WDFW Begins Development of Native Trout Harvest Management Policy
New Policy Looks to Guide Fisheries for Resident Rainbow Trout, Others Last year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Commission (FWC) received a petition requesting WDFW adopt...
View ArticleKlamath reconnected: The four dams are gone
Big things happen when committed people decide that failure is not an option Between my roles at Trout Unlimited and on the board of directors at the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), I’ve...
View ArticleTime to go all in
Current efforts are no longer cutting it for salmon and steelhead survival on the lower Snake It’s high time we admit we got it wrong; salmon and steelhead cannot survive in a highly modified river...
View ArticleOlympic Peninsula: Restoring Rainforest Rivers
A new film highlights TU’s habitat restoration and reconnection work on the Olympic Peninsula On the wild coastal rivers of Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Trout Unlimited is removing migration...
View ArticleAn ongoing commitment to restoring the Upper Klamath
As the Klamath River is reconnected, Chrysten Rivard reflects on the partnerships and dedication guiding TU’s work for the basin’s fish, water and communities Salmon, steelhead and lamprey have been...
View ArticleLegendary Red Shed Fly Shop says the Lower Four should go
Anglers talk a great deal about the incalculable importance of fly shops. While they’re great places to drop a few bucks on a new spool of tippet, a tube of floatant and a couple hot patterns, we’re...
View ArticleNumbers look good, but are they really?
If you’ve seen the recent news regarding Snake River steelhead returns, you’ve likely asked yourself, what’s the issue with the four lower Snake River dams? With returns totaling nearly 100,000...
View ArticleWhat Should Come Next for Washington’s Wild Steelhead?
A recent Seattle Times article highlighted issues impacting our state fish This fall in the Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes wrote a feature article called “Steelhead: WA’s ‘gray ghost’ battles extinction.”...
View ArticleWinter steelhead citizen science opportunity
WDFW is seeking anglers to help collect scale samples from wild winter steelhead in Southwest Washington This winter, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking anglers to assist...
View ArticleFish are arriving upstream of the former Klamath dams. What comes next?
As salmon and steelhead return to the Klamath following dam removal, we look at the work being done to track their populations and the plans guiding their reintroduction to historic habitat One of the...
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