Our Mission
To bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon.
Our Vision
For communities across America to engage in the work of repairing and renewing the rivers, streams and other waters on which we all depend.
Who We Are
Trout Unlimited is the nation’s leading conservation organization working to care for and recover rivers and streams and their trout and salmon populations. We bring people together across the country to be champions for their rivers and help make our water cleaner and our communities healthier. Our conservation efforts are driven by science and focused on protecting, reconnecting and restoring rivers and streams. The work we do builds trout and salmon strongholds for the long term, while at the same time providing healthy water for communities and agriculture, helping landscapes adapt to and recover from flooding and wildfire, creating family-wage jobs in local communities, and powering America’s trillion-dollar outdoor economy.
The History of Trout Unlimited
Founded in Michigan in 1959, Trout Unlimited today is a national non-profit organization with 147,000 members dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Our staff and volunteers work from coast to coast to protect, reconnect, restore and sustain trout and salmon habitat on behalf of today’s anglers and coming generations of sportsmen and women who value the connection between healthy, intact habitat and angling opportunity.
Trout Unlimited ’s work spans nearly a million miles of cold water all across North America. TU is the most effective coldwater fisheries conservation organization in the country.
Driven by a powerful and dedicated grassroots network, Trout Unlimited is meeting the challenges of coldwater conservation and protecting our rivers and fisheries for generations to come.
Learn more about Trout Unlimited on the national website: tu.org
