Category Archives: Conservation
It’s all about water
As anglers, we get it. Clean water translates into quality fishing. Of course, it goes well beyond that–it also translates into safe drinking water, healthy communities and an overall healthy ecosystem. Why, then, would anyone intentionally attempt make it easier … Continue reading
Making rivers whole again
I was reminded the other day of just how big of an impact a single TU reconnect project can have on an entire river watershed. Consider that a recently completed fish passage on an old diversion dam on Wyoming’s Greybull River … Continue reading
25 Things to Make You a Better Angler: No. 2, Teach Others
I am absolutely convinced that teaching others to fly fish is the single most effective thing you can do to help yourself become a better (and more “complete”) angler. Of course, there are altruistic benefits as well. Sharing a sport you … Continue reading
Sportsmen to President and Congress: Say ‘NO’ to Pebble Mine
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
California Deer Declines and Why Habitat Matters
If there were ever a showcase on the link between good habitat and healthy game herds, perhaps the poster child would be the deer populations of California. Herds in the state are feeling the pinch poor habitat conditions create, reports … Continue reading
Greetings (and thanks) from new TROUT editor Kirk Deeter
Being the new editor of TROUT magazine is a great honor indeed. And while I’m ramping up and learning my way into Trout Unlimited, I have to say, it feels like coming home. Granted, I’ve rolled many miles (and done … Continue reading
NASCAR and TU – Complete Sportsmen
A few weeks ago, I sat down with my brother-in-law to watch the NASCAR race in Phoenix. As the race unfolded, I started to recognize many similarities between NASCAR and my passion for trout fishing. Cars circling the track in … Continue reading
Embrace-a-Stream … TU’s grassroots at work
This year, TU distributed nearly $120,000 in annual Embrace-a-Stream grants for work on 22 projects in 13 states. Each project is getting an average of $5,400 this year. And that’s really just the tip of the iceberg. TU chapters who … Continue reading
Maine … one of the ‘Best Wild Places’ faces a threat
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
Sucking the River Dry
Water diversions are sucking the life out of the upper Colorado River, warns TU’s Drew Peternell in his commentary in Sunday’s Denver Post. Peternell lays out what’s happening–lower flows are leading to temperature spikes, algae blooms and choking sediment, with devastating … Continue reading
