“If you care about the future of our planet, one of the best things you can do is go fishing. Better still, take your child or grandchild.” The Washington Post's Dana Milbank joined TU’s Kirk Deeter on the water in Colorado, where he learned how to fly fish, listened to "river music," and explored the how fishing connects anglers more deeply to conservation—and to each other. Read the full piece from The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/46ZG0Fg (fb)

Native and wild fish need Roadless Areas. Elk and mule deer need Roadless Areas. Hunters and anglers need Roadless Areas. In a recent blog, our president and CEO Chris Wood wrote: “It is difficult to overstate the importance of roadless areas to native and wild trout and salmon. In Idaho 75 percent of all chinook salmon and steelhead habitat is found in roadless areas. More than half of the strong populations of Redband trout in the Columbia basin are found in roadless areas. Nearly 70 percent of Wyoming’s Yellowstone cutthroat trout habitat is found in areas without roads. More than 70 percent of all the Chinook, coho, pink, and chum salmon in southeast Alaska are found in areas without roads.” Conservation safeguards could be removed from 45 million acres of public lands that fish, wildlife and hunters and anglers call home. Your voice can keep that from happening. The public comment period ends this Friday, September 19, and the USDA needs to hear why Roadless Areas matter to you. Read Chris’s blog and take action TODAY: https://bit.ly/3K5QKu0 (fb)