History
Evergreen Trout Unlimited was formed in 1983. Here is a brief timeline of our history......
- Evergreen Trout Unlimited chartered on March 8, 1983
- Founding members were: Anthony Oswald, Joan Flowery, Jack Dawen, Beth ???, Ralph Parker, Bill ???, Phil Shanley, Thomas Shanley, Pete Mintle, Christopher ???, Pete Parker, Wes Carlson
- Anthony Oswald = President
- Rob Nuss = President
- Rob Nuss = President
- Al Marlowe = President
- Habitat project on Bear Creek from dam to Amoco station
- Al Marlowe = President
- Al Marlowe = President
- ETU gets state raffle license, still in effect 2010
- Tim Haller = President
- Tim Haller = President
- John Ellis = President
- John Ellis = President
- John Ellis = President
- John Ellis = President
- Rich Reynolds = President
- ETU begins monitoring of temperatures in Bear Creek
- Rich Reynolds = President
- High temperatures noted in Bear Creek
- ETU starts push for 'cautious fishing' on Bear Creek
- DOW creates 'catch and release' for Rainbows on Bear Creek
- Signage installed at many location instructing anglers (in English and Spanish) of the regs
- Karen Christopherson = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 285
- Rich Reynolds= President
- July: Extremely low flows in Bear Creek; creek stops flowing in sections
- Len Wheaton = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 296
- Rich Reynolds= President
- Craig Dunham = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 345
- Rich Reynolds = President
- ETU holds large fundraiser for O'Fallon restoration project
- O'Fallon restoration project mostly complete
- Troy Thompson = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 350
- Hal Garwood = President
- O'Fallon restoration project completed and dedicated - 2nd largest TU restoration project in CO history
- Bear Creek listed as 'impaired' for temperature and put on 303(d) list
- Steve Murray = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 390
- Hal Garwood= President
- Additional signage installed along Bear Creek instructing anglers (in English and Spanish) of the regs
- Tim Haller = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 450
- Hal Garwood = President
- John Haile = ETU Person of the Year
- Membership ~ 460
- Hal Garwood = President
- Bear Creek removed from CWQCD 303(d) M&E list
- Joe Kerper = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike Kuberski = President
- John Ellis = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Jim Wilborn = ETU Person of the Year
- Karen Christopherson = CTU Volunteer of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Rich Reynolds = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Ron Belak = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Mike Goldblatt = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Mike McGinnis = ETU Person of the Year
- Terry Walters = President
- Ken Wilbert = ETU Person of the Year
- Ken Wilborn = President
- Ken Festag = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
- Dave Schumaker = ETU Person of the Year
- Mike McGinnis = President
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- Mike McGinnis = President
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- Mike McGinnis = President
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