Dear Friends,
We are lucky to be able to ply our hometown creek for trout, and for the opportunity to pursue wild trout in its pristine headwaters just an hour upstream. St Vrain Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited works hard to ensure these angling opportunities will persist for generations to come, and we ask for your support of our 100% volunteer-run programs at year end.
2022 has been an exciting year—we are back to in-person events, back in schools engaging the next generation of watershed stewards, and back to planning more opportunities for a variety of community members to engage in the joys of fishing and hands-on conservation.
To continue this work, we need your help. Please consider a generous gift today.
Your gift will support our all-volunteer programs that allow us to bring additional water quality monitoring to priority stream reaches, spark a love of fishing and watershed conservation in youth, and engage new community volunteers and stewards.
We all remember the fires that ravaged parts of the St. Vrain basin two years ago. While memories of the smoke, ash, and anxiety have faded for us, our fisheries will experience the impacts of the fires for years to come. This is precisely why we secured an $8,000 grant from Colorado TU to launch four real-time data loggers to monitor trout habitat at priority sites. These monitoring stations will collect actionable data about key trout habitat metrics to help our chapter and community partners plan and prioritize future public investment in our watershed. With your help, we can launch additional stations in the coming year.
Our volunteers are delighted to be back in person with students, both in school and out. During this fall’s Cast a Fly program, Barbara Luneau, our Past President, recounted how the smallest girl in a Lyons 5th grade classroom remarked that she didn’t think she would have the ability to learn to cast a fly rod. Through the work of committed volunteers, this girl learned not only the skills of fly fishing, but grew in her confidence as an angler and resident steward of the Saint Vrain. With your support, we can bring more volunteers into schools through expanded programs to develop the next generation of stewards.
We are also proud of our work to engage our communities in new and inclusive ways. From the fly tying socials chapter volunteers initiated this year, to a forthcoming women’s fly fishing clinic and field trip, we continue to build the constituency of the Saint Vrain. With your help we can create and deliver outreach that inspires our community to care about water management and the future of St. Vrain Creek.
Please join us in giving generously to Saint Vrain Anglers Trout Unlimited at year end at this link or by sending a check to our PO Box 1682, Longmont, CO 80502.
On behalf of the all-volunteer Leadership Team...THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
PS:We are a 501c3 and able to accept all monetary donations, including from yourdonor-advised fund, and qualified charitable distributions from your IRA. For more information or questions, contact Libby Earthman, Chapter Secretary:libby@libbyearthman.com or 720-487-3126
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