Tim Bristol - Trout Unlimited
Alaska, U.S.A

Having grown up near the infamous Love Canal, near Niagara Falls, NY,  Tim Bristol possesses a deeper understanding than most about the effects of watershed destruction. Which might help explain the singular devotion he brings to stopping the disastrously planned Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay and logging in the Tongass National Forest.

When he first came to Alaska and witnessed the mind-boggling wealth of salmon and trout, it struck a deep nerve.

“I didn’t know places like this still existed,” Tim says. “It just filled me with wonder.” Since then, Trout Unlimited’s “man on the ground” and his staff have been waging an all-out campaign to preserve the greatest salmon strongholds in the world.

“Clean water and healthy fisheries are not a luxury,” he says, “they’re a sign of the health of our collective society.” How can we stop multi-billion-dollar industries from destroying pristine habitat? According to Tim, success lies in the hands of us as anglers and citizens. “Every little bit helps,” Tim says, “a phone call, an e-mail to a politician, a letter to the editor, a bit of volunteer time.”

In other words, get on it people.