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Hands-On, Volunteer Conservation Program Celebrates 25 Years of Rescuing Rivers

7/24/2000 Hands-On, Volunteer Conservation Program Celebrates 25 Years of Rescuing Rivers Hands-On, Volunteer Conservation Program Celebrates 25 Years of Rescuing Rivers Trout Unlimited’s 2000 Embrace-A-Stream Grants Fund 47 Stream Recovery Projects Contact: 7/24/2000 — — Washington, D.C.. Trout Unlimited, the nation’s leading coldwater conservation organization, today announced recipients of the 2000 Embrace-A-Stream (EAS) grants, distributing

Voices from the River: Heat Wave

Published in Voices from the river

Finding refuge from the heat, Stanislaus National Forest. By Sam Davidson Across the country, summer is prime time for trout fishing in the mountains . At higher elevations you typically get relief from sweltering lowland temperatures and find the kind of small water-wild fish opportunities that are, in some ways, the heart and soul of

Salmon Creek project

The Salmon Kill, locally referred to as Salmon Creek, is a picturesque stream in northwest Connecticut that flows from its headwaters of Mount Riga to the Housatonic River. The forested headwater streams of the Salmon Creek contain cold, clean water due to the undeveloped condition of the upper watershed, providing habitat for native brook trout.

Large-Scale Restoration Project for Native Fish Underway on Tincup Creek

Monday, August 19, 2019 Contacts: Leslie Steen, Snake River Headwaters Project Manager, Trout Unlimited, 307-699-1022, lsteen@tu.org Lee Mabey, Forest Fisheries Biologist, Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 208-557-5784, lmabey@fs.fed.us JACKSON, Wyoming –Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest (CTNF) announced today the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project’s third year of construction is underway. The project is a large-scale,

Trout Unlimited welcomes new climate initiatives

Administration announces new steps to tackle climate change “30 x 30” initiative, moratorium on oil & gas leases on public lands are among the ambitious first steps in addressing impacts of climate change For release January 27, 2021 Contacts: Chris Wood, president and CEO, Trout Unlimited, cwood@tu.org Steve Moyer, VP for government affairs, Trout Unlimited,

Deja vu all over again

Published in Climate Change

As California grapples with extraordinarily warm and dry conditions, the California Wildlife Conservation Board awards major grants to TU for projects and partnerships to help fish and people better prepare for and respond the impacts.

Trout Unlimited Supports Sen. Mark Udalls Good Samaritan Bill

For Immediate Release Contact: Chris Wood, Chief Operating Officer (703) 284-9403 Trout Unlimited Supports Sen. Mark Udalls Good Samaritan Bill Bill increases the ability for groups to clean up abandoned hard rock mines ARLINGTON, VA.–Trout Unlimited (TU) commends Colorado Sen. Mark Udall for his bill introduced today, The Good Samaritan Cleanup of Abandoned Hardrock Mines

Massachusetts DEP Land Acquisition Will Help Protect Critical Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408, emooney@tu.org Massachusetts DEP Land Acquisition Will Help Protect Critical Sea-Run Brook Trout Habitat Land protection will complement TU’s restoration work on Red Brook Arlington, Va.Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) and its Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife)

Trout Unlimited Applauds Interior Secretary Salazar's Decision to Reverse Mountaintop Mining Removal Waste Ruling

04/29/2009 Trout Unlimited Applauds Interior Secretary Salazars Decision to Reverse Mountaintop Mining Removal Waste Ruling April 29, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Elizabeth Maclin, Vice President, Eastern Conservation (202) 431-2676 Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary (571) 331-7970 Trout Unlimited Applauds Interior Secretary Salazars Decision to Reverse Mountaintop Mining Removal Waste Ruling ARLINGTON, VA—Trout Unlimited (TU)

Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS)

2/21/2003 Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Trout Unlimited Signs Cooperative Agreement With Natural Resource Conservation Service (NCRS) Contact: Steve Moyer VP of Conservation Programs Trout Unlimited 703-284-9406 2/21/2003 — Arlington, VA — Trout Unlimited (TU) and USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) signed an agreement today which committed the

TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter

4/22/2004 TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter TU and Partners Launch Coaster Brook Trout Web Site, Directory of Researchers and Newsletter Contact: Todd Breiby Coaster Brook Trout Program Coordinator Trout Unlimited 608.255.0361 4/22/2004 — Madison, Wis. — More than a century after forces began converging to decimate

CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSED GUNNISON RIVER HYDOELECTRIC PROJECT LOSES ITS WATER RIGHTS

1/04/2005 For immediate release For more information: Drew Peternell 303-440-2937 CONTROVERSIAL PROPOSED GUNNISON RIVER HYDOELECTRIC PROJECT LOSES ITS WATER RIGHTS TU: AB Lateral Project would have damaged two watersheds in western Colorado Boulder, CO A proposed hydroelectric power project which could have taken more than 1,000 cfs of water from the Gunnison River has relinquished

Trout Unlimited Applauds Extension of Abandoned Mine Lands Program

6/20/2006 Trout Unlimited Applauds Extension of Abandoned Mine Lands Program June 20, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Amy Wolfe, (570) 726-3118 Trout Unlimited Applauds Extension of Abandoned Mine Lands Program ARLINGTON, VA Congress last week sent a supplemental spending bill to the President that includes a short-term extension of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, which

Trout Unlimited Commends Findings Detailed in America's Great Outdoors Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Mooney, TU National Press Secretary (703) 284-9408 Trout Unlimited Commends Findings Detailed in America’s Great Outdoors Report Arlington, Va. – Trout Unlimited (TU) lauded the findings in America’s Great Outdoors report, released yesterday at the White House by President Obama and members of his Administration. The report, “America’s Great Outdoors:

Didymo in the Delaware: Trout Unlimited Issues Caution to Anglers

Contact:Erin Mooney, (215) 557-2845 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Didymo in the Delaware: Trout Unlimited Issues Caution to Anglers Anglers should practice clean angling practices to help prevent spread of rock snot. BUSHKILL, Pa. With today’s National Park Service announcement that didymo, or “rock snot,” has recently been discovered in the Upper Delaware River, a popular area

House rejects amendment that would protect water quality, fish and game habitat

Contact:Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: House rejects amendment that would protect water quality, fish and game habitat WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. House of Representatives today refused to include an amendment to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify the