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Join the Icicle Valley and Yakima River Headwaters TU Chapters for an educational presentation and tour concerning suction dredge mining.
Suction dredge mining is still legal in WA, allowing miners to work in critical habitat in our streams. This event is designed to present information on current... [ READ MORE... ]
Wild Trout Matter
My beloved Yakima River is on the precipice. Water temps are not cooling below 65 degrees in some sections of the river. Water temps are topping out at 72 and above in the lower end. We have another set of hot days in the forecast with air temps reaching 102. The river flow is... [ READ MORE... ]
The Sentinel
Mount Stuart towers in the distance. Her peak barren of the normal snowcap she wears during the start of August. North Fork Teanaway road straightens out in front of me as I drive towards one of favorite mountain peaks in the world. From her foothills the headwaters of the Teanaway... [ READ MORE... ]
Join us for our August meeting, with presentations and updates on the Yakima River, projects, and new Chapter business.
Presentations will begin at 7:30 PM, with the Board meeting beginning at 6 PM.
Meeting location - The Brick, Roslyn, WA. We meet downstairs in the family section.
Meeting Details... [ READ MORE... ]
The Teanaway River is a freestone tributary of the Yakima River, near the Stuart Range in Central Washington. The river was recently closed to fishing due to low flows and high water temperatures.
TU's work and involvement in the watershed has it's foundations in the Teanaway Community Forest, a 50... [ READ MORE... ]
Join the Yakima River Headwaters TU Chapter and Spokane Women On The Fly for an exciting and educational weekend of fly fishing, fellowship, conservation work, and networking for women anglers of all experience levels.
The weekend kicks off with a no-host social gathering at The Brick, in Roslyn,... [ READ MORE... ]
The Yakima River Headwaters TU Chapter recently completed the first of many events on Crystal Creek, an intermittent tributary of the Yakima. Historically, the area of Roslyn and Ronald, WA were mining towns, and Crystal Creek bears the legacy of those operations. Smaller tributaries and springs... [ READ MORE... ]
Join Spokane Women on the Fly for a weekend in the Yakima's headwaters. Here's more information about the schedule. We are in need of volunteers to help with casting instruction (both single and two-handed spey and switch rods) and other program development. Interested? Contact Heather Hodson or... [ READ MORE... ]
In drought conditions, fish and wildlife will change their behaviors to avoid stressors - predators, water temperatures, and other recreational activities where human interactions can impact today's and future generations.
In our closed or restricted streams and rivers in the headwaters, suction... [ READ MORE... ]
Featured presentations and discussion:
Mitchell Long, Kittitas Conservation Trust. Click on the link below for more information and updates on this important headwaters project to improve and restore critcal habitat for wild fish.
Russ Ricketts, River Snorkeling. Russ is part of a growing group of... [ READ MORE... ]