GILA TROUT CHAPTER #530 OF TROUT UNLIMITED

TROUT UNLIMITED AND THE GILA CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED  ARE WORKING ON CONSERVING, PROTECTING AND RESTORING NORTH AMERICA'S COLDWATER FISHERIES AND THEIR WATERSHEDS.

OUR VISION

• BY THE NEXT GENERATION, TROUT UNLIMITED WILL ENSURE THAT ROBUST POPULATIONS OF NATIVE AND WILD COLDWATER FISH ONCE AGAIN, THRIVE WITHIN THEIR NORTH AMERICAN RANGE, SO THAT OUR CHILDREN MAY ENJOY HEALTHY FISHERIES IN THEIR HOME WATERS.

OUR MISSION

• TO CONSERVE,PROTECT, AND RESTORE NORTH AMREICA'S COLDWATER FISHERIES AND THEIR WATERSHEDS.

OUR VALUES

• HEALTHY WATERSHEDS & CLEAN WATER- WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING QUANTITIES OF COLD CLEAN WATER SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN HEALTHY FISH POPULATIONS AND TO WATERSHED RESTORATION AND WISE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.
• WILD & NATIVE TROUT AND SALMON -HEALTHY POPULATIONS OF NATIVE AND WILD FISH ARE THE BEST INDICATORS OF WATERSHED HEALTH,AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THESE FISH WHERE ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE.
• STEWARDSHIP & ADVOCACY-AS STEWARDS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE EMPLOY SOUND SICIENCE AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INTERESTS IN DEFENDING AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR NATURAL RESOURCE LEGACY.
• COMMITMENT TO MEMBERS - WE OWE OUR UNIQUENESS TO A PASSIONATELY COMMMITTED ,DIVERSE, VOLUNTEER NETWORK OF MEMBERS WHO PURSUE OUR MISSSION IN THEIR LOCAL COUNCILS AND CHAPTERS. WE WILL SUSTAN THE MEMBER NETWORK THROUGH REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNANCE AND A CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO GRASSROOTS SUPPORT, LEARNING, AND DEVELOPMENT.
• QUALITY PEOPLE - IN THE PURSUIT OF OUR CAUSE, OUR MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS OUR PEOPLE-BOTH STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS - WHO SUSTAIN AND SUPPEACH OTHER'S WORK.

OUR GOALS

• STRENGTHEN TU'S LEADERSHIP IN COLWATER CONSERVATION NATIONALLY, REGIONALLY & LOCALLY.
• BETTER INTEGRATE AND ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TU TEAM.
• INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF TU AND IT'S MISSION.
• DIVERSIFY AND GROW SOURCES OF REVENUE.
• ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND SECURITY.

OUR OBJECTIVES

• TO PROTECT TROUT AND SALMON HABITAT BY ADVOCATING INTERGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, GOOD FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AND BALANCED LAND DEVELOPMENT.
• TO WORK WITH FEDERAL AND STATE FISHERY MANAGERS TO MAXIMIZE THE HEALTH AND POPULATION OF WILD TROUT, SALMON, AND STEELHEAD ON PUBLIC LANDS.
• TO SUPPORT LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT WILD SALMONID FISH POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITAT.
• TO SUPPORT AND MAXIMIZE THE ABILITY OF CITIZENS TO INFLUENCE LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES THAT AFFECT THEIR SPORT AT THE COMMUNITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
• TO ENSURE THAT ROBUST POPULATIONS OF WILD AND NATIVE COLDWATER SPECIES ONCE AGAIN THRIVE WITHIN THEIR NORTH AMERICAN RANGE, SO THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN ENJOY HEALTHY FISHERIES IN THEIR HOME WATERS.
• TO ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF COLDWATER RESOURCES BY UNDERTAKING WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAMS.
• TO SPONSOR SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, SEMINARS,AND SYMPOSIA ON FISHERY RELATED ISSUES AND ENSURE THE PROTECTION OF COLDWATER RESOURCES BY UNDERTAKING WATER QUALITY SURVEILANCE PROGRAMS.
• TO EMPLOY, AS STEWARDS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, SOUND SCIENCE PRACTICES AND WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH A BROAD SPECTRUM OF INTERESTS IN DEFENDING AND ADVOCATING FOR OUR NATURAL RESOUR4CE LEGACY

IF YOU WISH TO JOIN TROUT UNLIMITED AND THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER #530, YOU CAN JOIN ON LINE BY GOING TO TROUT UNLIMITED WEB SITE www.tu.org AND SIGNING UP THERE USING OUR CHAPTER NUMBER 530 OR BY CONTACTING OUR CHAPTER AT webmasterpaysonflycasters@q.com FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO OUR JOIN TROUT UNLIMITED  PAGE BY CLICKING THIS LINK AND DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION THERE FOR MEMBERSHIP.

TROUT UNLIMITED AND THE GILA TROUT CHAPTER IS A 501C3 NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION. ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE A TAX DEDUCTABLE DONATION TO OUR CAUSE PLEASE CONTACT US.

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AUGUST 2009- TROUT UNLIMITED CELEBRATED IT'S 50TH ANNIVERSITY