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blog BY rscholfield ON July 13 - 0 COMMENTS
A conservation fund for renewables
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By Randy Scholfield Our public lands in the West face a host of pressures these days: oil and gas development, more intense wildfires, invasive plants and drought, among others. Unless it’s done responsibly, renewable energy development could add significantly to those pressures on our public lands [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Cooperating on drought in the West
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  By Scott Yates Tens of millions of people in the West depend on the Colorado River. But as we head into another drought year, the Colorado is facing a host of pressures, from drought and warming temperatures to population growth—a perfect storm that threatens our local communities, fish and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Arizona Wild Trout Challenge, Day 4
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I hope this spot, overgrown and forgotten, continues to stay a secret.Photos by Tyler Coleman   Day 4 of our Arizona Wild Trout Challenge adventure started early, with the normal morning rituals: taking care of Sebastian, eating breakfast, and packing up camp so we could head to the creek. There [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 22 - 0 COMMENTS
Forest fire bill provisions fall short
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  By Kate Miller As another wildfire season begins to heat up, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will meet Thursday to review comments and take testimony related to a draft legislative proposal aimed at improving resilience in our national forests and easing agency budgets stretched [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Arizona Wild Trout Challenge-Day 3
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I hope this spot, overgrown and forgotten, continues to stay a secret.Photos by Tyler Coleman by Tyler Coleman We ended Day Two with about a four-hour drive to the next destination. After setting up camp in the dark again, we finally got to relax and reflect on the day’s adventure. The next species [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Fishing derby pulls in kids
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by Jason Amaro After a two-year hiatus, the Aldo Leopold Kid's Fishing Derby returned to the renovated Lake Roberts in southwestern New Mexico on June 4.  The event was supported by a large coalition of groups, including the Rio Grande Gila Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the U.S. Forest Service-Gila [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Arizona Wild Trout Challenge-Day 2
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My idea of small creek gold: a wild, native Apache trout. Photos courtesy @thecolemancollection by Tyler Coleman After a long start to the first day of our Arizona Trout Challenge quest, we drove to the base of a mountain near the next creek and set up camp. Waking up with the sun just climbing [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 9 - 0 COMMENTS
Arizona Wild Trout Challenge-Day 1
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The road into the creek was scenic and provide great views of the valley below. (Photos by Tyler and Anastasia Coleman) by Tyler Coleman I first heard of the Arizona Game and Fish Wild Trout Challenge while volunteering on a native-trout stocking expedition. We stocked a creek that had been [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON June 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Why forest planning matters
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By Toner Mitchell             We all know at least one obsessive planner, a friend whose wristwatch and calendar resemble family more than objects. This person can flawlessly recite the flight schedules from three different cities to 10 other cities on five different airlines. With eyes so fixed on [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY rscholfield ON May 17 - 0 COMMENTS
Working together on water, drought
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By Randy Scholfield “We are facing a water urgency in the West,” said Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, at the outset of hearings today on drought legislation in the Senate’s Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power.  And at the outset, Sen. Wyden commended Trout Unlimited and “ [ READ MORE... ]
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