2025 Regional Rendezvous Presentations & Further Info

Thank you for joining us in California, Utah and West Virginia!

Check back soon for 2026 locations and dates.

Reach out to Lilly (lilly.knight@tu.org) or Maggie (maggie.heumann@tu.org) with any questions or suggestions in the meantime.

2025 Regional Presentations

Virginia Trout Stream Barrier Survey – Tom Benzing, NLC Representative & Kat Hoenke, Landscape Ecologist

Evolving Trout Unlimited Chapter Engagement Model– Beverly Smith, TU VP of Engagement

Entomology for Educators – Maggie Heumann, TU Director of Engagement Partnerships

Brook Trout Conservation in the Potomac Headwaters Ryan Cooper, TU Potomac Home Waters Inititative

Advocating for Conservation in 2025: From your Local Stream to Washington, DC – Lindsay Slater, TU VP Government Affairs

State of Eastern TU Keith Curley, TU VP Eastern Conservation

6PPD & Trout: What Is Going on and What Are We Doing About It? – Jeff Yates, TU Senior Director of Engagement

Leadership & Succession Planning Strategies for Your TU Chapter – Beverly Smith, TU VP of Engagement

How to Run a TU Youth Program (STREAM Keepers & Girls) – Cecily Nordstrom, TU STREAM Education Manager

Conservation Volunteers Engagement & Programming – Jeff Kresch/Jeff Yates, TU Conservation & Engagement Staff

Citizen Science: Lingering Hemlock ID for Stream Habitat Health – Olivia Hall, Hemlock Restoration Initiative

Climate Change Threats to Eastern Cold Water Fisheries – Jim Irons & Jim Wilson, TU NLC

Unseen Threats: Understanding & Tracking Microplastic Pollution – Caroline Johnson, Environment America

Trout ID & Dissection from Lab Session