Bob Capron has been doing the Shoshone River fish rescue with the East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited out of Cody, Wyoming, for 22 years. TU members and volunteers from the community gather each fall to net native Yellowstone cutthroat and other nonnative cutthroat, as well as brown and rainbow trout. An average of 5,000 to 6,000 fish are saved annually from irrigation ditches in the Bighorn Basin. The fish end up in the ditches and would perish each fall when the canals go dry or freeze. For those wondering, the largest fish to show up was a 29-inch brown. All fish are returned to the section of the Shoshone River where the canal originated.

The Smith River drainage is located south of Great Falls in Meagher and Cascade Counties of west-central Montana. The river drains the Big Belt Mountains on the west, and the Little Belt and Castle Mountains on the east. From the confluence of the North and South forks, the Smith River courses about 120 miles through a broad agricultural valley then into 45 miles of spectacular deep limestone canyon country. After leaving the canyon, the river rolls through a valley edged by rolling hills and comprised of grasslands and cultivated tracts.

Paul Bruchez is a fifth-generation rancher whose family raises cattle in the upper reaches of the Colorado River near Kremmling, Colorado, where he also runs a private fly-fishing guide service.
“A River’s Reckoning” tells the story of Paul’s awakening to the importance of river conservation and the legacy of his family’s ranch when drought and urban water diversions deplete the Colorado River, threatening the ranch’s operations. When Art Bruchez, the family patriarch, is diagnosed with cancer, Paul and his younger brother Doug are forced to step in and take over.

Creek Week is a week long series of activities culminating in an event for children at Carmichael Park.  This event has several parts to it:  Creek Week Clean Up, Outreach, Water Quality Monitoring and Youth Casting Instruction.

This year's events will take place from April 6th to the 14th.  Volunteers are needed to assist.  To sign up for email notifications check the pages linked below, or contact Bill Templin or Bud Croenwett.

Cleanups

Information Booth

Water Quality Monitoring

Youth Casting Instruction

From time to time Sac-Sierra TU has need for administrative support, or vacancies on the Board of Directors.  

If you are interested in assisting with these administrative functions, sign up for the mailing list by completing the form here.  Your name and email address will be added to the groups that you select. 

You may select as many as you like, but if you are interested in helping with administrative functions, or board of directors positions, make sure you check that box.

Several times per year Sac-Sierra TU performs conservation or restoration projects.  These projects may involve non-native plant removal, habitat restoration and streambank stabilization to name a few.

Sign up for the mailing list by completing the form here.  Your name and email address will be added to the groups that you select. 

You may select as many as you like, but if you are interested in helping with projects, make sure you check that box.

Several times a year Sac-Sierra TU provides volunteers to assist with various cleanup activities.  We have been participated in cleanups on the American River, Arcade Creek, Consumnes River, Kings River and Mokelumne River.

We'll have pickup tools, bags, and bottled water for everyone. Bring your mud shoes and a smile!

Sign up for the mailing list by completing the form here.  Your name and email address will be added to the groups that you select. 

You may select as many as you like, but if you are interested in helping with cleanups, make sure you check that box.

Several times a year Sac-Sierra Trout Unlimited provides volunteers to assist with surveys of Salmon and Steelhead in the watersheds of our territory. This enjoyable and educational activity is simply a walk along (and sometimes in) a creek or river while making a few notes, and its a perfect outing for ages 12 and up*.
The form below can be used at any time of the year to let us know you’d like to help.

When most people think of salmon and steelhead, they think of the big roiling rivers of the west coast: the Sacramento, the American, the Klamath & Trinity, the Columbia. While it's true salmon first appear in those rivers as they return from the ocean, where many of them are actually headed is to the little creeks and ravines that run right through our backyards.

There are several events throughout the year that Sac-Sierra Trout Unlimited participates in.  At some of these events, we have an information booth, or table.  Volunteers are needed to staff these booths to hand out information on our chapter and spread the TU message.

Sign up for the mailing list by completing the form here.  Your name and email address will be added to the groups that you select. 

You may select as many as you like, but if you are interested in helping with the info booth, make sure you check that box.