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blog BY chris_hunt ON May 22 - 0 COMMENTS
TroutBlitz: Fishing for science
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by Chris Hunt   I'd lived in Idaho for 15 years, and I'd never fished the Middle Fork of the Boise, despite the accolades my western Idaho friends kept piling atop the river's reputaiton. In Idaho, it's a constant battle—there are just too many choices, and where I live, in the shadow of the Tetons [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON April 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Open Letter to the House: Protect our headwaters
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April 28, 2015 (Note: Please call your representative in the House today. Tell them to support clean water and oppose bills that would threaten our headwaters)    Dear Member of the House of Representatives: On behalf of Trout Unlimited’s more than 150,000 members nationwide, I am writing to urge [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brennan ON April 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Take our survey – win a custom TU H2!
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Trout Unlimited is surveying its ENTIRE membership in an effort to better understand our members. This survey explores your passion for conservation, fishing interests and opinions on critical issues impacting trout and salmon conservation. We need your help to get a clear view of your priorities [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY FlyFishGirl ON February 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Used Christmas Trees Become Habitat for Coho Salmon
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Christmas for Coho is proud to announce we collected 400 used Christmas trees this January, which will be placed in an off-channel wetland complex in Oregon's Necanicum River as habitat enhancement for threatened coho salmon.    This project began in January of 2011 when the Tualatin Valley [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY ERGS ON January 11 - 1 COMMENTS
Getting Down To The Who
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My first fly fishing experience was almost 20 years ago in Colorado, on the Blue River in Silverthorne. You've probably heard of it, but I had just moved to Summit County on a whim - possible only because of an equally willing spouse with a sense of adventure and the unknown. I spent my youth in [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY NE Oregon ON September 30 - 0 COMMENTS
Drag Free Drift - Fall River Conservation
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Emerging from volcanic bedrock, the Fall River has long been a place to escape the bustle of everyday life. Birders, bikers, hikers and trout-chasing anglers flock to the Fall River each year to enjoy its wild nature. And like so many beloved places it is showing signs of abuse. This past summer a [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY bluebacks ON August 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Bluebacks Go River Snorkeling!
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Using funds awarded in February 2014 by the Embrace-A-Stream grant program, the Blueback Chapter of Trout Unlimited (#196, Corvallis, OR) purchased six wetsuits, snorkels, masks, GPS units, and walkie-talkies to begin a monitoring program on the South Fork of the Siletz River.  The grant also [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY NE Oregon ON May 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Fall River Stewardship Group
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  TU's Deschutes Chapter is building a Stewarship Network for Oregon's Fall River. We're engaging local landowners, agency staff, NGOs and anglers to help guide our next steps. Based on our Fall 2013 "Fall RIver Needs Assessment," we have identified restoration, education and biomonitoring needs [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rkeith ON May 20 - 2 COMMENTS
2013-14 Embrace-A-Stream Grants
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In the 2013-14 grant cycle, the average grant award was $5,413, helping restore stream habitat, improving fish passage, and protecting water quality in 15 different states from coast to coast.  Since its inception in 1975, EAS has funded nearly 1,000 individual projects for a total of $4.3 million [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY lakedoctor ON May 20 - 0 COMMENTS
Embrace-a-Stream Program News!
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Hello, everyone!  As the outgoing chair of TU's grassroots Embrace-a-Stream program, I am excited to have this new communication tool available to reach out to all of you across the country.  Our goal is for this forum to become a two-way street, with information and updates coming out from [ READ MORE... ]
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