Author Archives: Chris Hunt
Watch Red Gold for free and learn how to protect Bristol Bay
Starting at 9 p.m. EST, on May 17 (Thursday) you can join an online discussion hosted by Outside Magazine on the future of mining and its impact on fish, and watch a screening of Felt Soul Media’s award-winning documentary “Red … Continue reading
Want to fish Yellowstone? For free?
Here’s your chance! TU is teaming up with Simms, the Yellowstone Park Foundation and the Outdoor Blogger Network for the the TU Blogger Tour 2012, and two winning bloggers will get the chance to come to Yellowstone this summer and … Continue reading
TU comes through for Yellowstone Lake
This just in from Dave Sweet, Wyoming Trout Unlimited volunteer extraordinaire: TU chapters and councils from all across America have helped surpass the $85,000 goal Dave and his fundraising partners from Idaho and Montana set to fund the purchase of … Continue reading
Media round-up: Bristol Bay remains a hot issue
By Shoren Brown As the EPA nears a planned release date for its draft Watershed Assessment of Bristol Bay, the Anchorage Daily News says the assessment is needed. In an editorial, “Our View: EPA is doing its job,” the state’s largest newspaper … Continue reading
Protecting roadless lands … or “Keep it like it is”
In 2001, anglers and hunters all across America received perhaps their greatest gift since the Wilderness Act of 1964. The incredibly progressive–and, at least these days, infamous–Roadless Rule was officially put in place by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. … Continue reading
What’s sexy about the Farm Bill?
OK, so not much, really. Unless you love to hunt and fish and understand how Farm Bill conservation programs serve to benefit fish and game habitat on private land all across America. That’s right. Private land. Farm Bill money goes … Continue reading
It’s all about water
As anglers, we get it. Clean water translates into quality fishing. Of course, it goes well beyond that–it also translates into safe drinking water, healthy communities and an overall healthy ecosystem. Why, then, would anyone intentionally attempt make it easier … Continue reading
Taking good advice and ‘doing it all’
You might have seen a previous blog entry from TROUT Magazine’s editor, Kirk Deeter, on “doing it all” in order to hone your skills as an angler and venture farther down the path to becoming the “complete angler” we all … Continue reading
Sportsmen to President and Congress: Say ‘NO’ to Pebble Mine
Starting Monday, April 16, more than 30 sportsmen from around the country are traveling to the nation’s capitol to let their elected officials and the president know that protecting Bristol Bay is a top priority for hunters and anglers. This … Continue reading
Embrace-a-Stream … TU’s grassroots at work
This year, TU distributed nearly $120,000 in annual Embrace-a-Stream grants for work on 22 projects in 13 states. Each project is getting an average of $5,400 this year. And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. TU chapters who … Continue reading
