Category Archives: Environment

Petition: No Strip Mining at Oregon’s Kalmiopsis Wild Rivers

Trout Unlimited is calling on supporters to sign a petition to protect the Kalmiopsis region of Oregon free from the threat of strip mining. The petition demands a 20-year mineral withdrawal from the region to thereby protect wild salmon, steelhead, … Continue reading

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Close Loopholes that Allow Shark Fin Trade

The vile practice 0f shark finning only exists because of demand and loose regulation on non-existent laws. In the United States, loose regulation is the result of a loophole found in the Shark Finning Protection Act of 2010. Please add … Continue reading

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Please Support a Petition to Protect the Smith River

The Native Fish Society is urging anglers to take action to potentially help make the North Fork of the Smith River protected with a Wild and Scenic River designation. As we all know, western rivers are frequently challenged by a … Continue reading

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Help Protect the White River National Forest from Deforestation and Drilling

Sadly, Colorado’s lust for economic growth at any cost has routinely led to turning over treasured lands to the oil and mining industries. Now the White River National Forest is at risk of having roadless areas bulldozed for more oil … Continue reading

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Please Sign the Declaration to Restore the Water Flows to the Everglades, Florida Bay and the Florida Keys

Much of the angling community has been well-aware of the harm caused and continued threats to the Florida Everglades and surrounding ecosystems as a result of diverted flows of clean freshwater away from those ecosystems and instead to agricultural interests. … Continue reading

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Ask Congress to Support the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act

Oceana is calling for support of sharks and the ban of the shark fin trade in the United States. In an easy online form, you can ask your legislator to support the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016. To … Continue reading

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Petition: Protect Tongass National Forest Salmon and Bears

The Alaska Wilderness League is calling on anglers to add their name to a petition that is intended to protect the salmon and bears of the Tongass National Forest in Alaska (the “last salmon forest”). Legislative maneuvers in D.C. are … Continue reading

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Petition: Protect Southeast Alaska Waters from Canadian Mines

Trout Unlimited is calling on anglers to sign a petition to protect the treasured waters of the Tongass National Forest and Misty Fjords National Monument from mining threats from Canada. The narrow Southeast Alaska region of the state dips down … Continue reading

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Podcast: Interview with Mikey Wier on the Work of California Trout

California Trout does incredible work protecting salmonids and related ecosystems in the state of California. I enjoyed chatting with Mikey Wier of CalTrout about the great work they do in an episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast. To check out … Continue reading

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Protect the Tongass National Forest

As we have previously written about (here), the Tongass National Forest is an essential ecosystem for salmon and steelhead. As also mentioned, the ongoing threats to this prized habitat is relentless. Please take easy action (below) to hopefully prevent industrial … Continue reading

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