Priority Waters – Trout Unlimited https://www.tu.org Making fishing better Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:57:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 An unlikely case study for trout conservation: Arizona https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/an-unlikely-case-study-for-trout-conservation-arizona/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-unlikely-case-study-for-trout-conservation-arizona Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:08:56 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=113530 From securing national monuments to scaling up multi-million-dollar projects, Arizona’s policy and restoration work is ready to take center stage]]> Priority Waters Archives - Trout Unlimited nonadult Exemplifying service partnership in the Golden Trout Wilderness https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/exemplifying-service-partnership-in-the-golden-trout-wilderness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exemplifying-service-partnership-in-the-golden-trout-wilderness Mon, 10 Nov 2025 22:22:42 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=113719 The Golden Trout Wilderness is one of those rare places that captures the imagination—a remote, wild landscape that sits high on many anglers’ bucket lists. Rugged terrain and long miles of backcountry trail can make it feel out of reach, but for those who make the journey, it’s an experience unlike any other.]]> The Golden Trout Project nonadult Monumental agreement for Maine’s Atlantic salmon https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/barrier-removal/monumental-agreement-sets-the-stage-for-dam-removal-and-atlantic-salmon-recovery-on-maines-kennebec-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=monumental-agreement-sets-the-stage-for-dam-removal-and-atlantic-salmon-recovery-on-maines-kennebec-river Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:24:10 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=112678 In the early 1800s, as many as 200,000 Atlantic salmon would return to Maine’s Kennebec River for their annual spawning run.]]> Restoring Balance to the Kennebec River nonadult TU volunteers converge on Mecan River for Central Sands Celebration https://www.tu.org/magazine/community/tu-volunteers-converge-on-mecan-river-for-central-sands-celebration/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tu-volunteers-converge-on-mecan-river-for-central-sands-celebration Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:05:44 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=112434 Local community members and volunteers from Trout Unlimited chapters near and far turned out in a big way to care for and enjoy the Mecan River at the first annual Central Sands Community Celebration on a wet weekend this past May.]]> This Land is Your Land: Lucas Mullen https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/public-lands/this-land-is-your-land-lucas-mullen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-land-is-your-land-lucas-mullen Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:37:49 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=110690 When the opportunities to guide and fish the lands and waters of the Tongass National Forest—America’s largest and biggest fish producing forest—came knocking, he answered.]]> The path forward for the Eel River’s fish and communities https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/barriers/dam-removal/the-path-forward-for-the-eel-rivers-fish-and-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-path-forward-for-the-eel-rivers-fish-and-communities Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:29:01 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=111115 As dam removal moves ahead, an innovative collaborative plan to share the basin’s water and restore its iconic salmon and steelhead runs is finalized]]> Yukon River salmon declines: What’s under the surface https://www.tu.org/magazine/science/yukon-river-salmon-declines-whats-under-the-surface/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yukon-river-salmon-declines-whats-under-the-surface Wed, 16 Jul 2025 19:07:13 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=110124 And what anglers who value the abundance of these fisheries can do to help]]>