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Vote For Your Favorite Community Project In Tom's of Maine's 50 States For Good Program

Media Contacts: Susan Dewhirst sdewhirst@tomsofmaine.com (207) 467-2406 Dain Percifield Dain.percifield@cohnwolfe.com (415) 365-8548 Vote For Your Favorite Community Project In Tom’s of Maine’s 50 States For Good Program Let’s Get Some Goodness Going On! In Your Hometown And Help Decide Which Five Organizations Will Share A $100,000 Sponsorship Fund KENNEBUNK, Maine, August 4, 2010 Tom’s of

WWHP20 Divi

Twenty years ago Twenty years ago, Trout Unlimited looked across the landscape of the West at water use and saw huge, complicated, unaddressed problems that were sucking the life out of our best trout rivers and streams. Twenty years ago, thousands of miles of trout and salmon habitat were fragmented by makeshift dams, obsolete irrigation

Trout Unlimited, Caribou-Targhee National Forest in Final Year of Large-scale Restoration Project Benefitting Native Fish in Idaho’s Tincup Creek

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 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, lee.mabey@usda.gov TROUT UNLIMITED AND CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST COMPLETING FINAL YEAR OF LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECT FOR NATIVE FISH ON TINCUP CREEK, ID  JACKSON, Wyoming – Trout Unlimited (TU) and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest

Tying flies with a zombie killer

Published in Trout in the Classroom

I feel that kids run the risk of never seeing beyond their television screens and high rise buildings. If our youth never see what’s out there they will have trouble appreciating and conserving our natural resources. I was fortunate to have this opportunity firsthand and it changed my life.

Connor Parrish lands his dream job on the Gallatin

Published in Home Rivers Initiative

“From the candidate interview process to the last few weeks of getting to know Connor, I am confident that his background, experience, and passion provide the right combination to lead the charge for the TU/SIMMS Gallatin Home River Initiative,” said Diane Bristol, Senior Director, Employee and Community Engagement. “We are also looking forward to the collaboration that Connor will facilitate across the many fantastic organizations that have been working to protect and enhance the Gallatin River.”

PG&E Confirms Plan to Begin Full Removal of Eel River Dams

Trout Unlimited, Round Valley Indian Tribe, California Trout laud PG&E’s action, pledge support for proposed path to two-basin solution For Immediate Release November 17, 2023 ContactCharlie Schneider, California Trout – cschneider@caltrout.org (707) 217-0409Matt Clifford, Trout Unlimited – matt.clifford@tu.org (406) 370-9431President Lewis “Bill” Whipple, Round Valley Indian Tribes – lwhipple@council.rvit.org (707)354-2395 North Coast, Calif. – Today,

Trout Unlimited to Hold Annual Meeting in Minneapolis

9/11/2006 Trout Unlimited to Hold Annual Meeting in Minneapolis September 11, 2006 Contact: Duke Welter, 715-831-9565 Steve Moyer, 703-447-8401 Tom Dornack (conservation tours), 507-272-9123 Trout Unlimited to Hold Annual Meeting in Minneapolis Volunteer Leaders and National Staff to Gather September 14-16 MINNEAPOLIS Trout Unlimited will hold its 47th annual meeting in Minneapolis, beginning September 14th.

TU Podcast: CEO Chris Wood Interviews Henry Winkler

Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO, (571) 274-0601, cwood@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: TU Podcast: CEO Chris Wood Interviews Henry WinklerThe Fonz talks about fly fishing, softball and his new book WASHINGTON, D.C.Trout Unlimited President and CEO Chris Wood interviews the renowned actor and entertainer Henry Winkler in this weeks TU podcast, available for free at

Trout Unlimited Calls on Gas Companies to Disclose Chemicals Used in Marcellus Shale Fracking

For Immediate Release CONTACT:  Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary: 703-284-9408 emooney@tu.org Trout Unlimited Calls on Gas Companies to Disclose Chemicals Used in Marcellus Shale Fracking  Arlington, Va. Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds Range Resources Corp. for its plan announced today to disclose the list of chemicals it is using in hydraulic fracturing of gas wells in

Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon

Contact: Chris Wood, President and CEO – (571) 274-0601 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Trout Unlimited applauds appointment of Leslie Weldon Long-time regional forester well-equipped to step into leadership role Washington, D.C. Trout Unlimited today applauded the federal appointment of Leslie Weldon as deputy chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “I’ve known Leslie for many years and

Financial, legal and governance

As a nonprofit organization, Trout Unlimited is a group organized for purposes other than generating profit and in which no part of the organization’s income is distributed to its members, directors, or officers. The collected income supports projects that conserve, protect, and restore Northern America’s trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds, rather than pay

Trout Unlimited applauds Pennsylvania for not leasing state forest lands for Marcellus drilling

Contact:Erin Mooney, Trout Unlimited – (215) 557-2845, emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Trout Unlimited applauds Pennsylvania for not leasing state forest lands for Marcellus drilling State officials say there are no plans to lease more state forest lands. Harrisburg, P.A. Trout Unlimited applauds Gov. Corbett and Pennsylvania officials for deciding not to keep additional state forest

Project opens habitat on NC’s Roaring Creek

Published in Uncategorized

By Andy Brown Trout Unlim ited’s Roaring Creek project is in Avery County in the Roan Highlands region in the Appalachian Ranger District of the Pisgah National Forest and in the North Toe River watershed. The project was one of five staff-led projects completed in 2017 by TU in North Carolina, and was a private

Gift and Estate Planning

Make a Gift to the future of Trout & Salmon Conservation Making Trout Unlimited part of your future plans is arguably the most significant way that one can make a lasting impact for trout, salmon, and coldwater conservation. A long-term commitment to TU not only ensures that our fisheries, watersheds, and wild places will be

Lawmakers Urge Action to Protect the Chetco River for Second Time This Year

Published in Conservation

Trout Unlimited applauds Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Representatives Peter DeFazio and Jared Huffman for their leadership and commitment to protecting Oregon’s fisheries and public lands from activities that could harm salmon, trout, and steelhead populations and world famous angling opportunities. Last week, these lawmakers sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke

Conservation Related Policies

Conservation Related Policies National Conservation Agenda – (2016) (The National Leadership Council creates and approves the NCA which is designed to chart the course for all components of TU – national staff, councils, chapters and members – to work together on a shared enterprise to implement TU’s mission. Policy on Climate Change and Promoting Responsible