Sportsmen's Conservation Project

  1. Browns Canyon
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/browns-canyon

    Goals

    Browns Canyon is a prized wild trout fishery and critical backcou

  2. Dolores River
    https://greateruppervalley.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

  3. Yakima Basin
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/yakima-basin

    Goals

    From its source high in the Cascades, the Yakima River meets myriad streams and rivers as it makes its way through shrub-steppe desert to join the mighty Columbia River.

  4. Little Mountain
    https://greateruppervalley.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. 

  5. Columbine Hondo Wilderness Study Area
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/columbine-hondo-wilderness-study-area

    Goals

    The Columbine Hondo is located at a critical juncture between existing wilderness areas (Latir Wilderness, Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Taos Pueblo tribal lands) and several well developed areas (Red River Ski Area, Taos Ski Valley, the villages of Questa, Red River, and San Cristobal, and the Chevro

  6. Valles Caldera
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/valles-caldera

    Goals

  7. Elk River
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/elk-river

    Goals

    The Elk River is a unique salmon and steelhead stronghold on the Pacific coast, a shimmering gem within a geographical region that has lost many of its original salmon and steelhead runs due to water development projects, antiquated logging practices and the loss of spawning and rearing habitat
  8. Roan Plateau
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/roan-plateau

    Goals

    Western Colorado’s Roan Plateau is one of the region’s great landscapes and a haven for fish, wildlife and sportsmen. It is also an important part of the area’s economy thanks largely to the hunting, fishing and recreation the Roan Plateau sustains.

  9. Hermosa Creek
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/hermosa-creek

    Goals

    Hermosa Creek is one of those rare watersheds where you can go from work to the high country and be catching eager trout in the amount of time it takes you to lace your boots.

  10. Thompson Divide
    https://greateruppervalley.tu.org/tu-projects/thompson-divide

    Goals

    With robust populations of cutthroats, brown and rainbow trout, and legendary populations of big game, the Thompson Divide is a place worth protecting. Unfortunately, it is also a place under threat from energy development. 

    With robust populations of cutthroats, brown and rainbow trout, and legendary populations of big game, the Thompson Divide is a place worth protecting. Unfortunately, it is also a place under threat from energy development. 

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