Projects

Evergreen Trout Unlimited participates in many projects involving Bear Creek and our local community. Among these recurring projects are:

Restoring and Improving Bear Creek

Organizing small to large projects to improve the habitat and fishery of our "home" stream

Bi-Annually cleaning the creekside and creek of debris

Monitoring Bear Creek

Collecting temperature data at several locations in the creek throughout the summer months

Preparing testimony and exhibits in an ongoing struggle to safeguard the stream's health under EPA and state regulations

Testifying before EPA and CO Water Quality Control Commission staff about the health of the stream

Aiding in fish counts with Colorado Division of Parks and WIldlife staff; preparing summaries of fishery numbers

Watching for poaching or rule violations

Teaching kids about trout and flyfishing

Participating at the Jefferson County Mt. Evans Outdoor Lab with fly-tying and flyfishing instruction

Partnering with the Colorado Division of Parks and WIldlife in Outdoor Skills Day programs in Evergreen and Conifer

Organizing kids' fishing camps at the Buchanan Rec Center and Ponds

Aiding with the children's fishing activity at Camp Comfort (a program of Mt. Evans Hospice)

Community and Member Outreach

Annual member picnic and community outreach at Buchanan Ponds

Chapter sponsored fishing and camp trips