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blog BY DerekYoung ON June 3 - 0 COMMENTS
Signs Of Success In The Headwaters!
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Think about the first time you experienced fly fishing, on foot or a drift boat - did you know the rules, the etiquette, and what to do when interacting with other user groups on the water? If you're like me, you learned from a guide, then practiced what you were taught. If not, then you may have [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY DerekYoung ON April 7 - 0 COMMENTS
Yakima River Headwaters TU April Meeting
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Chapter meetings are held at The Brick, in Roslyn, WA from 7-9 PM. Open to all ages, we meet in the downstairs family section. https://www.facebook.com/events/798326776881487/
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blog BY DerekYoung ON March 2 - 1 COMMENTS
March 18th Meeting Reminder - 7 pm at The Brick
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Fellow TU members and volunteers, The next Chapter meeting is at 7 PM on Wednesday, March 18th at The Brick in Roslyn, WA. We meet in the downstairs family section, so all ages are welcome. Spend a day fishing in the area, then join us for food & drinks and a full agenda for the evening. First [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY DerekYoung ON February 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Yakima River Headwaters Board Members and Leadership
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Here's an update from last night's meeting - we've filled the open Board and Committee Chair roles with local residents, business owners, guides, and stakeholders. Please join me in saying "Thank You" to your Chapter leadership team. President - Derek YoungVice President - Erik Hayes​Secretary - [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY DerekYoung ON February 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Yakima River Headwaters TU February Meeting
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http://www.tu.org/events/yakima-river-headwaters-tu-february-meeting
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blog BY DerekYoung ON February 10 - 0 COMMENTS
Suction dredge mining bill in WA State - HB 1162
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blog BY shauna_sherard ON January 23 - 0 COMMENTS
"I couldn't have been more surprised..."
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  Anglers were thrilled with a bill introduced this week by Rep. Gale Tarleton in Washington state that aims to reign in suction dredging.  If you're not familiar with the practice it's essentialy where miners vacuum up the river bed in search of minimal amounts of gold and then send the contents [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY shauna_sherard ON January 21 - 0 COMMENTS
Anglers praise bill that reins in suction dredging
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Jan. 21, 2015 For immediate release Contact: Gregg Bafundo (206) 276-4843, gbaffundo@tu.orgCrystal Elliot (509) 386-7768, celliot@tu.org   Anglers praise bill that reins in suction dredgingBill aims to bring common-sense reforms to largely unregulated practice OLYMPIA - Rep. Gael Tarleton (D- [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY shauna_sherard ON January 21 - 0 COMMENTS
What is TU doing about suction dredging?
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What is TU is doing about suction dredging in Washington State? Currently, suction dredging is relatively unregulated in the state of Washington, posing threats not only to important populations of native fish, but also to the millions of dollars that have been invested in habitat across the state [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY shauna_sherard ON January 21 - 0 COMMENTS
What is suction dredging?
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What is Suction Dredging? Suction dreding, (more formally, Motorized Recreational Mineral Prospecting, MRMP) constitutes a suite of placer mining techniques that use motorized equipment to process stream sediments in search of gold. “Suction dredging” is an MRMP method by which the bed of a stream [ READ MORE... ]
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