bill to protect Flathead River passes House of Representatives

For immediate release 3/5/2014 Contact: Chris Schustrom, Flathead Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, 406-260-1198 Bill to protect Flathead River passes House of Representatives Washington D.C. The North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2259), a bill aimed at protecting well known public lands west of Glacier National Park was approved by the US House

Wisconsin TU honors retired Forest Service hydrologist Dale Higgins

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By Nick Schmal and Laura MacFarland As stewards of more than 220,000 miles of America’s fishable streams and rivers, the U.S. Forest Service has long been an invaluable partner in protecting and restoring coldwater fisheries and their watersheds throughout North America. Perhaps most impactful in recent decades, has been their leadership in the advance of

Trout Unlimited receives $80,000 from LOR Foundation for Rio Grande Community Initiative

Grant helps TU and Questa restore Red River, revitalize outdoors economy (Questa, NM)Trout Unlimited announced today that it has received an $80,000 grant from the LOR Foundation for its Upper Rio Grande Community Initiative, a program focused on revitalizing Questa and other rural New Mexican communities by restoring the land and water upon which they