https://www.tu.org Making fishing better Mon, 08 Dec 2025 21:02:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/big-creek-restoration-work-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-creek-restoration-work-continues Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:57:44 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=114282 The official start to summer in New York coincided with another historic storm coming on the heels of a very rainy spring.   A little extra rain amplifies lush green landscapes and healthy flowing rivers.  However, we’ve again witnessed what happens when massive storms carrying a deluge of water and debris, head directly for a small community like the Village of Waterville.   Local partners are collaborating to stabilize Big Creek to be more resilient when…]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/advocacy/navigating-public-land-oil-and-gas-leasing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-public-land-oil-and-gas-leasing Tue, 02 Dec 2025 19:49:33 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=113794 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is at the center of a seismic shift in how America manages its public land energy resources. From sweeping regulatory reforms to legislative reversals, the past 10 months have redefined the balance between energy development and conservation.]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/teamwork-leads-to-dreamwork-on-wilson-creek-in-dunn-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teamwork-leads-to-dreamwork-on-wilson-creek-in-dunn-county Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:11:08 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=114144 Sometimes the right place and the right people come together at exactly the right time to create a stream restoration project that is truly remarkable.  The place is 7200 feet of the North Branch of Wilson Creek in Dunn County, Wisc., on the properties of Bill Manwarren and Josh Edhlund.    Wilson Creek, like many Driftless streams, was straightened on these properties to increase land available for agriculture and to improve efficiency with large…]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/barriers/capital-culverts-the-road-stream-crossings-of-dane-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capital-culverts-the-road-stream-crossings-of-dane-county Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:56:04 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=114126 This summer, Trout Unlimited employed two seasonal technicians to collect culvert and bridge inventory data in Dane County, Wisc.    This inventory is part of our larger effort to better understand the extent of habitat fragmentation across the Driftless Area and ensure that we have sufficient information about outdated infrastructure to have ready solutions when it…]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/re-routing-quickly-heals-wayward-michigan-stream/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-routing-quickly-heals-wayward-michigan-stream Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:33:46 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=114046 When Trout Unlimited crews and contractors dive into a construction project, they move fast. Often, it takes just a week or two of construction to complete the work.  Getting to construction can be a longer haul.  It was more than a decade ago when Chad Kotke, a stream restoration specialist on TU’s Great Lakes team, learned…]]> 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]]> Conservation Archives - Trout Unlimited nonadult https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/advocacy/working-to-keep-fishing-and-hunting-access-in-nevada/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=working-to-keep-fishing-and-hunting-access-in-nevada Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:03:15 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=113575 Fall trout fishing, as well as duck hunting, is underway on Nevada’s Truckee River. A coveted access point for Reno anglers and hunters is the Mustang Trailhead off Interstate 80, between Reno and Fernley.]]>