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About Save Bristol Bay
Trout Unlimited’s Alaska Program works to preserve, protect and restore wild salmon and trout populations throughout Alaska. Through sound scientific data, strong grassroots outreach and advocacy, and hands-on involvement in conservation projects we protect some of the most pristine and prized rivers on the planet, restore those that need some help, and engage the next generation of coldwater stewards in Alaska’s natural heritage.
May 2010
TU Alaska Sponsors Book Tour for Red Summer About Life as a Bristol Bay Fisherman
Red Summer, a book about Bristol Bay commercial fishing by author and filmmaker, Bill Carter, is being re-released in June. Trout Unlimited Alaska is helping sponsor Carter’s book tour on the West Coast. Set in the Alaska Native village of Egegik on the shores of Bristol Bay, Red Summer tells the thrilling story of one man’s journey from novice to seasoned fisherman over the course of four beautiful, brutal summers in one of the earth’s few remaining wild places.
Marlene Dietrich and The Land of the Big Wind
In this blog post, TU Alaska (TU-AK) outreach contractor, Melanie Brown, reflects on her recent visit to Chignik Lake. In addition to her grassroots organizing work for TU-AK, Melanie is also a Naknek setnetter.
Learn to become a Bristol Bay Fly Fishing Guide. Applications due June 15.
Have you ever dreamed of learning to fly fish and then taking your skills to the next level and actually making a career out of it? If you’re between the ages of 15 and 22 and live in the Bristol Bay region, now is the time to act. Trout Unlimited Alaska, together with partner organizations, is sponsoring the second annual Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy in the Yu’pik Eskimo village of Ekwok this summer.
Red Gold Screens at Starbucks-Owned Venue in Seattle
We had a nice turnout last weekend for a screening of the award-winning film about Bristol Bay, Red Gold, at Starbucks-owned Roy Street Coffee&Tea. The Seattle Times did an advance piece about it on the coffee blog. Check it out, and if you haven't seen the film, it's time.
Threatened Koktuli River Deserves Protection
Some places deserve special protection based on their remoteness and remarkable qualities; the Koktuli River in Southwest Alaska is among these places. Unfortunately and somewhat ironically, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation seems to disagree. Read an opinion piece in the Anchorage Daily News by Tim Bristol, TU's Alaska Director.