On Nov. 20, Trout
Unlimited will launch the Wild Steelhead Initiative, an ambitious and hopeful
project to protect and restore wild steelhead and the incredible fishing
opportunities they provide throughout their native range in Alaska, California,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Whether you reside
in a steelhead state, or like many, venture cross country to chase this elusive
fish, we hope you will get involved in TU's newest venture.
The heart of the
Initiative will be a new community, Wild Steelheaders United, which is being
established to inform, organize and activate anglers (regardless of preferred
gear type) to protect and recover wild steelhead. In short, Wild Steelheaders
United is a home to anyone who believes in the common quest to protect these
fish and the incredible fishing opportunities they provide.
The Initiative will
focus on river systems that have high potential to support robust, fishable wild
steelhead populations, while accepting that properly managed steelhead
hatcheries may be appropriate to provide fishing and harvest opportunity in
rivers that no longer have the capacity to support wild steelhead. This effort
will begin in the Western states and as it grows, expand eastward into the Great
Lakes region as funding and resources permit.
The Initiative will
address both habitat protection/restoration and steelhead policy and management
so that all of the "Hs" (habitat (including hydro), hatcheries, and harvest) are
aligned so that wild steelhead can thrive.
Please join us to
kick-off the Initiative at simultaneous events in all five "steelhead states" at
the locations listed below. The events are free and open to the public.
More information to
come soon! Stay tuned to tu.org,
our Facebook
and Twitter pages to learn more about TU's newest
effort.
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