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blog BY chris_hunt ON August 12 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: The posthumous gift of the 'bug'
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Sam Weis, the author's late husband. By Jenny Weis My late husband had the fishing bug. He grew up fishing musky, walleye and panfish in the lakes of northern Wisconsin with his dad and grandpa. He eventually expanded his waters to Lake Superior, the Gulf of Mexico, and the driftless region of [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON August 10 - 0 COMMENTS
Five Rivers Odyssey: The role of commercial fishing in the Tongass
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When people think of Alaska, they often think of large commercial fishing boats raking in their piece of the fortune that salmon bring to the waters off the coast of Alaska. Commercial fishing has shaped Alaska's economy and culture, and it has provided job opportunities in places where they might [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON August 7 - 0 COMMENTS
TU in Action: Oregon collaboration; fishing clinic in Michigan; trouble for the Tongass, and more
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More water in Colorado's Yampa River, thanks in part to TU. Photo courtesy of The Steamboat Pilot. One of Trout Unlimited's strengths across the board—from its volunteers on the ground in their home waters to its policy staff working the halls of government—is its ability collaborate to solve the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON August 7 - 0 COMMENTS
Five Rivers Odyssey: American Salmon Forest
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The Tongass National Forest is often referred to as America’s Salmon Forest because the entire ecosystem depends on salmon in one way or another. Salmon can be traced all the way to the trees, and the cycle runs full circle. Animals that feed on salmon drag the carcasses into forest, effectively [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON July 26 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Five Rivers Odyssey: A future for salmon and Bristol Bay students
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Photos courtesy Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy. Teaching young adults about the significance of salmon conservation is one of the best methods to ensure our fishy friends’ existence in the future. Corporations and non-profit organizations in Alaska have teamed up to make sure that this [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY j.weis ON July 25 - 0 COMMENTS
The salmon ballot initiative everyone in Alaska is talking about
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Bristol Bay sockeye. Photo by FlyOut Media By: Nelli Williams When Alaskans go to the polls in November we will have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure 1 called, “An Act providing for protection of wild salmon and fish and wildlife habitat.” You may have already heard of this as the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON July 25 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Five Rivers Odyssey: Running on empty
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Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited sent four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. These students are exploring the Kenai Peninsula, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON July 24 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Five Rivers Odyssey: Native fish... and native people
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Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited sent four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. These students are exploring the Kenai Peninsula, [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON July 23 - 0 COMMENTS
TU Five Rivers Odyssey: Bristol Bay today
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Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. These students will explore the Kenai [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON July 12 - 0 COMMENTS
Native Odyssey: Volunteering with Stream Watch on Alaska's Russian River
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Editor's note: Building off the success of last year’s Native Odyssey campaign, Trout Unlimited is sending four of our brightest college club leaders in the TU Costa 5 Rivers Program to explore the home of the world’s largest runs of wild salmon: Alaska. Starting July 5, these students will explore [ READ MORE... ]
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