On Washington’s White Salmon River, teams of dedicated volunteers are working closely with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife to document salmon and steelhead utilizing reconnected habitat above the former site of Condit Dam. This important community science program is led by the inspiring J. Michelle Swope and celebrated in a new film by Washington Council Trout Unlimited WCTU and filmmaker Liam Gallagher. Watch the full film: https://bit.ly/42OITIe (fb)

On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Reps. Zinke (R-MT) and Vasquez (D-NM) and co-chaired by Reps. Dingell (D-MI) and Simpson (R-ID) formed the Public Lands Caucus, dedicated to protecting the lands that are home to millions of acres of fish and wildlife habitat and endless fishing, hunting, and outdoor recreation opportunities “Public lands are the backyard of the little guy, demonstrating our commitment to leaving the world a better place for our children than the one we inherited from our parents,” said Chris Wood, President and CEO of Trout Unlimited. “On behalf of Trout Unlimited members across the nation, I thank Congressmen Zinke and Vasquez and the members of the newly minted bipartisan Public Lands Caucus for their leadership upholding our legacy of public lands. We look forward to working with the caucus to prevent the sort of dark-of-night actions we saw this week to sell off hundreds of thousands of acres of America’s public lands.” (fb)