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blog BY sam_davidson ON January 31 - 0 COMMENTS
Next steps for restoration of the Eel and Klamath Rivers
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The Klamath River is the third most productive watershed for salmon and steelhead on the West Coast.  The Klamath and Eel Rivers are legendary for their salmon and steelhead runs. But these famous fisheries have been hard hit by dams, diversions, and in recent years extreme drought. TU is at the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON December 18 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Now I begin
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The California coastal stream where the author tried to begin again. By Sam DavidsonThe photos didn’t do justice to the fish. I had been waiting patiently for word from the Steelhead Whisperer, who had spent most of the day on his favorite winter water on the central California coast. But for hours [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY KyleSmith ON December 13 - 0 COMMENTS
Oregon Wildlands and Frank Moore bills need your help
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Thanks to the leadership of elected officials in Oregon who understand the importance of wild places, and the value salmon and steelhead bring to our outdoor economy, there’s a decent chance that Oregon could end up with some new public lands protections in the next few days. As we posted last week [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON December 6 - 0 COMMENTS
New bill helps NW California salmon, steelhead, public lands
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Guide Leslie Ajari and her father, Bruce, on the Trinity River. The northwest corner of California is famous for a variety of reasons. Its towering redwoods—among the largest living things on Earth, inspire awe and were the “green gold” that drove a century of logging activity to support the build- [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON November 23 - 0 COMMENTS
Dams and DIDSON: restoring California's Eel River
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The salmon and steelhead fisheries of California's Eel River were once bountiful -- and could be again.  California’s Eel River—the state’s third largest watershed—is legendary among anglers for its wild steelhead and salmon fisheries. But like so many coastal watersheds north of San Francisco, the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY walt_gasson ON November 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Public fishing access? There’s an app for that
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At TU, we’re strong defenders of our public lands. We see these lands as a legacy for future generations and a keystone in our efforts to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain coldwater fisheries across America. These are your lands and waters, to hunt and fish and hike and enjoy within the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON November 20 - 0 COMMENTS
Voices from the River: Dry line dedication
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Promising water for dry line steelheading. Note: Nearly three-quarters of all wild steelhead populations in their native range along the West Coast and in Idaho are threatened (TU's CEO, Chris Wood, just penned this post on the recent closure of the winter steelhead season in Idaho due to low [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY KyleSmith ON November 9 - 0 COMMENTS
Act Now to Help Protect the Methow Headwaters
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We need your support to help urge the BLM to protect the Methow Headwaters and the habitat it provides for rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bull trout, mountain whitefish, Chinook salmon, and steelhead.  A mineral withdrawal would make the 340,000 acres of U.S. Forest Service land in the Upper [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY sam_davidson ON October 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Summer steelhead in the Elwha rise from the ashes
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Rise of the Phoenix: an Elwha River summer steelhead (Photo: John McMillan) By John McMillan Should we invest in dam removal? It’s a question that many communities, businesses and policy-makers are facing these days — partly because of aging infrastructure and financial liabilities, and partly [ 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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