Welcome! Our programs create a safe place for young people to explore and understand the natural world. We serve children, teenagers and young adults through our Stream of Engagement, a connection of meaningful programs from pre-K through college. We are building the next generation of stewards that will carry on our coldwater conservation mission. Simply put, the Headwaters program is the source
Started in 2010, the Headwaters Advisory Board is a group of dedicated and passionate individuals who help guide and support the program. Members come from a variety of backgrounds and offer diverse perspectives on youth education, fly fishing, and getting young people into the outdoors. Current Headwaters Advisory Board Members: Tom Brennan (Chair) Cincinnati, OH
2025 Eastern Regional Rendezvous April 25 – 27Shepherdstown, WV Lodging and dining are located on-site at the National Conservation Training Center Click Here to Check Out the Agenda Talk times subject to change. TU Regional Rendezvous are exciting weekends filled with conservation, fly fishing, and camaraderie. This is your chance to connect with TU leaders,
The fishing ain’t what it used to be. We’ve all heard that familiar lament, usually uttered by an angler trudging back to the parking lot after getting skunked. As conservationists, we know it’s too often true. The losses of trout and salmon fisheries relative to their historic distribution are well known to all of us. But this
When I was first introduced to fly fishing by my friend, Bill Sargent, in Vermont, I fell in love with a whisper of a stream that flowed off the Green Mountain National Forest. The brookies were rarely longer than six inches, but the scenery and solitude made up for the lack of fish girth. It
Restoration work in Oregon couldn’t happen without Capitan Forestry. The Grande Ronde and North Fork of the John Day headwaters are critical habitat and special places to fish, and the collaboration between TU and Capitan is making it even better. Capitan Forestry historically specialized in upland forest restoration work, but after partnering with TU’s aquatic restoration efforts in the
It happens a lot, a phone call or email exchange with a TU volunteer or staffer that usually goes something like “What? TU has a youth program? I had no idea.” Their surprise evolves into interest as they learn more about a program called Headwaters, which uses an effective blend of fly fishing and watershed
Surveying a recent Trout Unlimited dam removal site deep in Virginia’s mountains, Dylan Cooper made sure to not just focus on what wasn’t there anymore, but what remained.
The headwaters of the Snake River are a dynamic place, carved by glaciers and snowmelt coursing through the jagged peaks and valleys of the Teton and Gros Ventre Ranges, in the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The underwater network formed by the mainstem Snake River, freestone tributaries, and spring creeks, is largely intact, providing
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By Mark Taylor Back when we were enjoying an exceedingly mild February, plenty of friends were confident spring had arrived early. I knew better and, sure enough, March has been a lion here in Virginia. With actual trips to the river pretty much on hold due to snow and cold, I’ve instead been living vicariously
April 28, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Seth Coffman, Trout Unlimited Shenandoah Headwaters Program, seth.coffman@tu.org Mark Taylor, Trout Unlimited eastern communications director, mark.taylor@tu.org ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia’s water resources will get a boost from nearly $3 million that will help Trout Unlimited launch a partnership project to address aquatic habitat, and water quality concerns in
Every year has its big moments. The ones we vividly remember. The moments that stick out so much in your mind you don’t need a visual reminder of what it felt like when you were there. Those are the easy ones. I’m reminded of the moments in which I was in the Nevada desert, in
About us Provide fly fishing services, lessons and guides. Also have complete accommodations cabins and yurts restaurant, bar What we do We are a four season destination Where we do it We are in Western Maryland 3 hours from DC and 2 hours from Pittsburgh. We fish on Savage River,Casselman River,Potomac River and the Yough
Just over 10 years ago we launched a new Deschutes Education program along the wild and scenic Crooked River in Oregon, with student field trips connected to our conservation goals and projects. Over the past years, we have worked with students from 9 distinct communities, and provided field trips to 4 local watersheds. Students have supported and learned about our
Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is the stuff of postcards — majestic mountains, tiny meandering streams and breathtaking vistas. Home to the George Washington National Forest and Shenandoah National Park, the Shenandoah Valley is a destination for hunters and anglers around the country. Here, TU is working to restore streams to their former glory. By reintroducing native
Just over 10 years ago we launched a new Deschutes Education program along the wild and scenic Crooked River, with student field trips connected to our conservation goals and projects. Over the past years, we have worked with students from 9 distinct communities, and provided field trips to 4 local watersheds. Students have supported and
My driveway looks like a high-mountain pass this morning. I pushed and tossed fresh powder for about an hour, and was grateful when a neighbor showed up to help clear the last quarter of the pavement with his snowblower. But I’m dug out, and my head is anywhere there isn’t snow. I’m good and ready
City Catch kids in Baltimore. Lately, when I am in town, I’ve taken to starting my mornings at Fletchers boathouse. I’ll row up or downstream for an hour with a strung fly rod. If I see a suspended gar, or a rolling carp, I’ll stop and cast. Even with the outing, I am at the
By Dustin Wichterman As I crested the edge of Swago Mountain at daybreak, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. Thinking back to excerpts from GD McNeil’s The Last Forest, his accounts from the early 1900s of brook trout by the hundreds and fish as big as 18 inches made me yearn for
