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About a Program Called Headwaters
It happens a lot, a phone call or email exchange with a TU volunteer or staffer that usually goes something like “What? TU has a youth program? I had no idea.” Their surprise evolves into interest as they learn more about a program called Headwaters, which uses an effective blend of fly fishing and watershed…
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New and Ongoing Stewardship on the Metolius River
Education and restoration overlap in Darek Staab’s projects along a spring-fed watershed in Central Oregon In the heart of central Oregon lies the Metolius River, a key tributary of the Deschutes River and one of the largest spring-fed rivers in the United States. The Metolius flows for 29 miles through the Deschutes National Forest and…
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Our digital conservation future
Having finished the online NYT crossword over morning coffee, retweeting some delicious burns on climate deniers, checking Facebook and Instagram, liking a picture of a steelhead, and prioritizing work emails before a day of zoom calls, he/she remarked, “Kids these days are hopelessly addicted to their devices,” as though the Peleton screen was an actual…
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Gear for the next generation
Six TU chapters and six 5 Rivers college clubs will get that boost thanks to the Next Gen TU Gear Grant, a new program made possible by a generous grant from the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Outdoor Fund.
TU chapters & 5 Rivers clubs eligible for grants for gear from Bass Pro and Cabela's to support their work Human power is the key to Trout Unlimited engagement efforts. But, sometimes, volunteers need a bit more help to take those efforts to the next level. Six TU chapters and six 5 Rivers college clubs…
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Why are public lands and green spaces an important part of your life?
TU and Orvis asked teens to write about their special connection with nature - read the winning entries A decade ago I traveled to a size XXL outdoor show in Chicagoland where I spent the better part of a weekend working the TU booth and handing out swag to the young anglers in the crowd.…
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Tomorrow Fund a cornerstone of support for TU youth programs
Guadalupe River chapter in Texas founded fund for Headwater's program What motivates people to give? Chances are, if you are reading this, you are a giver. As a TU leader you recruit volunteers, pick up trash while you fish, and donate much of your time to the causes you believe in the most. You work alongside your community members to care for a local stream, and you extend…
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Headwaters program expanding in Pacific Northwest thanks to new partner
For more than a decade, Trout Unlimited has been working with students from kindergarten through high school as part of my project work and community engagement in Central Oregon. Via my field education role with TU, I have been connecting students with local streams and providing hands-on conservation work within the Deschutes River watershed. I’m…
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