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blog BY rscholfield ON January 16 - 1 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: 'A River's Reckoning'
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The new film “A River’s Reckoning,” produced by conservation groups Trout Unlimited and American Rivers, premiered Saturday at the 16th Annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, Calif., one of the nation’s most popular and prestigious environmental film festivals.The film, an [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON January 9 - 1 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Why agriculture matters
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Q&A with Scott Yates Scott Yates, director of Trout Unlimited’s Western Water and Habitat Program, has worked for almost 20 years with ranchers and farmers on water and conservation projects across the West. He shares his thoughts on pursuing conservation in working landscapes: Q: Why is [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON September 14 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Conservation moment of truth
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By Brett Prettyman MILLCREEK CANYON — The moment of truth. It comes with the first spoonful of a new chili recipe delivered at a family hunting camp. The first cast to slurping trout on the hand built rod on your favorite water. Waiting to see if the patched hole in the waders is stream worthy. [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON September 12 - 0 COMMENTS
TU project wins over ranchers
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Wyoming rancher Jackson Ramsay leaning against headgate improved with help from Trout Unlimited. (Photo credit: Jim Paussa/Aspen Journalism) by Randy Scholfield Conventional wisdom held that there would always be deep-seated hostility and endless conflict between agriculture producers and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON August 31 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: More than a medallion
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Brooke Harris briefly holds a Yellowstone cutthroat for a picture after she caught is as part of her efforts to complete the Utah Cutthroat Slam. Brian Harris photo. By Brian Harris I recently opened my home mailbox and was pleased to find the beautiful medallion and certificate recognizing my [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON July 25 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Sometimes a little fish means more than a big one
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The head of a tiger trout. Paul Burnett/Trout Unlimited. By Brett Prettyman This is the tale of two fish. The take was similar. The tug was not. One easily provided more thrill than the other, but it was not the fish you would expect. I recently had the chance to visit the family ranch of a good [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON July 11 - 1 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Message on a rock
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Petroglyphs in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.  By Randy Scholfield I recently floated down the Rio Grande Gorge in New Mexico—part of a trip we organized for journalists to highlight the Rio Grande Gorge National Monument north of Taos and the current administration’s efforts to review and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 12 - 0 COMMENTS
A fresh look at infrastructure
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Methow Valley Irrigation District construction, TU photo by Lisa Pelly By Laura Ziemer The White House’s Infrastructure Week has come and gone, but there’s still an urgent need to address the nation’s backlog of aging infrastructure. With federal funds and programs under increasing pressure, we [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON May 11 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Keeping it in the family
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By Travis Banta It is safe to say we are a fishing family. Grandpa Lee crossed the Madison River to his favorite fishing hole in an old 1940's era Ford pickup. Grandma Margaret hated that bridge because it was essentially a couple of 2x12 boards and she didn’t like guiding the tires of that old [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON March 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Enhance your skills at fishing shows
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Jason Dyer working on his casting while on a fishing trip in Canada. Agustina Boitano Davidson photo By Jason Dyer I grew up on the East Coast and fished a lot of small streams and deep hidden ponds in the White Mountains during my adolescent years. I did do a fair amount of surf casting, but it [ READ MORE... ]
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