| | | |  |  | Advocacy Victory A Landmark Win for our Great Outdoors On August 4th, the President signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which previously passed both the House and Senate with strong bipartisan support. The most significant national conservation legislation passed in a generation, the GAOA permanently secures funding for public lands and outdoor recreation under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as well as providing much needed funding to address the maintenance backlog on our National Parks and other public lands. Passage of the GAOA is a victory that has been many years in the making, the result of hard work from countless TUers and conservation allies. This is a historic win for public lands and it sure does feel nice to have something to celebrate during these challenging times. | | | | | | | |  | Volunteers released native trout into the East Fork of Roaring Creek You've Got Backpacks, We've got Greenbacks On July 28, 2020 over 700 native Greenback Cutthroats were released into the East Fork of Roaring Creek. The effort was a little different this time with staggered start times, social distancing, and a much more strenuous trek, but with 43 volunteers, 15 agency staff (CPW) - this 1st stocking of Greenbacks into new habitat on an important Poudre River tributary was a success. A big thank you goes out to the volunteers who took time out of their week to help get these fish to their new home! | | | | | | | | | |  | Leave No Trace: An Educational Opportunity Never have we seen such a huge demand for our public lands as we have during the pandemic. This rings especially true for our more local trails and waterways. We have heard and seen the stress that an increase in use has caused and would like to use this as an opportunity to help share some ideas for how we can all share these spaces with respect for each other and the land. Also, we want to welcome all who are finding more time and opportunity to explore their public lands, and hope you become a long time user as well as a steward to these amazing places. The video above features a catchy song reflecting on all these principles - and has singing animals. So, great for all ages! Care for Colorado's 7 Principles - Know Before You Go
- Stick To Trails
- Trash the Trash
- Leave It As You Find It
- Be Careful With Fire
- Keep Wildlife Wild
- Share Our Trails & Parks
| | | | | | What do YOU want at Digital Rendezvous? Colorado TU will be holding its annual Rendezvous as an online virtual event, taking place over a series of sessions October 12-22nd. Your input will help us create an event that is responsive to your interests, as well as helping us connect you with other TUers with similar interests. All those who complete the survey by August 12th will be entered in a drawing to win a Colorado TU 50th anniversary prize pack including a CTU hat, fly box, and buff. Thank you for sharing your thoughts! | | | | | | Meet our Match VICTORY! Thank you for helping us to Meet Our Match for the Rio Grande Cutthroat Restoration project on Sand Creek! We so appreciate your support of native trout restoration in this important watershed! Every dollar over the $9000 needed for Phase 1 of the Sand Creek project will go toward Phase 2 and support work on the downstream portions of the project. | | | | | | The Green Drake is a summer staple Many anglers come to the conclusion that summer doesn’t start when the calendar says it does — we got a dump of heavy snow on the Henry’s Fork and the Madison less than a week ago — but rather when the drakes emerge and normally finicky fish are nosing the surface after cripples and spinners. | | | | | | Summer 2020 High Country Angler Featuring articles on reading water with Landon Mayer, the new CTU president reflecting on silver linings, a walk down memory lane fishing for brown trout, Colorado’s fight against weakening the Clean Water Act, and much more, including the regular columns. | | | | | | | | Introducing Geoff Elliot, CTU’s new Youth Education Coordinator Geoff Elliot is excited to join the Colorado Trout Unlimited as the Youth Education Coordinator. He comes to TU after spending seven years working with Rocky Mountain Conservancy developing, managing, and evaluating youth and young adult conservation-based service-learning programs in Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding USFS areas. Outside of his work with Rocky Mountain Conservancy, he spends his weekends rafting, camping, fly-fishing, and skiing with his wife Rachel, stepson Leo, and dog Henry. As the Youth Education Coordinator, Geoff is eager to support the existing educational programs and network of chapters and volunteers leading them. He is excited to explore ways to expand programmatic reach to new areas in Colorado, develop partnerships to reach new audiences, and identify opportunities to grow and learn from past successes in CTU's educational programs to continue providing high-quality learning experience to Colorado's youth. Geoff will be joining the Colorado Trout Unlimited team on August 17th and is eager to meet the chapter, volunteers, and partners across the state! | | | | | Upslope Brewing has been a Colorado TU business partner for nearly a decade. Their incredible generosity has supported countless conservation projects over the years as well as CTU Chapters around the state! Ready for some socially distanced summer music? Join Upslope in their Flatiron Park back yard for some tasty brews alongside live tunes at the Safer Summer Music Series! Check out their calendar here, grab your camping chairs and friends, and secure your spot today! | | | | | | | |  |  | featuring a 1 in 4 chance to win! All proceeds will go toward chapter conservation programs and other initiatives, including the CSU Steve Bailey scholarship, Greenback Reintroduction program, Alma Riverwalk Project, Earth Day Bear Creek Project, South Platte River Watch and Bug Analysis programs, Clear Creek Clean-up, several joint CCTU/Coalition for the Upper South Platte (CUSP) rehabilitation and clean-up programs. These programs would not exist without your generous support of these fundraising efforts. Visit the link below to see the list of 40 fabulous prizes valued at over $17,000! We are limiting ticket sales to 150, meaning your chances of winning are greater than 1 in 4. No other raffles offer these kinds of odds. Tickets are $100 each. You are able to win more than one prize, so purchasing multiple tickets increases your chances of winning. You need not be present at the August 18 event to win. Ready to buy tickets? Contact Peter King (pbking10@outlook.com, 303-775-9422) or Allen Adinoff (aadinoff10@gmail.com, 303-726-0073) or George Franklin (georgefr@aol.com, 303-902-9827) to purchase. Tickets must be purchased via check (mail) or cash (in person). Tickets will be sent by email back to you, following payment. | | | | | | | |  | Check out events on our calendars below. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado Trout Unlimited is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve, protect, and restore Colorado's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. | | Colorado Trout Unlimited
1536 Wynkoop Street Suite 320 | Denver, Colorado 80202
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