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/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/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/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 https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration-takes-root-in-new-mexico/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=restoration-takes-root-in-new-mexico Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:32:24 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=112180 How TU's team in New Mexico is restoring the state's most enchanting waters and lands in 2025]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/conservation/restoration/driftless-area-restoration-effort-update/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driftless-area-restoration-effort-update Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:36:18 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=110896 The Driftless Area team has been hard at work this spring preparing for a very busy summer. ]]> https://www.tu.org/magazine/science/tu-science-measuring-the-carbon-benefitss-of-restored-floodplains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tu-science-measuring-the-carbon-benefitss-of-restored-floodplains Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:45:05 +0000 https://www.tu.org/?p=110771 While Trout Unlimited’s river and floodplain restoration is often aimed at trout and salmonid species, the benefits of our work extend far beyond fish habitat.]]>