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Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited entered in Embrace A Stream Challenge

Published in Uncategorized

Jackson, WY – November 2, 2017 – The Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited (JHTU), a local, volunteer-led nonprofit dedicated to restoring and reconnecting local rivers and streams, has been entered in the Embrace A Stream Challenge, a new online contest sponsored by Orvis and Trout Unlimited. From Nov. 6-12, the chapter has a chance…

Revised ‘Waters of the United States’ rule weakens protections for wetlands and streams

Revised rule implements Supreme Court opinion sharply restricting federal protections for wetlands and small streams Contacts:   ARLINGTON, Va.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers today issued a revised Waters of the U.S. Rule sharply limiting Clean Water Act protections for wetlands and small streams that are critical to healthy and functioning…

STREAM Girls and Keepers

Every person is a citizen of their watershed, and Trout Unlimited’s STREAM programs show what that means to us. By visiting a local stream and having the opportunity to observe it as scientists, anglers, and artists, students will get the complete picture of what their stream could mean to them. Over the course of multiple…

New hope for coho in San Geronimo Creek

Published in Conservation, TROUT Magazine

San Geronimo Creek, which provides important spawning and rearing habitat for endangered coho salmon in Marin County, Calif., flows parallel to the road in the center of this photo on the far side of the former golf course, up against the forested hillside. Imperiled coho salmon benefit from major land acquisition and open space conservation…

Restore the core

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It looks like an out-of-place slip-and-slide placed into a meadow alongside a tributary of Rock Creek. It is, in fact, a fish screen. Like so many western trout streams, Rock Creek and its tributaries are important sources of irrigation for farmers and ranchers.  In the past, many irrigators would dam a creek, and divert its…

Klamath River restoration campaign passes another milestone

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The upper Klamath Basin. Over the past year, TU’s long involvement in the campaign to restore the Klamath River and its salmon and steelhead runs paid dividends as this three-pronged effort passed several major milestones. TU’s staff and grassroots in both California and Oregon have played integral roles in this progress. Most recently, the Klamath…

California public lands bills pass out of key House committee

Published in Conservation, Government Affairs, TROUT Magazine

Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed three bills that would better conserve habitat and sporting opportunities in some of California’s most productive coldwater fisheries and upland hunting zones. Trout Unlimited has worked for the past five years to help develop these measures and provided written testimony to the committee in support of today’s markup.…

Bringing process-based restoration to the forefront 

Published in Restoration, Conservation
volunteer working on stream restoration

Conservation solutions that protect and strengthen local economies are more valuable than ever.   Frequent Trout Unlimited partner and contractor Anabranch Solutions has blended their scientific expertise with cost effective restoration methods that deliver both ecologic benefits and economic value.   The Logan, Utah-based company is among the best in their field and a leader in the world of low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) methods. Along with Utah State University,…

Conserving the lands and waters of the Magalloway

Published in Conservation
The Magalloway River as it enters Parmachenee Lake in Maine's northern forest.

Four conservation organizations have joined forces to purchase and permanently protect a massive tract of wild forestland in Maine’s north country, and some Trout Unlimited stream champions are doing their part to help seal the deal. 

Nuts and Bolts

Published in Restoration

Nuts and Bolts The intense effort and partnership behind restoring fish habitat on a remote Alaskan island This summer, Trout Unlimited completed a major restoration project on Kuiu Island in the Tongass National Forest This work reconnected nearly two miles of habitat for coho, chum, pink salmon, rainbow trout, coastal cutthroat trout and sculpin. But…

Plans for work on the Upper Rio Grande

The Upper Rio Grande Initiative aspires to leverage our ongoing and future efforts towards basin scale resilience. This vision not only entails the protection and enhancement of the Rio’s natural ecosystems, but its profoundly adaptive human resources as well. The Initiative acknowledges the interconnectedness of the basin’s ecosystems, its economy and culture. Thus, the ecological outcomes we achieve will not be at the expense of the cultural and economic resilience of our partner communities, but exactly because of it.    Protect Protecting functioning streams and habitat–as in our efforts to secure Outstanding Natural Resource designations for several New Mexico streams–will be a top priority. Protecting the Pecos River basin from…

Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted

10/30/2001 Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted Attempt To Build Hydro Facility On National Park Thwarted Contact: Kathy Buchner , Wyoming Council Director , TU (307) 733-6991 Wyoming Council Director TU (307) 733-6991 10/30/2001 — Jackson, Wyo. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied Symbiotics/ Northwest Power Services application for…