CTU has some awesome STREAM Keeper and STREAM Girl events and volunteer opportunities! We are needing fly tiers, fly casters, fly fishers, macroinvertebrate lovers, and helpful volunteers to support these kids, families, and STREAM programs! To sum it all up....WE NEED YOU!
Event Dates
STREAM Keepers
Date/Times/Locations:
6/03/23 - 10:30 am - 3:00 pm - Walking Mountain - Eagle Valley Outdoor Movement - 318 Walking Mountains Lane, Avon
6/28/23 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Lincoln Hills Cares - 655 Pactolus Lake Rd, Black Hawk, CO 80422
8/1/23 - 9:30 am - 1:30 pm - The Nature Connection - Confluence Park in Delta: 531 Palmer St, Delta, CO 81416
8/1/23 - 9:30 am - 1:30 pm - The Nature Connection - Delta Fairgrounds, 403 Fair Grounds, Hotchkiss, CO 81419
STREAM Girls
Date/Time/Locations:
STREAM Girl 1.0 Dates and Locations
8/19/23 – Hubbard Cabin, Routt Co Road 18, Steamboat Springs, CO
9/9/2023 - Kassler Center & Waterton Canyon, 11338 Waterton Rd, Littleton, CO 80125
9/16/23 - CSU Environmental Learning Center, Natural Resources Building, #223, Fort Collins, CO 80523
STREAM Girl 2.0 Dates and Locations
9/10/23 – Lake Lehow, 11250 Waterton Rd., Littleton CO
STREAM Girl Day Camp Dates and Locations
7/25/23 - Cherry Creek State Park, 4201 S Parker Rd, Aurora, CO 80014
7/26/23 - Cherry Creek State Park, 4201 S Parker Rd, Aurora, CO 80014
7/27/23 - Cherry Creek State Park, 4201 S Parker Rd, Aurora, CO 80014
Event Description:
STREAM Keepers Description: Join Colorado Trout Unlimited, local Chapters, and local Organizations for STREAM Keepers. Kids and Families will participate in a variety of activities which might include, stream observation, sampling macroinvertebrates, tying flies, learning fly casting, and fishing at a local stream.
Volunteer Needs:
Fly tying
Fly Casting
Macroinvertebrates
Fly fishing
STREAM Girls 1.0 Description: Join Colorado Trout Unlimited and Girls Scouts of Colorado for STREAM Girls and learn about your local watershed! This full day program intended for girls from 4th – 8th grades, empowers girls to explore a local stream, collect flow data, sample macroinvertebrates, tie flies, and learn fly casting. Sign up as an individual or a whole troop and if you aren't a Girl Scout no worries -- you can join in the fun too. Please note STREAM Girls 1.0 does not include fly fishing due to our limited time, that comes in STREAM Girls 2.0.
Volunteer Needs:
7:30 am - 5:00 pm:
Event Leader Volunteer (2 needed)
7:30 am - 12:00 pm:
STREAM Walk & Macroinvertebrate Volunteer (4 needed)
STREAM Walk & Go With The Flow Volunteer (4 needed)
Photographer (1 needed)
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm:
Fly Tying & Stream Scavenger Hunt (4 needed)
Fly Casting & Stream Scavenger Hunt (4 needed)
Photographer (1 needed)
STREAM Girls 2.0 Description: This half-day program, intended for girl’s 5th grade or older, empowers novice anglers to build upon their already learned casting skills and grow into confident anglers and river conservationists. It is highly recommended that you have already taken STREAM Girls 1.0 before enrolling in this event.
Volunteer Needs:
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event Leader Volunteer (2 needed)
Support Volunteer - Knots, Fly Casting, & Fly Fishing (8 needed)
Photographer (2 needed)
STREAM Girls Day Camp Description: We will be offering STREAM programming for Girl Scout Day Camp at Cherry Creek State Park this summer! Join us as we teach 50 Girl Scout campers about river conservation and explore the Cherry Creek watershed!
Volunteer Needs:
9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Event Leader Volunteer (2 needed)
Support Volunteer (4 - 10 needed)
Photographer (2 needed)
Volunteer capacity for each event is limited. Please be sure to register ASAP, if you are interested in supporting these impactful events. Thank you to those of you who have already signed up!
For more information, contact Natalie Flowers at natalie.flowers@tu.org
