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Wyoming Home Waters Initative - NEW! Throughout 2009, Trout Unlimited will celebrate its 50th anniversary as the nation’s largest and oldest coldwater conservation organization in America, and here in Wyoming we are celebrating by launching the Wyoming Home Waters Initiative. We hope communities across the state will join with us in celebrating and restoring our coldwater streams. The Wyoming Home Waters Initiative through Wyoming Trout Unlimited is intended to help restore watersheds or sections of watersheds within Wyoming to proper functioning condition and to encourage community involvement, interest in the outdoors, and conservation of natural resources.
in order to nominate a watershed; local communities, individuals, organizations, students, and anyone else interested throughout wyoming will be encouraged to join with their local tu chapter for this program. the application process consists of questions aimed at determining the conservation need within the watershed, the recreational use of the watershed, the current land management practices within the watershed, and the importance of the watershed to the community. supplementary items are strongly encouraged, such as letters of support from local groups, local artwork or photographs illustrating the watershed, and personal stories about the watershed. Please nominate your favorite watershed bycontacting your local Trout Unlimited chapter. The watershed selected for the program will be studied for restoration opportunities and restoration work will begin. Restoration opportunities may include, but are not limited to, fish screens, fish passage, and habitat improvement. The Wyoming Council of Trout Unlimited has dedicated $10,000 to fund these initial efforts. The Council will continue to support the project by aiding in future fundraising opportunities. All applications are due to the Wyoming Trout Unlimited Conservation Committee by September 7, 2009. "Bring Back the Bear" Evanston, WY
With renewed vigor the Upper Bear River Chapter (formerly the Unita Chapter) of Evanston, Wyoming has taken on a project that restores several miles of the Bear River that flows through the town of Evanston. They have teamed up with Wyoming TU, TU National - Bear River Home Rivers Initiative, the City of Evanston, the State Park, Wyoming Game and Fish, the Bear River Outdoor Recreation Association (BRORA). the Bear River Drive Renaissance Project (BRDRP) and BEAR Project, Inc. (the Better Environment and River Project), to address the economic, social and ecological issues surrounding that section of the Bear River. In the coming year they will be addressing habitat issues in the State Park Section of river, collecting data, and taking on other projects to improve the fishing and fish habitat in the river. Volunteers are welcome to participate! Please contact the chapter president to learn more about this project.
Flat Creek Rehabilitation Project The Jackson Hole Chapter of Trout Unlimited is currently working on a restoration project of Flat Creek, a tributary of the Snake River in Teton County, Wyoming. To learn more about this project please visit the Jackson Hole Chapter website. |
