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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 25 - 0 COMMENTS
Video spotlight: Together
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Volunteers from the Snake River Cutthroats (Idaho Falls), Star Valley (Wyoming), and Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited chapters braved cold in mid-October 2017 to plant willows, mulch and seed. Kris Millgate/Tight Line Media. Partners in the Tincup Creek Stream Restoration Project in eastern Idaho near [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON October 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: The spiritual value of steelhead
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Jerry Myers gives his grandchild Elkan a perfect perch to enjoy fishing with his grandpa. Courtesy Jerry Myers. By Jerry Myers I am an Idaho salmon and steelhead angler edging into my 6th decade. What I am witnessing this year feels uncomfortably similar to the despair of the mid 1970s and early [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON September 25 - 0 COMMENTS
TU honors 2018 class of conservation award winners
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  Recognizing Trout Unlimited’s amazing chapters, volunteers and partners is one of the most important parts of our organization’s annual meeting.   This year in Redding, California, two chapters, five volunteers and four partners were singled out for their contributions to Trout Unlimited efforts [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON September 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Hometown help
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Trout Unlimited staffer Matt Green at the oars in a boat his father built. Courtesy Matt Green. By Peter Anderson We live in distressingly fractured times, but Trout Unlimited has worked for years to heal divisions that unfortunately spring up in our community. There is a watchword for how we work [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON June 28 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: A family gets dirty for conservation
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A father and his daughter work to plant willows along the Esther Simplot Park in Boise, Idaho. David Garman photo.   By Kira Finkler Some say families that get dirty together stay together. If that is indeed the case my family will be a tight-knit bunch for a long time.   On a recent cool and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON April 12 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Conflict to Collaboration in Idaho
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Snake River steelhead, an Endangered Species Act listed species, will benefit from a collaboration of groups in Idaho that once worked against each other. Trout Unlimited photo. By Kira Finkler Looking around the West, it is easy to find watersheds where people are fighting over too little water. [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON April 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Dressing up for conservation
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Helping organize rallies, like this one at the Idaho State Capitol, to show elected officials how sportsmen and sportswomen feel about legislation is an important part of the politics of conservation. Trout Unlimited photo. By Brett Prettyman Waders and work boots are the uniforms people typically [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON March 9 - 0 COMMENTS
UPDATED - Proposed bill threatens Henry's Fork in Idaho
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An angler soaks up the moment at the end of a day fishing the Henry's Fork in eastern Idaho. Steve Schmidt photo. Editor's Note - Wednesday morning the bill was dropped from consideration during the 2018 Idaho Legislative Session. Here's a reaction from Trout Unlimited's Michael Gibson, who serves [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY Brett.Prettyman ON February 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Memories of lost Idaho steelhead and salmon
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Women fishing the Boise River circa 1920. Courtesy Idaho State Historical Society.    “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.” — Blade Runner, Ridley Scott   By Peter Anderson Water flows down the Boise River in the shade of towering cottonwood trees, through parks and [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY michael_gibson ON April 1 - 0 COMMENTS
Greetings from Idaho
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by Michael Gibson Well, after a move from Missoula to Boise and a quick stint with Idaho Wildlife Federation protecting the Boulder-White Clouds Mountains, I am back where I belong, helping to conserve, protect and restore trout and their watersheds. In January, I started as the Idaho field [ READ MORE... ]
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