The 206 members of the East Yellowstone Chapter are actively working to enhance our Wyoming resource in a cooperative manner. We have partnered with Wyoming Game & Fish, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service and local agricultural members and businesses in many community projects.
Our projects range throughout the Big Horn Basin and Yellowstone National Park.
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Our Mission
To conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. (...and have fun doing it!)
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East Yellowstone Chapter volunteers, allowing better fishing access.
CHAPTER MEETINGS
East Yellowstone Chapter meets on the second Thursday each month from September through May.
Location - Sunset House Restaurant, 1651 8th Street, Cody, WY Time - 6:00 pm, social time and to order from the menu if you like.
Business meeting begins at 6:30. Informative and enjoyable programs on a variety of issues follow business.
Public welcome.
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Take care of the fish, and the fishing will take care of itself.
Take care of the fish, and the fishing will take care of itself.
TU National honored East Yellowstone Chapter with the Silver Trout Award. See related article on
our Club News page.
Nominate your favorite watershed for improvement. See below.
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New hats feature the Yellowstone Cutthroat. Available for $15 from Pat Shelladay 587-5277.
Nominate your favorite local watershed as a TU project.
Wyoming TU has launched the Home Water's Initiative Program. The Initiative 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.
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. 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.
If you have a water you would like to nominate please contact Pat Shellady at PRS
[mountainview59102@yahoo.com] or Laura Burckhardt (secretary@eastyellowstonetu.org) for
assistance with the application process.