Category Archives: Protection
Roadless Rule rolls past latest challenge
If the writing on the wall wasn’t clear already, the Feb. 16 ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver just bumped up the font size to something more suitable for giant billboards or sky-writing. The message is pretty … Continue reading
Youth Art Exhibit Celebrates Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
An exhibit featuring art made byKetchikan elementary students that celebrates Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest is on display at the Tongass Historical Museum through February 25. “A Forest of Words: Youth Voices Celebrate the Tongass National Forest” is a … Continue reading
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
Best Wild Places project wrapping up
The Trout Unlimited “Best Wild Places” partnership with Field & Stream magazine is wrapping up for the year, with the next-to-last installment of the 2011 version of the project now live at the Field & Stream website. This project, thanks … Continue reading
Hey, Presidential campaigns! We love our lands and so should you
As the Presidential campaigns start to gather steam toward the general election, it has become clear that we as sportsmen conservationists, Democrats and Republicans alike, need to ensure the candidates promote the value of our public lands and reinforce the … 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
Western Voters: Public Lands are Essential to Our Economy
According to the 2012 Colorado College State of the Rockies “Conservation in the West” poll, the majority of Western voters, regardless of their political persuasion, “view parks and public lands as essential to their state’s economy.” What’s more, the poll … Continue reading
Why we are TU: Passion
Passion. This is what unites us all as TU members. We are passionate anglers, passionate about conserving the outdoors, and passionate when sharing our experiences with others. There are many ways we express that passion: At the most basic level, … Continue reading
