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blog BY mtdave ON July 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Discover Didymo Distribution Project with TU Canada
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  TU Angler Science is implementing a very cool new program we are calling "Discover Didymo Distribution" or D3, for short.  The project is kicking off in North Carolina with collaboration between Dr. Brad Taylor, head of the Department of Ecology at North Carolina State University, and the North [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON July 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Annual Meeting Fishing Update July 18
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  TU'ers are taking advantage of some great fall fishing opportunites in the fly fishing for trout capitol of the world, Bozeman, MT.  We have over 80 TU anglers signed up for the Fishing Day on September 28th!  We have reserved a couple of private water creeks for TU Annual Meeting attendees.  [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON June 16 - 0 COMMENTS
New Zealand Mudsnails in the Au Sable
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A prolific, aquatic invasive species first discovered in Michigan last year on the Pere Marquette River near Lake Michigan has now been found in the east branch of the Au Sable River near Grayling. This isn't good news.  NZMS populations are capable of exploding to densities of 500,000 per square [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON September 9 - 0 COMMENTS
Didymo and New Zealand mudsnails reported in Michigan
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Recent news reports of the discovery of two new aquatici invasive species in Michigan, New Zealand Mudsnails and Didymo should be of interest to TU member/anglers fishing Michigan rivers and streams.  Followng is a news article containing information about the recent discoveries.  http://www. [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON August 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Whirling Disease Detected in North Carolina Stream
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Whirling disease has been detected in the Watauga River in North Carolina. The following article provides good information on the status of the discovery.  If you are fishing these waters, be especially careful to clean and dry your fishing gear and avoid moving fish, fish parts, plants, or water [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON April 21 - 0 COMMENTS
'Rock snot' showing up in Western rivers
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Didymo is showing up in many new locations and threatening the ecology of our cold water fisheries.  Why?  This is an excellent article on the current state of didymo research.  http://www.hcn.org/issues/47.5/the-case-of-the-snotty-streams
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blog BY mtdave ON February 3 - 0 COMMENTS
Unintentional Bucket Biology
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This is a good article about what I would describe as "unintentional bucket biology."  What is described here is not invasive bucket biology where someone knowingly introduces an invasive or non-native fish species to suit their interest in having this particular fish available to fish for in their [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON January 29 - 1 COMMENTS
Benefits of Working and Volunteering for TU!
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During a recent TU staff call, Chris Wood discussed the results of a TU staff survey. One of the survey areas had to do with various benefits of working for Trout Unlimited.  January 27th is my birthday.  Looking at the beautiful day that was in store, I decided to take a trip from Bozeman to West [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON December 4 - 0 COMMENTS
Pioneering Zebra Mussel Control Project in Minnesota
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The EPA has approved the use of potash for a pilot Zebra Mussel control project on Christmas Lake in Minnesota.  If this successful, this technique could by utilized on medium and smaller water bodies to control this nasty aquatic invasive species.  TU AIS will monitor this program and report the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY mtdave ON December 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Illegal Fish Dumping Threatens Montana's Native Trout
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The illegal introduction of non-native fish is a serious threat to our wild and native trout.  Following is a link to a very good PBS show on the illegal dumping and introduction of non-native fish in Montana, and what Montana TU is doing about it.    http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/stopping-illegal [ READ MORE... ]
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