Western Water Project

  1. Methow River: Barkley Diversion Habitat Project
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/methow-river-barkley-diversion-habitat-project

    Goals

    The objective of the Barkley project is to eliminate or dramatically reduce mortality of listed fish species in the mainstem Methow River, specifically within the Barkley Irrigating Company’s diversion side-channel.

  2. Upper Ohio Creek Flow Restoration
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/upper-ohio-creek-flow-restoration

    Goals

    Trout Unlimited is working to improve stream flows and fish habitat in Castle Creek and the Ohio Creek--tributaries of the Gunnison River--by collaborating with irrigators on irrigation infrastructure, irrigation management, and riparian improvements.

    Trout Unlimited is working to improve stream flows and fish habitat in Castle Creek and the Ohio Creek--tributaries of the Gunnison River--by collaborating with irrigators on irrigation infrastructure, irrigation management, and riparian improvements.

  3. Relief Ditch: A Collaborative Effort
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/relief-ditch-a-collaborative-effort

    Goals

    This project will remove a fish barrier, restore impaired habitat, improve diversion controls, and make boating safer on the Gunnison River within the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area.

  4. Dolores River
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/dolores-river

    Goals

    The Dolores River tumbles from the top of Lizard Head Pass above the town of Rico, down the valley through lush meadows and unique high-country aspen slopes, to the town of Dolores and into McPhee reservoir.  Along the way it is joined by the West Fork of the Dolores, which flows past the histori

  5. Little Mountain
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/little-mountain

    Goals

    Trout Unlimited and the Greater Little Mountain Coalition are seeking long-term protection for the Little Mountain area, through the Bureau of Land Managment's Resource Management Plan revision, that will protect fish and wildlife while supporting responsible energy development. 

  6. Aquatic Invasive Species Project
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/aquatic-invasive-species-project

    Goals

    Scientists believe that aquatic invasive species are one of the greatest threats to America’s trout and salmon—in recent years, we’ve seen alarming examples of exotic invaders taking a toll on some of our most iconic waters.

  7. Yellowstone River
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/yellowstone-river

    Goals

    The Yellowstone is a river of legend, where an angler can cast to rising native trout amid the splendor of the world’s first national park, or hop a ride in a drift boat and cast to wild browns through Montana’s Paradise Valley.

  8. Upper Rio Grande
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/upper-rio-grande

    Goals

    In the high country of the Southwest, a rare trout swims in the cold, clear waters of the Rio Grande River system.

  9. Green River
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/green-river

    Goals

    The Green River is one of the West’s storied fishing destinations. From its headwaters in the stunning Wind River Range to the legendary tailwater below Flaming Gorge Reservoir, the Green is what most anglers imagine when they dream of chasing wild trout in the remote and untamed West.

  10. Gunnison River
    https://aldoleopold.tu.org/tu-projects/gunnison-river

    Goals

    Floating the Gunnison River is the fishing adventure of a lifetime in some of the most remote, spectacular scenery in the West.

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