Posted in fish on Feb 5th, 2013
A new research study featured in the latest issue of the American Fisheries Society’s Fisheries Magazine explores how a warming climate is affecting trout streams throughout the Rocky Mountains, and urges quick action if native trout populations are to persist in diminishing cold-water habitats. One important point of the article is that even with better [...]
Posted in sustainability on Jan 2nd, 2013
TroutHeads are part of an elite group dedicated to preserving and protecting our freshwater resources and finned friends. We’ve come up with 5 Go-Blu Resolutions you may want to consider for 2013. For more ideas visit http://www.troutheads.org TroutHeads.org. 1. Eliminate plastic water bottles from your life with the EcoBlu Eco-Water Bottle. Did you know it [...]
Posted in humor on Dec 5th, 2012
Unique Gifts for the Trout Head in Your Life Official TroutHeads gear makes great gifts and can be found only one place – www.troutheads.org! Proudly wear the official TroutHeads t-shirt or embroidered cap, or sport an official THI Staff shirt, cap, or field water bottle. Keep a journal in the official THInk Pad, or check [...]
Posted in stewardship on Nov 5th, 2012
Chronicling a 31-day journey on the longest undammed river in the lower 48, the film covers major issues like the 2011 oil spill, along with sweet anecdotal stories and plenty of fly fishing, on one of America’s most wild and scenic rivers. Director Hunter Weeks teams up with presenting sponsor Trout Headwaters, Inc. to present [...]
Posted in taimen on Nov 3rd, 2012
Many of you who have been following this series on my work with Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen) in Mongolia may not be aware that this species is actually one of five taimen species that exist in the world. A recent International Union for Conservation of Nature report titled, “Largest Salmon in the World Edges Toward Extinction,” [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 11th, 2012
This is the final blog post from my work with Rare Conservation and World Wildlife Fund this summer. Driving through the six Soums (districts) along the Onon River really opened my eyes to the amount of work that has been completed in this area. Each town had billboards portraying members of the local fishing clubs [...]
Posted in taimen on Aug 16th, 2012
We have expanded our taimen conservation education and awareness campaign, with posters and brochures, to the Chinggis Khan International Airport in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. Our display stands nearly 7-feet-tall and is located in the middle of the international baggage claim area. The message is simple and clear and it uses the same poster design [...]
Posted in fish on Aug 15th, 2012
A recent story in the L.A. Time chronicles the return of wild steelhead to tributaries of the Elwha River in Washington after removal of the 108-foot high Elwha dam. When checking on tagged wild fish they had planted a few months earlier, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Lower Elwha Klallam [...]
Posted in taimen on Jun 21st, 2012
As the 2012 taimen field season gets underway we take a look back at some key accomplishments, and look forward to how we intend to continue to build upon that work. Last season found us working with local government and airport administrators in Murun, the provincial capital of Khovsgol Aimag, to construct a permanent taimen conservation kiosk [...]
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
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