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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON February 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Good fishing takes a conservation community
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By Dakota KruppFinalist in the TU Teen Essay Contest Conservation is defined as the act of protecting something in particular. Conservation of our streams and waterways has a direct impact on a sport that I love, fishing. At the Trout Unlimited 2018 summer youth camp in Waupaca, Wisconsin. I [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON February 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Fishing is America's real pastime
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By Ian BartonFinalist in the TU Teen Essay ContestMany people would say baseball or football are America’s pastimes. But, I would say America’s real pastime is fishing, specifically trout fishing. The wild trout is a wily creature, not easily hooked. He will spend his days hiding under rocks, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON February 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Conservation - 'Giving serious thought to tomorrow'
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By Sophia Putman
Finalist in the TU Teen Essay ContestNothing truly mesmerizes the heart quite like the great outdoors. The winding rivers, the shady trees, and the sprightly fauna stir and entice the soul of the curious adventurer. On this magnificent earth, there is no such place quite like the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON January 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Teen Summit and TU Camp applications opening soon!
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Dreaming of warmer weather? Good! It’s time to start thinking about TU’s offerings of summer camps and academies for young people.  TU’s Regional Fly Fishing Camps and Academies For over 25 years, volunteers have been directing TU’s youth regional camps. The first was in Pennsylvania and now TU's [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON December 20 - 0 COMMENTS
Tomorrow Fund’s second year raises more than $30K for youth programs 
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By Franklin Tate  It’s so true that, as anglers and conservationists, we at TU have a lot to pass on in terms of our passion for the great outdoors. But it’s never as easy as it sounds: it takes a ton of patience to get in front of a group of kids and try to convey the mystery behind the cast; it [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON April 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: STREAM Girls connect with nature
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Participants at a recent STREAM Girls event held in South Carolina get their feet wet. Trout Unlimited photo. By Franklin Tate Composer Aaron Copland was so inspired by Appalachian spring he wrote a symphony about it. Countless other artists and musicians have also found their muses once the days [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON January 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Together we can all fly
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TU Teen Devin Brandes, pictured above in blue, shares his story of how he successfully began a day camp for kids called the Rocky Point Fly Fishing Camp. Inspired by this experience, he built upon his success to start a volunteer program called You Can Fly that recruits young people from the Boys [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON December 8 - 0 COMMENTS
Learning about the little moments that really matter at TU Camp
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Teen essay contest winnter Harrison B. fishing with a volunteer at the Trout Unlimited camp. Editor's Note: Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest to share camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Harrison's essay is the final to be [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY tara.granke ON November 28 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Teen Essay Contest | First Runner Up | Mason K. from Virginia
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Each year, TU Camp and Academy graduates are invited to enter the TU Teen Essay Contest in which they share their camp experiences. This year we had four finalists, and Mason's essay is the third to be posted in this series as the first runner up! Mason is from Virginia and attended the Tri State [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON November 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Tomorrow Fund benefits TU's youth program
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The TU Costa 5 Rivers Native Odyssey college students above. The Native Odyssey was featured in Chris Wood's State of TU address. By Tara Granke In case you missed it, during his 2017 State of TU address, Chris Wood personally pledged $1,000 to the GRTU Tomorrow Fund and asked those gathered to [ READ MORE... ]
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