Trout Unlimited
An environmental summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.
Contents
Summary
Trout Unlimited (TU) is a national non-profit organization with over 300,000 members and supporters. They are comprised of professionals that ensure that TU is a leader in fisheries restoration at the local, state, and national levels. [1]
Board of Trustees
- Jim Asselstine, Chairman of the Board
- Mick McCorcle, Chairman of the National Leadership Council
- Chris Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Nancy Mackinnon, Secretary
- Terry Hyman, Treasurer
- Paul Doscher, Secretary of the National Leadership Council
- David Armstrong, Legal Advisor
Background
Trout Unlimited (TU) was founded near Grayling, Michigan around 1959 by fishermen who were united by their passion for trout fishing and their growing discontent with state's practice of stocking trout into their local waters. [2] Between 1962 to 1963, TU released its first policy statement, which later persuaded the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to reduce its policy of put-and-take stocking with Trout. [2] The National Conservation Agenda of TU is now set by a National Leadership Council. Most of the current TU body is comprised of volunteers and conservation professionals. [2]
Trout Unlimited of California
TU is one of a number of environmental advocacy organizations (Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other Non-Profit Organizations in California's Central Coast Region) operating in California's Central Coast region. The 2018 Trout Unlimited of California mission statement is to protect, reconnect, restore, and sustain California's salmonid fisheries, their watersheds, and the diversity of their populations. [3]
Steinbeck Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited
Steinbeck Country Chapter of Trout Unlimited is located in Carmel. Their primary projects have dealt with work on behalf of the trout, salmon and Steelhead fisheries of the California's Central Coast Region. [4]
Projects Completed within Steinbeck Country Chapter
- Helped with the 2016 land deal to convert a 140 acre golf course into park land and 300 acre-feet of water back to lower river with the help of the Trust for Public Land, Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District, and Santa Lucia Conservancy [5]
- Cleaned up fishing access to the Salinas River near Highway 1 from 2013 to 2015 [6]
- Initiated the clean up of the Carmel River near Highway 1 in 2015 [6]
References
- ↑ Trout Unlimited Website - About
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trout Unlimited Website - History
- ↑ Trout Unlimited of California
- ↑ The Steinbeck Country Chapter of TU Website
- ↑ New land deal will benefit Carmel River Steelhead
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Santa Cruz Reel News 2015
Links
- Watershed Issues
- Lagunita Creek Watershed
- Coho Salmon Crisis in the Central California Coast ESU
- Steelhead
- Santa Lucia Conservancy
- Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other Non-Profit Organizations in California's Central Coast Region
Disclaimer
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