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Ecological problems

The Earth is the only planet in the solar system where there is life. If you look down at the Earth from a plane you will see how wonderful our planet is. You will see blue seas and oceans, rivers and lakes, high snow-capped mountains, green forests and fields. For centuries man lived in harmony with nature until industrialization brought human society into conflict with the natural environment. Today, the contradictions between man and nature have acquired a dramatic character. With the development of civilization man’s interference in nature has increased. Every year the world’s industry pollutes the atmosphere with millions of tons of dust and other harmful substances. Continue reading Ecological problems

Environmental Problems

With the growing population even the problems are increasing and of late they have taken a demonic size, which is commanding expert attention to be solved. There are problems like Air Pollution, Drinking water pollution, Global warming, Hazardous Waste, Ozone Depletion and many others, which makes the list endless. As globalization paves its way across the world these problems no longer remain local problems but become international issues and there are numerous causes of these problems, some of which are created by man and can also be controlled by man. So here we would discuss some of these environmental problems, their causes and effects. Continue reading Environmental Problems

Pacific Northwest Salmon

TU has built a Pacific salmon program that spans the entire range of Pacific salmon and steelhead — from Southern California steelhead to sockeye in Alaska’s Bristol Bay and inland to the headwater spring chinook streams of central Idaho. We are protecting native-run kokanee in western Washington’s Lake Sammamish; we are helping to reconnect steelhead, chinook and sockeye to central Oregon streams they haven’t seen in decades; we are restoring passage on private timber lands for California coho; Continue reading Pacific Northwest Salmon

California

Tracing rivers to their fountains makes the most charming of travels.  As the life blood of the landscapes, the best of wilderness comes to their banks, and not one dull passage is found in all their eventful histories.” John Muir, one of California’s greatest citizens, marveled at the “eventful histories” of the state’s rivers.  As these waters journey from the mountains to the sea or the Great Basin, they encounter the full sweep of the state’s remarkable landscape. No human or animal knows these histories better than the state’s salmon and trout.  Trout Unlimited’s California mandate is to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain our great salmon, steelhead, and trout – from the source to the sea. Continue reading California

Alaska

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 Trout Unlimited Alaska protects some of the most pristine and prized rivers on the planet, restores those that need some help, and engages the next generation of coldwater stewards in Alaska’s natural heritage. Continue reading Alaska