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October 2023

Trout Unlimited, along with the US Forest Service and other partners, reached an eight-year, $10 million agreement to restore Colorado fish habitats affected by 2020 fires.

In 2020, the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests were rocked by the two largest wildfires in Colorado’s history – Cameron Peak and East Troublesome – and a third substantial fire in the Williams Fork watershed. While work has been ongoing ever since to help stabilize the areas for safety and watershed protection, much remains to be done as the Forest continues on its road to recovery. And for aquatic-related recovery efforts – such as on-the-ground watershed restoration and replacement of undersized (and not fish-friendly) road crossings – Trout Unlimited in Colorado will be a crucial partner in those recovery efforts moving forward.

The Forest Service approached us about entering into a partnership agreement with them to conduct $10 million in restoration work over the next several years – and TU is pleased and excited by the chance to collaborate with the Forest on this vital work for our watersheds, trout, and communities. In the years ahead, we will work to leverage the Forest’s federal fire recovery dollars with other government and private sector funding partners and to bring both TU’s staff expertise and the excellent sweat equity of our volunteers to bear on needed restoration projects. Read more about this significant new partnership in the Colorado Sun.

 
 

CTU Annual Rendezvous

The annual CTU Rendezvous is this weekend, October 20th - 22nd at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. This year, it will include Friday fishing opportunities and a welcome dinner; workshop sessions and the annual awards banquet dinner on Saturday, and the fall board meeting on Sunday.

 

Progress on the Poudre Headwaters Project

Earlier this week, Colorado TU staff and Rocky Mountain Flycasters volunteers joined Forest Service representatives and our partners from CPW and Ross Reels on a site visit to see past and ongoing work as part of the Poudre Headwaters Project, the largest native trout restoration project in Colorado history.

 
 

Learn About Our New CTU STREAM Program Opportunities

Traditionally CTU has been successful in hosting several STREAM Girl and STREAM Keeper program and we now have the ability to expand, adapt, and create unique STREAM programs to fit your TU Chapter area, Partner Organization, age demographic, diverse audience, and community.

 
 

CPW Announces Closure on Arkansas River for Dam Removal

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is closing a short segment of the Arkansas River beginning October 23rd to faciliate removal of a low-head dam located 1.5 miles upstream from the Mount Shavano State Fish Hatchery. The low-head dam removal will benefit the Gold Medal Water fishery. 

 
 

CX3 Recap - Photo Essay

See photographs of last month's national Trout Unlimited CX3 Conference in Spokane, WA, and watch CEO Chris Wood's State of TU speech. 

 
 

  • October 20th - 22nd - CTU Rendezvous - Glenwood Springs, CO - Registration is now open!  Learn more here.

  • October 21 - Fall River Cleanup - Durango, CO - Join 5 Rivers chapter for a cleanup. Learn more here.

  • December 5th - Colorado Gives Day

See all upcoming events on our event calendar.

 

Thank you to our business partners:

 
 
 

Colorado Trout Unlimited
1536 Wynkoop Street Suite 320 | Denver, Colorado 80202
303-440-2937 | info@coloradotu.org

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