Rocky Mountain Flycasters and Trout Unlimited
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Looking forward to September 2010
Coming up in September (see our calendar) will be a Division of Wildlife Rendezvous, our first meeting of the season with Ty Churchwell, the state-wide river cleanup on the Poudre River, an Eagle’s Nest Trail Maintenance Day, and a Boys & Girls Club “Day for Kids”. See the September calendar and our Volunteer page to get involved.
August 2010
Rocky Mountain National Park fishery biologist Chris Kennedy continues research in the Park. The week of August 30-September 3, work begins on the Upper Poudre (Long Draw Area) with measuring flows, mapping and recording travel times. That work will continue for a couple of weeks, and then a third week will be electro-fishing the same areas. See the Volunteer page for more details.
NoCO Youth Camper
RMF-TU cap
RMF’s NoCO Youth River Conservation and Fly Fishing Day Camp in July was a great success!
In our first year, we had some terrific young people and—with many volunteers—covered topics ranging from entomology to fishing ethics to protecting the riparian habitat. See the brief review of the camp on our Youth Outreach page. There are more pictures and stories to come, so return often. Commendations to all those who volunteered to make this happen and a special thanks to Dennis Cook who lead this major project.
Rocky Mountain Flycasters’ mechandise is now available to order online. You can order high quality hats and the Poudre River Basin Angling Guide from our merchandise page.
Are you a Sustaining Donor? Sustaining Donors are members of Trout Unlimited (TU), non-members, and businesses who recognize that without this kind of community support our Chapter can not adequately protect, conserve, and restore Colorado’s cold-water fisheries and their watersheds. Sustaining Donors are recognized at various levels. Contributions are greatly appreciated and we acknowledge sustaining donors in various ways. Find out more.
The second issue of the revived Flypaper newsletter is available now. You can sign up to receive it online by using our signup form or by sending a message to our Flypaper editor. You can also download a pdf version of the newsletter from the newsletter page.
There is a new fish story to come out of the RMF Green River trip taken after the March meeting. You'll find it with the rest of the fish stories. This one is about finding Green on the Green. If you have a story to tell, you’re welcome to share it here.
What else? Want to find out more about what Rocky Mountain Flycasters does in our area? Take a look at the About Us page and download the brochure we prepared. Select the image link on the left.
Phantom Canyon Trail Maintenance scheduled. See the Phantom Canyon page for more details about how you can volunteer to help with trail maintenance and be able to fish part of the Phantom Canyon.
More on our Current Calendar
Behnke-RMF Research Fellowship
Rocky Mountain Flycasters continues to support the Robert J. Behnke-RMF Research Fellowship. We need to raise money through donations for each year's fellowship and we are seeking additional donations. Read more about the fellowship and you can use this Donation Form to make a contribution. This fellowship helps a Colorado State graduate student with research and honors the continuing contributions being made by Dr. Behnke.
Rocky Mountain Flycasters' Exclusives
Stop cross-water contamination!
Whirling disease. Dydimo. New Zealand Mud Snails. Chytrid fungus. These are very real threats to our waters. If you follow some very simple, inexpensive procedures, you can help curb the spread of these diseases. See Common Sense Disinfection Procedure by Phil Wright.
Inexpensive Wading staff
Are you as "sure footed" as you would like to be? Are you ready for the spring run-off? The raging spring torrents can quicky take your feet from under you. It could be that you might need a wading stick. Here's how to build one out of inexpensive/used materials. Phil Wright put together this helpful HOW-TO (pdf 412 KB) so you can have your own hand-crafted wading stick.
Flycasters’ Forum
Head on over to Forum.RockyMtnFlycasters.org/phpbb and sign up to join the fun. Sign up soon so you can have the user name of your choice.
Current Issues
Rock Snot
Is didymo invading your favorite stream? Read this article and Phil Wright's about decontamination.
Call for Volunteers
Volunteers
There are frequently opportunities to volunteer in various capacities to help meet our mission goals. In addition to the Eagle's nest project, the Narrows cleanup, Youth Outreach, there are several other opportunities to contribute to the conservation, protection and restoration of local trout fisheries and watersheds. Be sure to check our current volunteer page and below.
- Rocky Mountain Flycasters
We can always use members who are willing to make a contribution to the organization. Whether you use your executive skills to contact and organize, your muscles to swing a pick axe, your knowledge of ecology, biology, and/or fishing to present a program, RMF could use your skills. There are occasionally Trustee positions that need to be filled and the Leadership Council can always use help with running the many programs we sponsor. Contact a board member at one of the monthly general meetings or use our list of Board of Directors. - Internship Program Opportunity:
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Region 8
Office of Ecosystems Protection and Remediation
Denver, Colorado
Project # EPA Water 2006-66: An internship is available at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 8 office in Denver, Colorado. See the internship page for more information. - Phantom Canyon: There is an occasional need for volunteers to assist in maintaining the trails at Phantom Canyon. Many times after trail work is done, volunteers are able to use artificial flies on barbless hooks to catch and release "samples." Volunteers should contact Guy Turenne or Scott Baily. Additional information about Phantom Canyon and the Nature Conservancy, see www.nature.org/colorado/.
- Rocky Mountain National Park: Help with providing park users with information or assist wildlife biologists with research. Options are wide-ranging and open to suit your needs. See the 2010 RMNP schedule or RMNP Volunteers.
Mud Snail Threat
See Conservation News for information.
TU Life Membership is a Great Offer—Visit the TU website for details.
Last updated: 24 Aug 2010