Tag Archives: Randy Scholfield

A wake-up call on Colorado River

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Randy Scholfield

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 →

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“Rally for the Rivers” in Denver

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Randy Scholfield

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 →

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Keeping farms–and salmon–healthy

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Randy Scholfield

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 →

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Boondoggle alert: The Million pipeline to nowhere

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

Boondoggle watch:  Colorado water stakeholder recently agreed to move forward with a task force to study a giant, 560-mile pipeline from Flaming Gorge to the Front Range. The plan is the dream of Ft. Collins developer Aaron Million (gotta love that … Continue reading →

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Working with ranchers on flows in Utah

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

Trout Unlimited’s Utah Water Project is following up on its landmark instream flow law by partnering with rancher Dave Bess to boost flows and fish on the Little Bear River. A conversion from flood to sprinkler irrigation on Bess’ property … Continue reading →

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Outdoors heritage at risk

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

Check out this Field and Stream column about how much is at stake for anglers and sportsmen in the wrongheaded HR 1 budget bill. If this slash-and-burn measure now before Congress goes through, decades of collaborative conservation work by TU … Continue reading →

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Fraser River: going, going . . .

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

A Denver Post article provides a wake-up call about the dire state of the Upper Colorado and Fraser Rivers due to massive water diversions to the Front Range. Diminished flows have wiped out important bug hatches, raised water temperatures, and put the … Continue reading →

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Upper Colorado River is “Tapped Out”

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

Here’s a new TU video that asks the important question, “Denver, do you know where your water comes from?”  For decades, water diversions from the Upper Colorado River have been fueling Front Range population growth, and two new proposed diversions … Continue reading →

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Idahoans want alternatives to Teton Dam

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Randy Scholfield

The proposal to rebuild Teton Dam in eastern Idaho’s rugged Teton Canyon (a fantastic native trout fishery) isn’t very popular with the people of Idaho, according to a new poll conducted by American Rivers. The survey found that, when presented with options, … Continue reading →

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Interior award shows power of partnerships

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Randy Scholfield

Kudos to TU’s Washington Water Project, which recently received a Partners in Conservation award from Interior Secretary Ken Salazar for “outstanding contributions to salmon recovery in Washington state” for their work with the Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board Implementation Team.  The … Continue reading →

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