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#269: Nov. 9, 2022
Embrace A Stream Challenge Nears 1/2 Way Mark - Donate now to support our project on Lee Metcalf!
Removal of this antiquated standpipe is part of the project. Source: Christine Brissette.
Replacement of this reed canary grass along North Burnt Fork Creek is another part of the project. With the Bitterroot's as backdrop, the students learn to keep their backcasts high. Source: Christine Brissette.
In July, BRTU's grant application ranked #1 in TU National's Embrace A Stream grant program and we were awarded nearly $10,000. Our project will put 450 trees and thousands of willows along North Burnt Fork Creek in fall 2023. It also builds on a major project that will remove an instream fish barrier on the Refuge, and reconnect 2.5 miles of spawning habitat. This cool video, featuring TU's Christine Brissette, explains why this project is so important.
Until November 14, we can double the size of the EAS grant that BRTU was awarded for the revegetation project on North Burnt Fork Creek as it flows through Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Thanks to 9 donors we are already 22% of the way and there are several challenges you can meet. Please help us help the trout!
If we can meet the challenge and double the amount, it would help us to purchase the plants, fencing material and pay for excavator time.
Sponsored by Trout Unlimited and leveraging a network of more than 400 local chapters and councils, the Embrace a Stream Challenge motivates all TU members and supporters, nationwide, to “Give Where You Fish” and ensure our cold water resources get the help they need now more than ever.
This is the link for our fundraising page, but remember the Challenge is only active until November 14th. The trout will be the big beneficiaries for your support of this incredible program to restore fish migration in North Burnt Fork Creek.
