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Jul282010

Trout Unlimited Applauds Gas Company Disclosure

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 12:00AM

Responding to an announcement by Range Resources Corp. that it will disclose the list of chemicals it is using in hydraulic fracturing of gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region in Pa., Trout Unlimited (TU) applauds the energy company for its plan.

"If Range Resources is planning to disclose the chemicals it uses in its drilling operations, there is no reason other companies can't do the same," said Elizabeth Maclin, TU's Vice President for Eastern Conservation. "With thousands of wells being drilled throughout Pennsylvania, knowing what is in fracking fluids is an important step toward protecting the state's natural resources."

LINK (Via: The Outdoor Wire)

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Wednesday

Nov112009

Teton Canyon - A Wild Legacy at Risk

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 12:00AM

Watch the new video and see why Trout Unlimited is committed to protecting this national treasure for future generations. Or visit this TU site page to learn more.

Eric Rathbun |

What do Wild Steelhead mean to you?

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:27PM

Tis the season to gear up for Winter steelheading. For us in Washington, it comes in two phases - the hatchery run followed by the wild run. And when Moldy Chum prioritizes its calendar weekends for the next six months, February, March, and April take pole position. It's not a priority fueled by quantity or percentages rather one defined by experience. It is this experience that has incented Trout Unlimited and Moldy Chum to ask for your help.

We invite all Moldy Chum friends and followers to take 1 minute to answer this survey that asks how much anglers in Washington state value wild steelhead as opposed to hatchery-reared fish. The data gathered, non-scientific though it may be, will be provided to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

“We’d like to find out just how important the experience of catching a wild steelhead is to the recreational angler in Washington,” said Rob Masonis, vice president of Western Conservation for TU. “From a conservation standpoint, we worry that hatchery fish are diluting wild stocks and reducing the hearty nature of steelhead in the Northwest. But we recognize the overall importance of steelhead to the recreational angler. I guess it boils down to a simple question: would you rather catch a wild fish or a hatchery fish?”

Eric Rathbun |

Trout Unlimited To Hold News Conference Wednesday Calling for Permanent Protection of Federal Lands Near Bristol Bay

Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 12:01AM

Hundreds of Hunters and Anglers Ask Interior Department to Reopen Bristol Bay Regional Management Plan and Keep Mining Prohibitions in Place

A broad coalition of hunters, anglers, guides and outfitters, representing millions of Americans and many of them members of Trout Unlimited, want Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to protect some 1.1 million acres of federal land in the Bristol Bay watershed by reversing a Bush Administration plan that recommended opening the area to mineral development. Nearly 300 signatories to a letter addressed to Salazar ask the secretary to direct his new Bureau of Land Management chief, Bob Abbey, to protect Bristol Bay’s rich fisheries and wildlife habitat by redoing the 2008 regional management plan for federal lands in the watershed and closing the area to mining. The BLM lands covered by the plan lie adjacent to state land where developers hope to build one of the world’s largest open-pit gold and copper mines, a project known as Pebble.

WHAT: A news conference to discuss what’s at stake with the BLM lands and what groups want Salazar to do.

WHEN: 9 a.m. Alaska /1 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. Call 800-944-8766 to join the teleconference.

WHO: The speakers will be Chris Wood, Chief Operating Officer, Trout Unlimited; Gary Berlin, President, American Fly Fishing Trade Association; and Brian Kraft, Owner, Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge.

For more information, contact Paula Dobbyn, Trout Unlimited, Director of Communications, Alaska Program, at pdobbyn@tu.org or 907-230-1513.

El Guapo |