Christy Fischer, president of Trout Unlimited’s Steinbeck Country Chapter, has spent her life exploring and connecting with public lands. From childhood hikes in Yosemite to guiding whitewater trips to protecting working lands across Northern California, Christy has built her life and career around the places she loves. "People of all walks of life need and benefit from access to nature, and equally importantly, the land needs people too. Our health and well-being is interconnected with the health of our lands and waters, and organizations like Trout Unlimited are critically important for helping people create and maintain these connections." Learn more about Christy: https://bit.ly/3TjfccI (fb)

Millions of acres of public lands were at risk of sale and disposal, but thanks to your relentless advocacy, those lands will stay in YOUR hands. We are deeply grateful to each and every one of you who raised your voices and have perhaps never been more proud of our TU community than we are today.   We’re also immensely grateful to the public lands champions in Congress who stood strong to protect these places, including Representatives Zinke (R-MT), Simpson (R-ID), Vasquez (D-NM), Newhouse (R-WA), Bentz (R-OR), Valadao (R-CA), Neguse (D-CO), and Susie Lee (D-NV) along with the entire House Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus. Senators Sheehey (R-MT), Daines (R-MT) , Risch (R-ID), and Crapo (R-ID) voiced strong opposition and Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) was an instrumental voice in this fight alongside Senators Wyden (D-OR), Cortez Masto (D-NV), and Hickenlooper (D-CO).   As our president and CEO Chris Wood says in this video, “I think it’s fair to say that the single most bipartisan idea in America is the notion that public lands should remain in public hands.” (fb)