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November 2020

Support Colorado TU on Gives Day 2020 & Meet our Match

Colorado Gives Day: December 8, 2020

Since 2010, the Community First Foundation has hosted Colorado Gives Day as an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. Monies raised through Colorado Gives Day will help Colorado TU throughout the state as we continue to restore fish habitat, educate youth through our Stream of Engagement youth programs, advocate for healthy rivers, and work on local watersheds in communities around the state.

Rivers and fishing have provided much needed solace during these difficult times. If you are able, please consider donating to Colorado TU on Colorado Gives Day.  Freestone Aquatics is offering to match every new or increased donation up to $7,500.  Your support will help us to continue our coldwater conservation work across Colorado and meet the Freestone Aquatics’ match! 

 

Despite COVID-19 impacts, youth programming adapts & continues

Colorado TU is excited to share some successes in the Stream of Engagement programming from this fall. The youth education programs faced challenges with many schools operating in new models and group gatherings limited by public health orders. To adapt to these challenges, Colorado Trout Unlimited and chapters across the state stepped up to continue to provide high quality educational experiences focused on water and fisheries conservation. Most notably, CTU is excited to share nearly a dozen Trout in the Classroom (TIC) sites kicked off and four STREAM Girls events were held in September and October.

 
 

Ballot Measure 7a passes!

In a period of great national divisiveness, it is great to see voters of all stripes joining together to support our Western Slope waters and the River District’s vital role in sustaining them. And Trout Unlimited is proud to be a part of those efforts building common ground around healthy and productive rivers and watersheds across western Colorado. Thank you to all of you who voted for 7A and who have helped support TU in our work to benefit West Slope rivers!

How to practice a straight cast

One of the biggest challenges for new anglers is casting accuracy. With all the perceived nuances to casting among new fly fishers, it can sometimes seem daunting to place a fly generally where they want it. Simon Gawesworth shows us a simple way to improve our casting accuracy.

Rendezvous Recap & Survey

Last month, Colorado Trout Unlimited wrapped up its first Digital Fall Rendezvous. The online conference was spread out across 2 weeks and featured a variety of speakers. If you happened to miss out on some of the sessions or would like to share them with friends or colleagues, there is a YouTube playlist.

Tying the Sparkle Bugger

Fall is a great time to get out, enjoy some great fishing and beautiful scenery. Add this bugger to your fly box this season!

Fall 2020 High Country Angler

Check out the new Fall 2020 issue of High Country Angler e-zine!

Featuring articles on fishing still water with Landon Mayer, the CTU president reflecting on a historic public lands win, a Q&A with Colorado's U.S. Senate candidates, Colorado’s energy future, CTU's Annual Report and much more, including the regular columns:

  • FALL FLING by Joel Evans

  • A DAY ON THE CONEJOS by Hayden Mellsop

  • YOU ARE WELCOME TO FISH WITH ME by Peter Stitcher

  • THE LAST CAST by Dr. John Nickum.

Habitat connectivity helps trout take care of themselves

For TU and our local agency partners, the Poose Creek Project in Colorado served as an opportunity to test, validate and perhaps even contribute toward a framework of knowledge around fish passage and habitat connectivity.

Featured Business Partner: Freestone Aquatics

Freestone Aquatics is a Colorado TU River Champion Business Partner and has generously supported coldwater conservation work in Colorado for more than a decade.  Freestone is a premier aquatic restoration company providing innovative solutions to meet a client’s fishery and wildlife goals and has been instrumental in projects like Fraser Flats and along the North Fork of the South Platte. 

Check out this short video on Freestone Aquatics’ important work on Fraser Flats!

 

See all upcoming events on our calendars below.

November 10, 2020 6:30pm - Blue River Watershed Community Meeting

November 17, 2020 6:30pm - Browns & Home Brews Speaker Series

November 17, 2020 6:30pm - CCTU November Chapter Meeting

November 17, 2020 7:00pm - San Luis Valley VIRTUAL Meeting

November 13, 2020 at 5pm - Raffle Ticket Sales end 

December 8, 2020 all day - Colorado Gives Day

 
 
 

Thank you to our business partners:

 

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
3034402937 | info@coloradotu.org

 

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