Posted in rivers on Mar 30th, 2013
This week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the results of a comprehensive survey looking at the health of thousands of stream and river miles across the country, finding that 55 percent are classified as poor, and another 23 percent in fair condition for aquatic life. In certain regions, like the Coastal Plains and Temperate [...]
Posted in conservation on Mar 11th, 2013
The adventure-documentary “Where the Yellowstone Goes” will make its Washington, D.C. premier at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital next month. In its 21st year in Washington, the festival will consider the vital role of earth’s rivers in human survival. Introduced by Rebecca Wodder, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior, [...]
Posted in conservation on Mar 8th, 2013
Trout Headwaters, Inc is pleased to release the 2013 FREE Yellowstone River Guide for Conservation, Recreation, Education and other Resources. This brand new guide gives you everything you need to plan your Yellowstone adventure for a short half-day or for a month. More, it provides stakeholders with valuable conservation information and many resource links to insure this national [...]
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 policy on Nov 30th, 2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is conducting a study on the importance of water in the U.S. economy to better understand how water contributes to the economic welfare of the nation and plays a critical role in many sectors of the U.S. economy. On December 4, USEPA will host a public symposium in Washington, [...]
Posted in water on Nov 28th, 2012
Reprinted with permission from author Chandler Van Voorhis of GreenTrees, LLC Water has played a critical role in the formation of the United States. As President Theodore Roosevelt stated 100 years ago, in the first ever White House Conference on Conservation, “It was in Philadelphia that the representatives of all the States met for what was in [...]
Posted in policy on Nov 6th, 2012
From Circle of Blue Today American voters will not only choose their representatives. In many states and cities, those casting ballots will also make decisions about our water supply. …Though water is clearly a primary concern in the daily lives of Americans, incumbent U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney have largely ignored [...]
Posted in policy on Oct 9th, 2012
In The Conservationist, Hal Herring interviews U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D.-Montana) about why he is tenaciously pushing a Senate vote on The Sportsmen’s Act of 2012 before November. “I’m the Chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus, and these are all ideas that have come out of our work there. When I got to be the [...]
Posted in ecology on Sep 13th, 2012
From our THI headquarters south of Livingston, Mont. thick, black smoke has been seen billowing from the Pine Creek Fire. The 12,000-acre blaze will be recorded during a fire season that’s already five times Montana’s normal level for acres burned. As crews work to douse the blaze, at least seven Paradise Valley drainages are under [...]
Posted in policy on Aug 11th, 2012
Natural resources are often described as “priceless,” but defining the real economic value of clean air, clean water, and open spaces may be the only way to save our environment. One very real economic value of natural resources is jobs – and lots of them. The Outdoor Industry Association’s recent report, “The Outdoor Recreation Economy,” [...]
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