Committee members are led by the Gala Chairperson and assigned specific areas of responsibility. Some of the areas include catering, silent auction, live auction, guest speakers and entertainment
2012 Gala Chairperson
Our Annual Gala & Auction is the premier fundraising event of the year. It starts with the selection of the Gala Chairperson, who then assists in the formation of the Gala Committee. Committee members are volunteers assigned to specific areas of responsibility such as catering, silent auction, live auction, guest speakers and entertainment. This event was very successful in 2010 and 2011, so the Gala Chairperson will be working from a proven template.
Flaming Gorge water
Pueblo Chieftain
Re: “Flaming Gorge water plan inches along,” March 31 Chieftain: Let me explain why Colorado should “stick a fork” in the proposed Flaming Gorge pipeline. Colorado’s Front Range communities can meet their future water needs with innovative strategies that are faster and cheaper to develop and less controversial and environmentally damaging than the proposal to pump water 500 miles from Flaming Gorge Reservoir to the Front Range. The pipeline proponents claim that Colorado must develop its remaining Colorado River Compact water or risk losing it to downstream states. Recent state studies show, however, that Colorado may not have any water left to develop under the compact, especially if water availability in the Colorado River basin declines as a result of climate change, as many scientists predict.
Even if there is Colorado River water left under the compact, developing it through the Flaming Gorge pipeline would reduce opportunities in other parts of the state, including the Western Slope.
There are better alternatives. As recently outlined in the “Filling the Gap” report, Front Range communities from Denver to Greeley can more than meet their water needs in 2050 through a pragmatic mix of voluntary and temporary ag/urban sharing arrangements, conservation, reuse, and environmentally responsible water projects.
Simply put, there’s no compelling need for a Flaming Gorge pipeline. For more information, see http://www.tu.org/sites/www.tu.org/files/documents/FillingTheGap.pdf.
Drew Peternell
Director Colorado Water Project Trout Unlimited Boulder http://www.chieftain.com/opinion/tell_it_to_the_chieftain/flaming-gorge-water/article_9624018c-624b-11e0-b08c-001cc4c002e0.htmlTrout Unlimited eyes Arkansas River restoration
Summit Voice
by Bob Berwyn
SUMMIT COUNTY — Trout Unlimited this week awarded a $4,500 Embrace-A-Stream grant to its Collegiate Peaks chapter in the Upper Arkansas River Valley. The chapter, based in Salida and Buena Vista, proposes to conduct assessment and stakeholders meetings for the South Arkansas River to create a plan for conservation and restoration of the entire river corridor. This plan would act as the blueprint for future work conducted by the Collegiate Peaks Anglers Chapter and the Land Trust of the Upper Arkansas by identifying projects that would improve fish habitat, stabilize banks, remove obstacles, restore native vegetation, and reduce negative impacts into the system. Many of these future projects would be in partnership with private landowners and utilize community volunteers.
http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/04/05/trout-unlimited-eyes-arkansas-river-restoration/
A right triangle can change your fishing life
Durango Herald
by Don Oliver
When I was in elementary school, I was told stories about the Bermuda Triangle and how it devoured boats and airplanes.
Then came high school, and I had a geometry teacher tell me a right triangle would change my life. Both of those were scary.
Now there is the Alpine Triangle. It holds more promise than the other triangles I learned about.
At this point, you very well could be asking, “What is the Alpine Triangle?”
And, until I had lunch with Ty Churchwell, the backcountry coordinator for Trout Unlimited, I was a little hazy about the Alpine Triangle.
http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20110401/COLUMNISTS15/704019997/-1/Sports05
Dennis Cook
“If we don’t help our youth appreciate and respect the natural outdoors, who will take care of our rivers in the years ahead?” Member and Colorado TU Chapter Development Committee Chairman
Shawn Bratt
"There is nothing I cherish more than time on the water with my father and grandfather. I work with CTU to protect our streams so I can fish them, with my kids and grandkids." Member and Youth Camp Volunteer
Ty Churchwell
"It's important to preserve trout and wildlife habitat. Simply, it's an obligation I feel as a Colorado native and conservationist." Backcountry Coordinator, Sportsmen's Conservation Project
Kirk Klancke
"I've had a lifetime of intimate contact with the Upper Colorado River and I want my grandchildren to feel this same connection. There is nothing more important." President, Colorado River Headwaters Chapter
Gil Hassinger
"Data from River Watch helped restore Greenback Cutthroat in Clear Creek. I would like to see all CTU chapters get involved and support the program." Member and River Watch Chair
