1000 miles campaign Archives

TU 1,000 Miles: New York’s Dry Brook Flows Again

July 08, 2015

The replacement of the Dry Brook culvert opened up 1.8 miles of high quality trout habitat in the Beaverkill watershed.
Photo by TU September 2014

Nestled in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains near Roscoe, NY, the Dry Brook can now flow freely once again thanks to another successful culvert replacement by our friends at Trout Unlimited and their 1,000 Miles Campaign.

Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Update: Nash and Mill Creek Revival

June 17, 2015

Written by: Jon Bash

Releasing Native Bonneville Cutthroat Trout in Mill Creek, Utah.
Photo courtesy Trout Unlimited

Spring and early summer rains have given new life to dry banks across the country. Nash creek (NH) and Mill Creek (UT) are experiencing their first spring with more free flowing water and. . .

Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Campaign Update: Indian Creek

November 05, 2014

Collapsed Indian Creek culvert before
Photo by Trout Unlimited

The goal of the Orvis/Trout Unlimited 1,000 Miles Campaign is to reconnect 1,000 miles of fishable streams by repairing or replacing poorly constructed culverts throughout. . .

Photos: Reconnecting Fish Creek, Part of the Orvis/TU 1,000 Miles Project

April 09, 2014

Written by: Paul Burnett, TU Weber River Restoration Project Manager

The Fish Creek culvert before complete failure in 2010.

Sometimes, we are left with a mess. I was recently talking to Charles, one of the landowners involved in our Fish Creek Reconnection project in Utah’s Weber River Basin. He was telling me about how. . .