Tag Archives: Bristol Bay

TU Alaska Director Honored for Conservation Work

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

TU Alaska Director Tim Bristol (Photo by Darren Dorris) Trout Unlimited’s Alaska director, Tim Bristol, has been selected for a prestigious award honoring his contributions to Alaska environmental conservation. The Alaska Conservation Foundation recently named Bristol as the 2012 winner … Continue reading →

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Friday 5: Positive development for Bristol Bay, T&T sells direct, and more

Posted on July 6, 2012 by KirkDeeter

1) There’s good news on the Bristol Bay front.  From a recent TU press release:    Sportsmen all over America stand behind the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to end the public comment period on its Bristol Bay watershed assessment on … Continue reading →

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Worth more than gold…

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Chris Hunt

Friends: If the White House and EPA do not initiate the process to protect Bristol Bay before the end of July, it is unlikely to get done in a first term of President Obama’s Administration; and that would come as … Continue reading →

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Introducing ‘The Friday 5′

Posted on June 15, 2012 by KirkDeeter

From now on, you’ll be able to tune into the Trout Unlimited Blog to find five hot happenings in trout fishing–from landmark events to signature hatches–every Friday afternoon.  Here’s our first “Friday 5.”  1)      This week, the Great Works Dam … Continue reading →

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Verdict is in: EPA, White House must stop Pebble Mine

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Chris Hunt

Dear Friends, What do the chairman of the Republican Party in North Carolina; the Republican majority leader of the Alaska State Senate; and the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, a prominent Republican from Alaska, have in common with the editors … Continue reading →

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Sen. Cantwell: Bristol Bay vital to Washington business

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Chris Hunt

By Shoren Brown Sen. Maria Cantwell, D, Washington, held a press conference at Fishermen’s Terminal in Seattle on Wednesday to underscore the strong economic and historic ties between the Bristol Bay, Alaska sockeye salmon fishery and Washington state fishermen and … Continue reading →

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Pebble Mine … officially a bad idea

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Chris Hunt

The Environmental Protection Agency’s watershed assessment for Bristol Bay, Alaska–released this week–officially declares that the proposed Pebble Mine would be harmful to the world’s most important salmon fishery. Now … will the agency do anything about it? I’ve never been … Continue reading →

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Watch Red Gold for free and learn how to protect Bristol Bay

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Chris Hunt

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 →

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Media round-up: Bristol Bay remains a hot issue

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Chris Hunt

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 →

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Sportsmen to President and Congress: Say ‘NO’ to Pebble Mine

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Chris Hunt

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 →

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