Author Archives: Randy Scholfield
Why anglers, ranchers and trout all love the Farm Bill
Uh-oh. What happened to runoff? In Colorado, Wyoming and other places in the Rockies, it’s looking like spring flushing flows will be meager at best this year–with snowpack levels far below average. And that could add up to a perfect … Continue reading
Making rivers whole again
I was reminded the other day of just how big of an impact a single TU reconnect project can have on an entire river watershed. Consider that a recently completed fish passage on an old diversion dam on Wyoming’s Greybull River … Continue reading
Sucking the River Dry
Water diversions are sucking the life out of the upper Colorado River, warns TU’s Drew Peternell in his commentary in Sunday’s Denver Post. Peternell lays out what’s happening–lower flows are leading to temperature spikes, algae blooms and choking sediment, with devastating … Continue reading
That giant sucking sound. . .
Hear that giant sucking sound? It’s the sound of Front Range water diversions sucking the life out of the Upper Colorado River and mountain communities like Fraser on Colorado’s western slope. TU is alerting Denver residents to this threat (and … Continue reading
Farm Bill — a conservation heavyweight
Did you know that the Farm Bill is one of the most powerful conservation tools in our nation’s history? Absolutely true. The legions of Americans who love to fish, hunt and enjoy the outdoors owe a lot to little-known but highly effective Farm … Continue reading
TU Rocks Denver with Rally for Rivers II!
Can you hear us now? On Wednesday morning, TU staged a boisterous rally on the steps of the Colorado state Capitol building, sending Gov. John Hickenlooper a clear message: “Don’t Suck the Upper Colorado River Dry.” A group of about … Continue reading
Where is Gov. Hick on Upper Colorado River?
Important story in today’s Denver Post: The Environmental Protection Agency is calling for enhanced flows for the Upper Colorado River in the face of proposed water diversions– fully vindicating what TU has been saying all along about the state’s namesake … Continue reading
A wake-up call on Colorado River
You shoulda been there. More than 100 Trout Unlimited members and coalition allies had a fun, noisy time yesterday raising their voices in front of the EPA building in downtown Denver (that’s Colorado TU president Sinjin Eberle on bullhorn), calling on federal regulators to … Continue reading
“Rally for the Rivers” in Denver
Hey, river lovers, if you’re in the Denver area this week, put this on your schedule: Trout Unlimited is helping stage a lunchtime Rally for the Rivers in Denver Thursday, Jan. 26 outside the EPA building downtown. The goal is to let … Continue reading
Keeping farms–and salmon–healthy
Can wild salmon and agriculture coexist? I’ve learned that they can and do, in places where growers use sustainable methods. Trout Unlimited recently launched a Salmon Safe program in eastern Washington, with the goal of educating farmers and ranchers about … Continue reading
