Climate Corner
USGS/NASA Landsat
Cameron Peak Fire Oct. 2020
Working to help trout, salmon and our communities weather climate change
In the face of drought, floods, and wildfire, we have reason for hope.
We can help make our fisheries and communities more resilient. In fact, we already are.
Our Forests, Our Fish
A drive up Poudre Canyon reveals the tremendous impact of a tiny beetle only 2mm long. Many of the burned tree trunks in the Cameron Fire scar were Lodgepole Pines that were already dead due to the infestation…
Make Room for Growth
July 4th, 2017 was an Independence Day to remember. I fished the tailwater of the Yampa River about a half mile below the Stagecoach Reservoir. The rainbows were stacked in the current like a convoy of merchant ships during WW II. One by one, I was able to net six beauties…
Climate change is not waiting for us in some distant day. It’s here, now. For trout and salmon, the problem is clear enough at the most basic level.
Trout and salmon rely on cold, clean water in a world that is rapidly warming.
Persistent drought, massive wildfires, catastrophic flooding—our newsfeeds are filled with threats to our world, to our communities and to these fish that are knitted into the fabric of so many of our lives.
But at TU, we’re optimists. We have reason for hope. We know how to help trout and salmon, and our communities, weather climate change. We believe we can help. In fact, we already are.