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Dec 10, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Bjorn Dihle |Jaclyn Higgins |Dan Morgan |Ryan Lockwood
The Restoration of Sitka Blacktail Deer Habitat in Southeast Alaska: Part 2 In Part I of this two-part series, Bjorn Dihle covered how a significant portion of Southeast Alaska’s young growth forest is about to enter stem exclusion, or is already there.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Ryan Lockwood |Chris Macaluso |Jaclyn Higgins
The Mississippi’s Massive Catfish, Tasty Drums & Bountiful Crabs: Video Compilation TRCP recently hosted several well-known, river-savvy angling influencers on a two-day fishing and crabbing excursion on the Mississippi River, to talk about the importance of restoring the functionality of the river, throughout the basin from the Gulf of Mexico to Minnesota. The video-makers got an up-close look at freshwater and sediment diversions to see firsthand how effective they are at improving...
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Jaclyn Higgins |Ryan Lockwood
Anglers Cheer Reintroduction of Forage Fish Conservation Act As all anglers know, where you find the bait, you find the fish. Forage fish like herring, sardines, and shad are an essential part of marine ecosystems, serving as a nutrient-rich superfood for larger fish, marine mammals, and seabirds.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Jaclyn Higgins |Ryan Lockwood
Workgroup Established to Consider Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Regulations The Menhaden Management Board (MMB) of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted yesterday to establish a workgroup to consider options for precautionary management of the Chesapeake Bay industrial menhaden fishery, including time and area closures, to account for seabird and fish diet needs at critical points in their life cycles. The workgroup will be organized over the coming weeks and will start the process...
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Ryan Lockwood |Dan Morgan |Jaclyn Higgins
ICAST Summit Focuses on Shark Depredation, Offshore Wind TRCP hosts a conservation summit every year at ICAST, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, which is offered by the American Sportfishing Association.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Jaclyn Higgins
New England anglers out on the water this summer wondering when they’ll find that next big school of herring to use as bait to score a trophy bluefin or striper might want to stick with using menhaden instead. At the end of June, NOAA Fisheries published the 2024 stock assessment update for Atlantic herring, and unfortunately the results show that little progress has been made toward rebuilding a herring stock that has been in decline for many years.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Noah Davis |Ryan Lockwood |Chris Macaluso |Jaclyn Higgins
BLM Announces Greater Sage Grouse Draft Plan Amendments to Guide Management of 67 million Acres in the West TRCP encourages the agency to plan for durable conservation strategies Today, the Bureau of Land Management announced the release of its draft Greater Sage Grouse Environmental Impact Statement and associated Resource Management Plan Amendments that—when completed—will guide management decisions across approximately 67 million acres of sage grouse habitat on public lands overseen by the...
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Ryan Lockwood |Chris Macaluso |Jaclyn Higgins |Dan Morgan
Pennsylvania’s Trout Fishing Streams: Why They Lack Full Protection In this short video, we explain how the state of Pennsylvania is working to protect the cold, clean waters that trout require, but is coming up short for one simple reason.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Chris Macaluso |Jaclyn Higgins |Dan Morgan |Alexandra Kozak
Productive Louisiana Freshwater Fishery “Dying a Slow Death” Lac Des Allemands is one of many storied freshwater fisheries in South Louisiana.
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Feb 27, 2024 | 
trcp.org | Alexandra Kozak |Tristan Henry |Dan Morgan |Jaclyn Higgins
24 Pennsylvania Trout Streams That Deserve a Conservation Status Update Anglers are campaigning to update the designations of some Pennsylvania waterways to reflect the exceptional status of their wild trout populations and water quality Four times each year, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission proposes streams to be added to the Class A Wild Trout and Wild Trout lists. Right now, there are 24 Wild Trout Streamsthat represent the best of our best waters. Among those eligible for...
