8/21/2001 Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Historic Water Lease Benefitting Madison River Fishery Announced Return of water to Madisons tributaries will protect trout spawning and rearing habitat Contact: 8/21/2001 — — Tuesday, August 21, 2001 Bozeman, MT A long-term water lease that will return water to three tributaries of the Madison River
12/5/2001 Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Upper Delaware Flows to Plummet to Ecological Disaster Levels Low Flows Threaten Fish Kills Contact: Nat Gillespie (607) 498-5960 12/5/2001 — HANCOCK, N.Y.– — A drought emergency has been declared for the New York City reservoirs in the Upper Delaware basin. The drought emergency threatens
3/26/2004 Trout Unlimited Wild Salmon Policies Validated by Government-Appointed Science Review Team Trout Unlimited Wild Salmon Policies Validated by Government-Appointed Science Review Team Leading ecologists conclude that real recovery, not artificial abundance provided through hatcheries, should drive policy decisions, including listings under the ESA Contact: Jeff Curtis Western Conservation Director Trout Unlimited 503.827.5700 x. 11
By Eric Booton I couldn’t resist chuckling to myself as I boarded a flight from Anchorage to Los Angeles with my fly rod in hand. I work, live and play in Alaska. The salmon state. The land of 30-inch rainbow trout. Home of seemingly endless fishing options. Yet I, a self described mountain bum, was
By Sam Davidson If given the choice between fishing while standing in water and fishing while sitting in it, I nearly always go for the upright option. Maybe that’s because I didn’t spend much time in boats, rafts or other flotation devices as a kid, wher eas I spent plenty of time wading in rivers
3/17/2000 Trout Unlimited Releases Analysis of Plum Creek Timber’s Proposed Native Fish Habitat Conservation Plan Trout Unlimited Releases Analysis of Plum Creek Timber’s Proposed Native Fish Habitat Conservation Plan Plan contains a lack of solid conservation commitments and flaws in its scientific foundation Contact: 3/17/2000 — — Bruce Farling, executive director, Montana TU – 406-543-0054
5/31/2001 Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Precedent Setting Agreement Between Environmentalists and Maine Salmon Farmers Contact: 5/31/2001 — — Contact: Jeff Reardon, New England Conservation Director, Trout Unlimited, (207) 373-0700 May 31, 2001…Hallowell, ME…Three of Maines principal salmon conservation groups and Maines salmon farmers have signed a precedent-setting agreement putting in
6/29/2000 One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story One-Year Anniversary of Edwards Dam Removal Celebrated as National Success Story Kennebec River’s recovery benefits wildlife, people and communities Contact: 6/29/2000 — — June 29, 2000. Augusta, ME. Today, people across Maine and the nation celebrate the one year anniversary of the precedent-setting
4/11/2001 Trout Unlimited Nominated Virginia River included on Most Endangered List Trout Unlimited Nominated Virginia River included on Most Endangered List Acid Rain affected River demonstrates need for Pollution Cuts Contact: 4/11/2001 — — Arlington, VATrout Unlimited has applauded the inclusion of Virginias Paine Run River as one of the nations most endangered rivers on
5/3/2001 Coalition Sues Feds Over Columbia and Snake Salmon Coalition Sues Feds Over Columbia and Snake Salmon Contact: 5/3/2001 — — Groups Seek Stronger Protection for Endangered Fish May 3, 2001…Portland, Ore. A broad coalition of conservation, fishing and business groups today filed a major Endangered Species Act lawsuit to save Columbia and Snake River
9/28/1999 Trout Unlimited & TU Canada Join Forces with Great Lakes United To Restore the Coaster Brook Trout of the Lake Superior Basin Trout Unlimited & TU Canada Join Forces with Great Lakes United To Restore the Coaster Brook Trout of the Lake Superior Basin Contact: 9/28/1999 — — Lake Superior’s unique “coaster” brook trout
01/15/2008 Comprehensive agreement for Klamath Basin restoration proposed, sets stage for hyrdropower agreement and dam removal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2008 CONTACT: Severn Williams California Trout 510-336-9566, C 415-336-9623 Chuck Bonham, Trout Unlimited 510-528-4164, C 510-917-8572 Steve Rothert, American Rivers 530-478-5672, C 530-277-0448 Brian Barr, National Center for Conservation Science & Policy 541-482-4459 x
Contact: Erin Mooney, National Press Secretary 703-284-9408, emooney@tu.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Campaign to Save Alaskas Bristol Bay Wild Salmon Comes to the Nations Capital October 19-23 Trout Unlimited and Washington, D.C. Chefs and Restaurants Band Together to Promote and Protect Alaskas Bristol Bay, the Countrys Most Prolific but Threatened Fishery (Washington, DC) Together with a
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Craig Tucker, Spokesman Karuk Tribe (916) 207-8294 Troy Fletcher, Policy Analyst, Yurok Tribe (707) 498-8486 Jeff Mitchell, Council member, Klamath Tribes(541) 891-5971 Glen Spain, Regional Director, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens Associations(541) 689-2000 Greg Addington, Executive Director, Klamath Water Users Association (541) 892 1409 Karl Scronce, President, Upper Klamath Water Users
Contact: Jim Jeffress – (775) 560-9594 Bill Deist – (775) 623-6300 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TU supports Pine Forest Wilderness Bill Grass roots legislation gains broad support in Nevada Winnemucca, Nev. Trout Unlimited (TU) announced today its strong support for the Pine Forest Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011. The legislation is the result of the collaborative
Contact: Jan Goldman-Carter, NWF, (202) 797-6894, goldmancarterj@nwf.org Steve Kline, TRCP, (202) 639-8727, skline@trcp.org Scott Kovarovics, IWLA, (301) 548-0150 x223, skovarovics@iwla.org Steve Moyer, TU, (703) 284-9406, smoyer@tu.org Scott Yaich, DU, (901) 758-3874, syaich@ducks.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sportsmen Criticize Senate Measure Weakening Clean Water Act Barrasso-Heller amendment would undermine Army Corps authority to enforce Clean Water Act,
Contact : Dave Glenn (307) 332-6700 x 16 Shauna Sherard (307) 757-7861 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen to Congress: Keep our backcountry like it is 13 conservation groups sign letter in opposition to H.R. 1581/ S. 1087 and launch new website to educate public about the importance of roadless areas. At a glance… The issue: H.R.
Contact:Steve Moyer, Trout Unlimited, (703) 284-9406 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sportsmen’s Act Clears Major Hurdle WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate voted early on Saturday to advance the Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 (S. 3525), a broad-based package of legislative measures that promotes public hunting and angling access, habitat conservation and strongly funded resource management. The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation
May 6, 2014 Contact: Jack Williams, (541) 261-3960, jwilliams@tu.org Dave Hallac, (307) 344-2203, Dave_Hallac@nps.gov Chris Hunt, TU national director of communications, (208) 406-9106, chunt@tu.org For Immediate Release: Yellowstone National Park Turning the Corner on Native Cutthroat Trout Recovery National Park Service, Trout Unlimited report significant progress in recovery of iconic native species (Yellowstone)The National Park
Childhood days spent wandering and fishing California’s South Fork Kings River became the foundation of a man’s life as a sportsman-conservationist. By Bill Templin You probably have one of those places in the Great Outdoors that you’ve been visiting since you were very young. For me it’s the South Fork Kings River.SFKingsRiver@oldSwimminHole_Templin.jpg (L) The “old
