U.S. Forest Service’s Rock Creek: Updates

This is to inform you that the U.S. Forest Service’s workday on April 3rd at Rock Creek has been cancelled. Also the U.S. Forest Service’s Kids Fishing Day on Rock Creek on May 1st is also cancelled. I will bring more updates as they become available. Steve Westmoreland Conservation Chair for the Georgia Council of […]

Forest Service workdays and fishing rodeos 2020 update

This is to inform all Georgia Chapters and the Georgia Council that all Forest Service workdays and fishing rodeos are canceled in 2020. David Vinson and I had a phone conversation yesterday and a follow-up email this morning. I have also been in touch with Ruth Stokes and confirmed with her the same status.  We will […]

Emily Rogers classwork with the EAS Chattahoochee Restoration Project

Emily Rogers volunteer time with the TU’s Embrace A Stream Chattahoochee Restoration Project – Crayfish Creek turns into a class project for school credit. Emily is the conservation chair for the UGA 5Rivers Club. The Trout Unlimited Costa 5 Rivers program is a network of more than 100 TU-affiliated college fishing clubs around the country […]

Canceled – Annual Chattooga River Sampling

Annual Chattooga River Sampling Notice: This event is now canceled due to safety concerns, currently there is no reschedule date.   Updated, June 16, 2020. The GA DNR has scheduled the yearly sampling in two locations (weather permitting): Any TU member interested in volunteering, please use the form below or email Sarah Baker sarah.baker@dnr.ga.gov Sarah will […]

Participation Counts

Charlie and I attended the 5Rivers UGA meeting last Wednesday where Conner Reynolds (UCCTU President), Danny Jackson (Oconee River President) and Jay Shelton (5Rivers UGA Faculty Sponsor) gave us an overview of what they would like to accomplish with this project.  UCCTU, ORTU, and 5RIVERS UGA are our leaders – BUT THIS IS OUR EMBRACE-A-STREAM […]

Donate to Help Support the Georgia TU Project on the Chattahoochee River

1 week, November 4th-10th. For every $1 you donate, Orvis and Trout Unlimited will match that at 50%. Go Here: Support the Local TU Project on the Chattahoochee River Regardless if you float, fish, or recreate on the Chattahoochee, it’s where Metro Atlanta gets 75% of it’s drinking water. This is your opportunity to give […]

Breithaupt Elected Chairman of Georgia Council

Dr. Kathy Breithaupt was recently elected chairman of the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited. The Georgia Council is the umbrella organization for all 12 TU chapters in Georgia. The Council supports all the chapters with their 4,000 members and coordinates efforts to meet TU’s mission of protecting and restoring cold, clean water in Georgia and […]

Riggs Named to Outdoor Trust

Carl Riggs has been named to the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund. If the amendment is ratified, the board will be responsible for accepting, reviewing, evaluating and making recommendations on applications from state agencies, local governments, nonprofit and other entities for conservation funding projects from the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Trust […]

Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act

This fall, Georgians have a historic opportunity to pass the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Amendment and protect our waters and lands by constitutionally dedicating a portion of the existing sales tax on outdoor sporting goods without raising any taxes or creating new fees. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/2CGoZ87

Rules for 2019 Dream Fly Fishing Trip

One winner will be drawn for the Grand Prize. Several other tickets will be drawn for the runners-up prizes, which include custom-made rods, fishing trips and flies. The ticket price is $10, and proceeds will go to the Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited to fund Council projects. Get details at 2019 Dream Vacation Rules