How to Join Trout Unlimited

Please visit Trout Unlimited and join thru the national office web site.

You will become a member of TU National and will be assigned to a specific local chapter (there are no local fees/dues/assessments). It is important to enter our chapter number 514 in order to be included on our roster.

If you have additional questions regarding membership, please contact a local person via e-mail.

Volunteer Opportunities

The Arkansas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has an abundance of volunteer opportunities. Our goal is to have each member find an opportunity to contribute to the Mission of Trout Unlimited: conserving, protecting, and restoring our cold water fisheries. Here is a list of opportunities that we would like you to consider:

Conservation Banquet. This is the principal fund raising event of the Arkansas Chapter, normally held in March. There are a number of opportunities associated with the event. The key ones are event planning, solicitation of merchandise and services, and banquet setup.

Youth Education. Our Chapter supports a number of Youth fishing programs in area schools. The sponsors of these programs can always use help in teaching fly casting, fly tying, conservation principals, and coaching on field trips to area lakes and streams.

Adult Education and Outreach. Our Chapter supports several adult oriented programs; they are Casting for Recovery, Reel Recovery, and Project Healing Waters. Each of these programs teach fly casting, fly tying, and have time on the water coaching participants as they learn to catch fish. Casting for Recovery works with breast cancer survivors, Reel Recovery works with male cancer survivors, and Project Healing Waters works with our Disabled Veterans.

Learn to Fly Fish Days. Several times a year (usually in December and January) our Chapter sponsors events to introduce people to Fly Fishing for Trout. These programs are done in conjunction with the AGFC’s Urban Fishing Program. Each winter, AGFC stocks trout in Murphy Park (Springdale) and Lake Atalanta (Rogers). The role of our volunteers is to teach basic fly casting and then coach participants as they attempt to catch fish.

Stream Action. From time to time, our Chapter becomes involved in projects designed to protect and restore stream habitat. This could be anything from stream cleanup projects to habitat improvement.

New Volunteer Opportunities. Perhaps you have an idea for a new project not included on this list. We are always looking for new ways we can extend the Mission of Trout Unlimited. Let us know about your idea.

How can you volunteer? It’s easy. Just CLICK HERE and tell us what you would like to do. We’ll get back in touch with you.

Thanks for your support of our Volunteer efforts.

In 1959,

16 dedicated anglers gathered on the banks of Michigan's Au Sable River. United by a love of fishing and a desire to help wild trout survive, they launched TU with successful campaigns championing catch and- release fishing and the use of barbless hooks. Today TU has thousands of volunteers working out of more than 400 chapters nationwide to conserve, protect and restore coldwater fisheries. They donate well over 500,000 hours every year to clean up polluted streams, restore water to dried-up rivers, and teach children about responsible stewardship and good fishing. There's one fundamental truth about rivers: what happens upstream will eventually flow downstream. Everything is interconnected, so we must work effectively not only on local streams, but also on entire rivers and river systems. To succeed, we rely on our combination of grassroots capacity and professional expertise. A simple yet effective framework integrates our efforts: protect pristine habitat, usually in the headwaters; then reconnect it to areas we restore downstream. Sustain this work over time by building a broad coalition of people committed to coldwater conservation. Together, we are working to ensure that our favorite streams and rivers will still be there—cold, clean and fishable—for the next generation.

Our Mission

To conserve, protect and restore North America's cold water fisheries and their watersheds.

Arkansas Chapter of Trout Unlimited Chapter 514, PO Box 4588, Fayetteville, AR 72702

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