New Film: ANADROMOUS WATERS premiers October 22!

10/19/2020

We're excited to tell you about an amazing new project we have been working on!

This Thursday, we will launch a short-film telling the story of ongoing work to find undocumented - thus unprotected - wild steelhead in the Tongass National Forest. ANADROMOUS WATERS, will be released as part of Trout Unlimited's "Science Week," and we have plenty of online events leading up to it.

History of the Project:

In Southeast Alaska, there are over 5,000 anadromous watersheds. Of that, only 325 are recognized as supporting annual runs of steelhead. The “officially recognized” part is key, as this means inclusion in the ADF&G Anadromous Waters Catalog (AWC).

If a species isn’t included in the AWC for a particular water body, there are no protections afforded that species, and therein lies the issue: to conserve steelhead and their habitat in a water body not listed as supporting them in the AWC, proof of their existence needed to be carefully and accurately documented.

Trout Unlimited has worked to increase the number of officially recognized anadromous streams by using community science – going to select Tongass 77 watersheds and surveying the area for steelhead.

Join us next week as we share this amazing story of discovery and what comes next.

INSTAGRAM LIVE with @TroutUnlimited and @AmericanSalmonForest on Thursday at 2 pm AKST
- If you've never watched an Instagram live event before, we are hosting the events in partnership with the Trout Unlimited page. Navigate to the @troutunlimited account using the search magnifying glass icon. At the top left of the profile, click the circle image with the logo. It will prompt you to select, "View Story" or "Watch Live Video" The "live" conversation will remain posted for 24 hours if you miss it. But if you join during the conversation, you can participate by asking questions or leaving comments in the box at the bottom of your screen.
FILM PREMIERE on Thursday at 3 p.m. AKST on our YouTube channel as we release our new film, ANADROMOUS WATERS, by Josh Duplechian from Trout Unlimited.

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