NEWS
Take Action to Protect the Roadless Rule
45 million acres of national forest lands are at risk, and we need your help. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published notice that it is beginning the process to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and open our roadless public lands up to harmful development, including harmful road construction in backcountry areas that will compromise fish and wildlife habitat and increase wildfire risk. The notice starts an extremely short 21-day comment period.
Seventy percent of the public land within roadless areas is home to native trout or salmon. This includes cutthroat trout in the Rockies, brook trout in Appalachia, and salmon and steelhead in the Pacific Northwest. This issue affects trout and salmon fisheries across the country and anglers need to speak up for these important public lands.
Please take a moment today to urge the USDA to keep the 2001 Roadless Rule in place and support native trout and salmon strongholds throughout the country.
https://www.tu.org/conservation/action-center/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f129771%2fRespond
Our Chapter
For nearly 30 years the Tualatin Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TVTU) has been a very active and successful chapter dedicated to Trout Unlimited’s mission to conserve, protect, and restore coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. To learn more see About Us.
Our Monthly Meetings
Our well-attended monthly meetings have featured a wide variety of speakers covering an excellent mix of fishing and conservation topics. Our enhanced IT capabilities have allowed us to provide Zoom broadcast and recording of meeting presentations to better serve and engage our over 500 members, no matter where they live and what their schedules are. In addition, we have a monthly newsletter that is sent via email to over 700 members and supporters.
Check out our calendar of events and join us!
We Support Other Conservation Organizations
We support many other conservation organizations through financial contributions including the TU Salmon Superhighway. In particular, we are very pleased to join with the Native Fish Society in offering Wild Fish For All Academic Scholarships for students in Fisheries Conservation. See the Tualatin Valley Chapter Story.
Our Facebook Page
Our Facebook page, followed by over 630 people, includes our monthly newsletter.
We also advertise through our newsletter and Facebook page many Volunteer Conservation Opportunities throughout Oregon and the Pacific NW that were organized by the Native Fish Society, Tualatin River Watershed Council, Tualatin Riverkeepers, Clackamas River TU Chapter and Basin Council, Friends of Trees, and Clean Water Services!
Educational and Conservation Events
Chapter members have helped with various educational and conservation events such as those othered offered by the Tualatin River Keepers and Clackamas River Trout Unlimited Chapter.
