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blog BY fiveriverstu ON March 5 - 0 COMMENTS
Major Step Forward for Hermosa Bill
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Efforts to protect Hermosa Creek took a big step forward recently when the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation set a hearing for the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act. Passage of the bi-partisan bill would mean the protection of more than 100 [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON February 8 - 0 COMMENTS
Five Rivers Plays Big Role in Seeking Mine Pollution Solution
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Your Five Rivers Chapter of Trout Unlimited has been working with many partners locally, statewide and nationally to seek solutions to the mine pollution drainage problems plaguing the Upper Animas River.   We recently passed a major milestone in this effort when an innovative Internet-based search [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON February 6 - 0 COMMENTS
Chapter Meeting February 12
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     Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Five Rivers chapter of Trout Unlimited. As we prepare to honor the milestone, it is a good time to "tell the story of Five Rivers." To do that, current president Buck Skillen will give the featured presentation at the Feb. 12 [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON December 17 - 0 COMMENTS
Trout in the Classroom
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Educating the next generation of fly-fishers - and stewards of watersheds filled with clean, cold water - is one of the prime missions of Trout Unlimited nationally and here with the Five Rivers Chapter. We took a big step forward on this mission recently when we formed a collaboration with [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON November 26 - 1 COMMENTS
TU's Churchwell: The Time has come for Hermosa Wilderness
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In case you missed it, our own Ty Churchwell had a wonderful op-ed in the Herald recently in which he puts the current efforts to save Hermosa Creek in the wider context of our values during this special time of year. Thanks to Ty for his hard work on the Hermosa Creek protection bills now working [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON November 13 - 1 COMMENTS
Recent Meeting Recap!
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If you missed Wednesday's general meeting, you missed a great presentation by New Mexico Game & Fish fisheries biologist Marc Wethington. Wethington filled us in on what the heck has been going on with the marsh above Baetis Bend (it is a new wetland area) and, of more interest to us, with the [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON October 19 - 0 COMMENTS
Notice - Hermosa Work Day Delayed!
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The recent shutdown of the federal government has delayed the construction of the fish-migration barrier on the East Fork of Hermosa Creek. This, in turn, has forced the cancelation (at least for now) of the scheduled Five Rivers Trout Unlimited Volunteer Work Day. The weather will now determine if [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY chris_hunt ON October 17 - 5 COMMENTS
Video Puts Words into Motion for Headwaters Program
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TU Headwaters By Franklin Tate Sometimes it is downright difficult to put something into words. Try as you might, you can’t take a personal experience and capture it in sentences or paragraphs. Language up and fails you, neglecting to convey, translate or relate. Such was my challenge as [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON September 21 - 6 COMMENTS
Thanks for coming out for the Annual Cleanup!
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Thanks to all who came out for the Annual Animas River Cleanup on Saturday. Chapter President Buck Skillen noted that we had 30+ volunteers come out (not bad for picking up trash on such a nice day) and saw that we had some representatives from the boating community come out. Thanks for helping us [ READ MORE... ]
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blog BY fiveriverstu ON September 16 - 0 COMMENTS
Did Any of Your Favorites Burn?
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Too much  water - not too little - is on the mind of most Coloradans right now. But that was not the case earlier this summer. Member Bob Rosenberg and I had a conversation at last week's general meeting about the fate of some of our favorite streams during the fires earlier this summer. Bob was [ READ MORE... ]
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