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With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, longtime partners will boost climate resilience for trout, salmon and steelhead<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16, 2022\u00a0\u2014 The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Forest Service will provide up to $40 million to Trout Unlimited as part of a five-year agreement to improve watersheds on national forests and grasslands \u2013 home to many of America\u2019s most important trout and salmon species. Projects include clean-up of abandoned mines and removing barriers to improve fish passage, as well as stream habitat improvements.<\/p>\n

Made possible by President Biden\u2019s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this five-year National Watershed and Aquatic Restoration Initiative aims to increase the pace and scale of watershed restoration on national forests and grasslands, with priority given to projects that use local employees and contractors to improve water quality in underserved communities and on Tribal lands.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur agreement with Trout Unlimited continues our joint success as stewards of national forests and grasslands,\u201d said Forest Service Chief Randy Moore. \u201cOur partnership is not just about cleaning a stream or increasing fish population. It\u2019s life sustaining work that is as vital to aquatic species as it is to people and communities. When our natural resources are healthy, we are healthy as a nation and as individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is heartening to see the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law\u2019s resources being put to good use,\u201d said Chris Wood, president and CEO of Trout Unlimited. \u201cThis agreement builds on a\u00a0long and productive partnership<\/a>\u00a0between the Forest Service and Trout Unlimited. Together over the years, we have already restored more than 400 miles of important fish habitat, reconnected more than 700 miles of habitat by removing barriers to fish migration, and improved hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest System lands. We are excited to continue and expand on this work over the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than 40% of trout streams in the U.S. flow through the 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands. In recent years, Trout Unlimited leveraged $20 million in Forest Service funding to carry out $62 million worth of projects, improving forest health, water quality and building key partnerships while supporting hundreds of family-wage jobs in rural communities.<\/p>\n

Wild and native trout and salmon face countless challenges, including warming fueled by climate change. Trout Unlimited is identifying a national network of priority waters based on the best fisheries science and guided by its\u00a0strategic plan<\/a>. Over the coming years, Trout Unlimited will use the funding from this agreement to work alongside partners to protect and restore these waters to improve fish population diversity, resilience and productivity.<\/p>\n

In its recent work, Trout Unlimited has worked with Tribes, agricultural landowners, mining companies, and government agencies to reconnect habitat and reduce flood risk on the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin, restore native brook trout habitat on private lands around the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, restore streams in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest in Idaho and clean up mines and restore streams in the Chugach National Forest in Alaska.<\/p>\n

About the Forest Service<\/p>\n

The Forest Service manages 193 million acres of national forests and grasslands for multiple uses. From timber and mineral resources to recreation and environmental conservation, the agency\u2019s portfolio is diverse. Much of these lands are in the headwaters and recharge areas of the nation\u2019s water supplies. National forests and grasslands provide sources of drinking water for people in 42 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n

About Trout Unlimited<\/p>\n

Trout Unlimited is the nation\u2019s oldest and largest cold-water fisheries conservation organization dedicated to caring for and recovering America\u2019s rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon. Across the country, TU brings to bear local, regional and national grassroots organizing, durable partnerships, and science-backed policy muscle.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources:<\/p>\n

Trout Unlimited and the U.S. Forest Service: A partnership that works<\/a><\/p>\n

Trout Unlimited: New Directions<\/a><\/p>\n

USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. Under the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America\u2019s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, promoting competition and fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to safe, healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate-smart food and forestry practices, making historic investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America, and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit\u00a0www.usda.gov<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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