Category Archives: Alaska
TU Alaska, Bristol Bay, Pacific Salmon
Budget Shift Needed for Tongass Salmon
Trout Unlimited and partner organizations are preparing to send a group of commercial fishermen, anglers, guides and yacht-tour operators to Washington, D.C., next month to push for stronger conservation of fish habitat in the Tongass National Forest of Southeast Alaska. The group will meet … Continue reading
TU Hits Trade Shows To Talk Up Tongass
Trout Unlimited hit two large sportsman’s shows on the West Coast recently to introduce its Tongass 77 campaign to the hunting and angling community. TU’s Sportfish Outreach Coordinator for Southeast Alaska, Mark Hieronymus, spoke with many lodge owners and guides at the … Continue reading
The MeatEater Promotes Old Growth Conservation in Alaska’s Tongass
Author and hunter Steven Rinella, host of Sportsman Channel’s MeatEater show, champions old growth conservation in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest in a new video. Produced as part of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership’s “Conservation Field Notes,” the video explores why habitat protection on … Continue reading
Tongass Guardians: Documenting Alaska’s Coastal Rain Forest
Documentary photographer Julie Denesha has created a new series of stunning images of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. The project — Tongass Guardians – was made possible through a U.S. Forest Service residency program for artists and writers called Voices of the … Continue reading
Best Wild Places Features Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Field & Stream turned its attention to Alaska’s coastal temperate rain forest — the Tongass National Forest – this month as part of its Best Wild Places series. Outdoor writer Darren Dorris teamed up with Tim Bristol, director of TU, … Continue reading
Radio Campaign Touts Southeast Alaska Salmon Fishery
Trout Unlimited and the Sitka Conservation Society partnered on a series of radio ads recently to draw attention to the importance of wild salmon to the economy, culture and lifestyles of Southeast Alaskans. Southeast Alaska is home to the world’s … Continue reading
Southeast Alaska Enjoys Record Salmon Harvest
(photo by Dave Faulk) Ever hear the phrase, “salmon forest?” If not, think Southeast Alaska. This remote part of the United States is cloaked with a lush temperate rain forest called the Tongass that produces some of the most bountiful … Continue reading
TU Alaska Program Launches “Clean Your Waders” Ad Campaign
Trout Unlimited, Alaska Program, ran radio and print ads during this summer’s busy fishing season to alert people to the dangers of aquatic invasive species and offer tips for how they can help curb the spread of these noxious creatures … Continue reading
Saving Bristol Bay One Guide at a Time
Take a look at the slide show below of the 2010 Alaska Guide Academy, and if you haven’t done so, check out the article in the summer issue of Trout to get a glimpse of the academy.
Alaska Airlines Magazine Features Bristol Bay Salmon
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
