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We ALWAYS need volunteers to help us teach casting, gather and identify bugs, explain gear, discuss conservation, etc.  You don't have to be an expert, just a willing hand.  Contact Ed

Check out the new Stream Explorers Site!

Launched by the awesome staff at National TU, this site targets those 15 & under, BUT ANYONE new to flyfishing can benefit!  Lots of basic on anatomy, entomology, tying, casting, gear, life cycles, etc.  If you have a child or grandchild, membership in Stream Explorers would be a nice gift!

Check out the summer flyfishing and conservation camp opportunity for teenagers!

Eli Perez and a great             rainbow caught during CTU's Youth Conservation & Flyfishing Camp.  Eli was sponsored by this chapter.

BOOKS FOR YOUNG'UNS!
Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter of Trout Unlimited donated 18 copies of the book, Trout Are Made of Trees, to area libraries and youth organizations from Leadville to Westcliffe.  The book is written by April Pulley Sayre and illustrated by Kate Endle for children 4-9.  It is the story of children studying a stream and about the river’s ecosystem.  It shows how the ecosystem works together for the benefit of the trout. From leaves falling from the trees to trout growing up in a stream, this book emphasizes the natural cycle of a trout.  The illustrations were painstakingly researched and the aquatic insects and their environment are true to life, right down to the gravel cases of the caddis fly larva.

Trout Unlimited hopes students will gain knowledge and appreciation of the natural resources surrounding our streams and is committed to the education of the next generation of conservationists.

 
After donating 18 copies of Trout Are Made of Trees to area schools and libraries, Collegiate Peaks Anglers has received several thank you notes for the books:
 
"Thank you for donating the wonderful children's book ... . I am sure it will be enjoyed, and no doubt well-used by our young readers."
---Gail Nottingham, Buena Vista Public Library
 
"The book will be a fabulous addition to my science lessons.  The children love going to the fish hatchery, and now this book will help them better understand the life cycle of the trout."
--- Lana Ogden, Salida Christian School
 
"Trout Are Made of Trees...shows the inter-connectedness of life. I know teachers will enjoy it as much as students."
    ---Schuyler McAllister, Longfellow Elementary School
 
"What a beautiful little book!  Both the illustrations and the text are outstanding... ."
---Claudia Cole, West Custer County Library
 
"We have already read the book to the children here and will use it in the years to come."
---Karen Swaro, Son Shine Inn Preschool and Daycare