Author Archives: Erin Mooney
Cool Montana Science Teacher Alert!
Some Stevensville, Montana high school students have a cool biology teacher. Brandon Day, a teacher at Stevensville High School, located just south of Missoula, recently took his students to Burnt Fork Creek, a tributary to the Bitterroot River, to gather … Continue reading
NC Mountain Streams and Wild Brookies: TU’s On the Rise
This week’s episode of On the Rise takes viewers to the picturesque town of Asheville, North Carolina, where local mountain streams are teeming with wild brookies. Jed Fiebelkorn, the host of the show, meets up with TU staffer Damon Hearne, … Continue reading
On the Rise goes to PA spring creeks this week
Tell people you’re using a Czech nymph technique to catch fish and some will roll their eyes. Whatever. Let them. You’ll probably end up catching more fish. On this week’s week’s episode of On the Rise, which airs on the … Continue reading
Behind the scenes of On the Rise: bears, peacock bass and a ton of trout
The new season of Trout Unlimited’s television show, On the Rise, is now airing on the Sportman Channel. I had the chance to chat with the host of the show, Jed Fiebelkorn, about this season’s show and whether he really … Continue reading
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
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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
