Author Archives: Erin Mooney
Purchase of Dams Opens New Chapter for Penobscot
From TU’s Jeff Reardon, who has worked on the recovery of Atlantic salmon in Maine’s rivers. He wrote this piece upon the announcement in late December that the Penobscot River Restoration Trust is now the owner of three working hydro … Continue reading
PETA Aims at Anglers–Below the Belt
Although this recent ad campaign from PETA seems like a bad Saturday Night Live skit, unfortunately, it’s not. It’s the organization’s latest (and lame) attempt to use anglers in its animal rights campaign. The ad asks “whether men who spend … Continue reading
Didymo and TU in the New York Times
Today’s New York Times story on invasive species, felt soles and didymo, features TU’s senior scientist, Jack Williams, and targets fly fishermen as some of the biggest offenders in the transport of aquatic invasive species. It’s not news to most … Continue reading
TU– A Great River Advocacy Organization…For Tobacco Chewers?
In its July Water Issue, Outside magazine names TU as one of the nation’s top river advocacy organizations, along with American Rivers, Save Our Wild Salmon, Waterkeeper Alliance and American Whitewater. The sidebar on page 95 says this: “TU originated … Continue reading
Progress on the Penobscot, Bristol Bay salmon recipes and more
Read TU’s July newsletter and find out the latest…
Korkers Steps Up to Fight Aquatic Invasives
Korkers has stepped up to help TU in its fight against the spread of invasive species. Korkers has pledged to donate 10 percent of the proceeds from sales of its new wading boot, the TU Guide Boot to TU to … Continue reading
Upper Delaware River At Risk-Take Action Now
The advocacy group American Rivers today named the Upper Delaware River as the most endangered river in America. Located in the epicenter of the Marcellus Shale region, the river sits in the crosshairs of natural gas development in the East … Continue reading
On the Rise TV Show Guest Lands Probable World-Record Trout
It’s a fish story about the one that didn’t get away, and you can see it this week on Trout Unlimited: On the Rise, airing exclusively on Sportsman Channel. During filming of the episode earlier this year on Nevada’s Pyramid … Continue reading
Good Fishing in the Adirondacks in third edition
“Good Fishing in the Adirondacks” has just been released in an overhauled third edition. Using information from local guides, outfitters, outdoor writers and Trout Unlimited members from each section of northern New York, the book has lots of maps, photos … Continue reading
Cash for Rainbows on Idaho’s South Fork Snake River
On Idaho’s South Fork Snake River, a bounty is being offered for non-native rainbow trout, in an effort to save the river’s native Yellowstone cutthroats. Idaho Fish and Game, along with TU, have developed a competition with cash incentives for … Continue reading
