Tag Archives: trout

Salt River: Speeding Tickets and Collaboration

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Cory Toye, director, Trout Unlimited’s Wyoming Water Project I get a speeding ticket almost every time I drive through the Snake River Canyon on my way to the Salt River basin in western Wyoming.  I am not sure if … Continue reading →

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Embracing an icon: Rio Grande del Norte monument designation

Posted on March 22, 2013 by ssherard

Rio Grande del Norte from Our Sporting Heritage on Vimeo. By Garrett VeneKlasen As you head north out of Santa Fe on US-285 there is a prominent overpass spanning the highway. Stamped deep in its massive upper concrete support beam, … Continue reading →

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The Lavro: Drifting with My Dad

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Kim Trotter Before the South Fork of the Snake River was a boating superhighway, it was my dad’s getaway spot. On summer weekends, my mom would load the Lavro with Dutch ovens, sleeping bags, ammo cans and fly boxes, … Continue reading →

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Another 100 miles: Wyoming TU on a tear

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

There’s a reason TU jumps at opportunities to take out obsolete diversion dams in watersheds: This can be one of the most effective, bang-for-buck ways to open up “new” habitat for  trout–and improve the fishing for miles throughout the reconnected … Continue reading →

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Working in Driftless Area a labor of love

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

By Jeff Hastings See the photo at left? That’s where I work. Yes, I like my job. When I describe the Driftless Area, I try to tell people to picture lots of spring-fed creeks filled with trout, rolling hills with … Continue reading →

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Reinvesting in California’s Salmon and Steelhead

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dave Stalling

by Chandra Ferrari, TU California Water Policy Director Remember the great crash of 2007/2008?  No, not the financial disaster that wiped out 401(k) accounts and housing equity in record time.  I’m talking about the collapse of the California Central Valley … Continue reading →

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Conservation Work That Lasts

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Randy Scholfield

by Scott Yates, director of TU’s Western Water Project I’m a Washington native and used to ride bikes with my brother all summer to ply mesmerizing waters in the Methow River Valley with worms, (live) hoppers, and Pautzke’s “Balls O’ … Continue reading →

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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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A sustainable Tongass timber company expands in Southeast Alaska

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Paula Dobbyn

Major changes are afoot in the country’s largest national forest, the 17-million-acre Tongass in Southeast Alaska. And many of them bode well for fish and wildlife. The most important is arguably the U.S. Forest Service’s move from old-growth logging in … Continue reading →

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Trout and fire: once bitten, twice burned. . .

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Randy Scholfield

By John Zablocki & Helen Neville, TU Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Conservation Team Nobody wants to get burned, trout included.  But fires and other disturbances such as drought, disease, floods and freezes are all natural parts of the trout’s ecosystem.  Generally, … Continue reading →

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