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blog BY chris_wood ON November 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Fixing our forests for communities—and fish—that depend on them
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Fire on the mountain, an all too familiar scene in the West. By Chris WoodCalifornia is in the midst of its most deadly and damaging fire. At least 50 people have died, 6,700 homes burned, and more than 250,000 people evacuated. In response, President Trump tweeted:   [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON October 30 - 0 COMMENTS
Fishing club or conservation group? Asked and answered
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By Chris Wood   Are we a conservation organization or a fishing club? That was the question for the Trout Unlimited Deerfield watershed chapter in northwestern Massachusetts when they formed almost ten years ago.   Kevin Parsons tells the story:   “A buddy approached me and said, ‘Let’s create a [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 26 - 0 COMMENTS
A little girl's big impact in TROUT Magazine
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Lyla Blue Guymon in a battle with a brown trout captured by her father Matt Guymon. Matt Guymon photo. By Matt Guymon Our 7-year-old daughter, Lyla Blue, has been on the water her entire life. In fact, she spent quite a bit of time wading while still in utero.  Summer, her mom, and I have been fly [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON October 22 - 0 COMMENTS
Intelligent tinkering
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By Chris Wood It gives me great pride to live in a country that says it is our policy as a nation to “halt and reverse the trend toward species extinction, whatever the cost.” The Endangered Species Act is a patently American idea. Its presence demonstrates that we are not a desperate nation, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: The spiritual value of steelhead
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Jerry Myers gives his grandchild Elkan a perfect perch to enjoy fishing with his grandpa. Courtesy Jerry Myers. By Jerry Myers I am an Idaho salmon and steelhead angler edging into my 6th decade. What I am witnessing this year feels uncomfortably similar to the despair of the mid 1970s and early [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON October 15 - 0 COMMENTS
Alaska and Montana sit at the top of every angler’s bucket list
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By Chris Wood Montana wisely chose to stop stocking trout in 1974. Alaska’s sheer size and quality habitat make it the most desired destination-fishery for very large native rainbow trout and salmon and steelhead. Passing separate ballot initiatives in each state will ensure that both states remain [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON October 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Yes for salmon
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By Chris Wood Some bad ideas rise above others: New Coke, Diet Water, the Red Sox trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees. One of the worst ideas of all time? The proposal to build a mine in the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska.  Scientists during the during the Obama Administration said the mine was too [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON October 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Of fish and kids
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By Chris Wood My friend, Blaine, who works for The Conservation Fund, was telling me about the project tour he and his son, Witt, took to Mossy Creek in Virginia on property managed by the great TU Business leader, Mossy Creek Outfitters. Keith Curley, who directs our eastern conservation work, led [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_wood ON August 30 - 0 COMMENTS
A living legend and a fishing machine
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By Chris Wood “Lefty said, ‘give it a try for a year. If it doesn’t work out, you can come back.’” That was in April 1973, and Paul Bruun, fishing guide, writer, and Wyoming raconteur, never looked back. He moved from Miami Beach to Jackson to write for the Jackson Hole Guide. Lefty Kreh’s counsel [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON August 15 - 0 COMMENTS
Flames and fish: A growing issue in the West
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The Dollar Ridge Fire in Utah raged over Strawberry Creek, a deisgnated Blue Ribbon Fishery. It will take time for the fish to return, but it will happen. Trout Unlimited will help the state with restoration efforts at the chapter, council and national level. Photo courtesy of the Duchesne County [ READ MORE... ]
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