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Nevada’s Lahontan trout: ancient survivors

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Mike Caltagirone It’s likely that the reason Nevada doesn’t leap to mind when the subject of trout fishing is brought up is because it’s a desert, a big desert.  At least that’s the way it’s perceived. The southernmost third … Continue reading →

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Kerber Creek: Mining and trout

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Jason Willis I moved out to Colorado from the Pittsburgh area about a year and a half ago to work for Trout Unlimited as a contractor on the Kerber Creek Restoration Project.  Fresh out of graduate school, I was … 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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TU’s CEO and Save Bristol Bay director discuss EPA, Pebble Mine

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Chris Hunt

Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood and the director of TU’s Save Bristol Bay campaign, Shoren Brown, spent some time on the phone recently discussing the EPA’s recently released watershed assessment for the proposed Pebble Mine. The outcome? It’s time for … Continue reading →

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Maine … one of the ‘Best Wild Places’ faces a threat

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Chris Hunt

By Jeff Reardon When we showed Maine’s brook trout country to Lawrence Pyne of Field & Stream magazine, I’d just started work on a new project for TU. Our focus was to find strategies to protect brook trout populations and … Continue reading →

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Alaska Airlines Magazine Features Bristol Bay Salmon

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Paula Dobbyn

The June issue of Alaska Airlines magazine explores Bristol Bay and its thriving commercial salmon fishery which is more than a century old. Seattle traveler writer Eric Lucas came to Bristol Bay along with several chefs hosted by Trout Unlimited … Continue reading →

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Bristol Bay Rivers Listed Among America’s Most Endangered

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Paula Dobbyn

Two rivers feeding salmon-rich Bristol Bay, Alaska, are identified as some of the country’s most endangered river systems in a report released this month. The conservation watchdog group, American Rivers, said the Kvichak and Nushagak are threatened by the proposed … Continue reading →

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