To protect, conserve, and restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds
To ensure sustained flows and healthy habitat that support fish, wildlife, and local communities, please ask Denver Water and the US Army Corps of Engineers to require mitigation for the Moffat Firming Project. Read more about the proposed Moffat Project and how you can go on the record to help save the Fraser River and Upper Colorado River headwaters. Also, don't forget to join the "Save the Colorado River--Don't Flatline the Fraser" Facebook Group!
We need your help - NOW - to call your Representative and ask them to support removing the phony "low-impact" language from SB19.
Senate amendment changed the definition of "low impact hydropower" in an otherwise untroubling bill, SB 19, to include new hydropower facilities that deplete flows in Colorado rivers. learn more here
The 12th Annual Western Colorado Fly Fishing Exposition
April 9-10, 2010 Denver CO
The 12th Annual Western Colorado Fly Fishing Expo will be held April 9-10 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Grand Junction. On Saturday, this years Expo features hourly fishing programs, fly tying, casting and equipment demos, raffles, vendors, and auctions. Youth activities continue to expand with all-day fly tying, casting instruction and contests for all levels of ability, great prizes, and free T-shirts. In addition to tours of Scott and Ross and local wineries, Friday's activities include a women's fly fishing clinic (limited, contact Carol Oglesby at 970-434-3912). Friday evening has a meet the tiers social. Free Admission on Saturday. Saturday night banquet features Brad Befus and family with a program titled "Family-FlyFishing-Fun" and an auction of fishing trips, equipment and other items. The Expo has developed into a great education experience, a fund raiser for cold water resources, and excellent public and youth education and outreach program and a Great Time!
Western Colorado Fly Fishing Expo 2010 Registration Form
River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp
CTU Youth Conservation and Flyfishing Camp
Colorado Trout Unlimited is now accepting applications from students aged 14 to 18 for its fifth annual River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp, June 6-11 at Peace Ranch near Basalt. Applications must be received by March 30, 2010.
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Back on the river
Eagle Valley Chapter Receives State Approval in Montrose
Through the efforts of Alex Schaefer and Nick Rader, the Eagle Valley chapter of Trout Unlimited has been reactivated.
To learn more about the chapter, please contact
alex@eaglevalleytu.org
First Membership meeting is a success!
Vail Mountaineer article - TU Chapter sparks Valley revival
Colorado Trout Unlimited - News February 2010
In Colorado, water is a more precious commodity than almost any other natural resource. Since 1969, Colorado Trout Unlimited has been the state’s leading advocate in conserving, protecting and restoring Colorado’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. For more than 35 years, CTU has made significant contributions to Colorado’s environment, including battling the effects of disease on wild trout, defeating harmful large dam and diversion projects, passing important stream flow legislation, spearheading youth conservation education, protecting water quality, restoring native trout, improving drought-stricken rivers, establishing healthy fishing regulations and promoting water conservation. CTU has been Colorado's leading non-profit, non-partisan organization promoting the health of Colorado's rivers and lakes.
Statewide, CTU has over 10,000 members in more than 20 local chapters, in communities from Durango to Denver to Fort Collins. Our chapters conduct local conservation and education projects and act as advocates and conservators for their "home waters". The on-the-ground, grassroots efforts of our chapters and volunteers are what sets CTU apart from most other conservation groups.
CTU is the Colorado council of the national organization Trout Unlimited, which has more than 156,000 members nationwide. TU's national offices are based in the Washington, D.C. area. From grassroots habitat protection to high-level government lobbying, TU's efforts target the "Four Hs" of fisheries conservation: habitat, hydropower, harvest and hatcheries.
