Jerry Nissen
Oil Spill Risk

Utah produces some of the most environmentally damaging crude oil around. Called “waxy crude”, it’s hard to get out of the ground, to process into useful petroleum products and especially difficult and dangerous to ship.

The current proposal for moving this goopy petroleum to refineries includes via train through Grand County along the Colorado River. As many as ten trains as much as two miles long would move the crude through Grand County each day.

Oil Spill Risk
Jerry Nissen
Most Endangered River for 2022

If you’ve been in the western U.S. in the last 20 years or so, you won’t be surprised that American Rivers named the Colorado the most endangered river in the country.

Most Endangered River for 2022
Jerry Nissen
Strange Bedfellows

Our Trout Unlimited Chapter’s relationship with Denver Water and other diverters has evolved considerably over time. Not that long ago, we fought bitterly in court with diverters. Ultimately, we came to recognize that the diverters had both the well-established legal right to the water as well as the political clout and deep pockets to doom virtually all litigation on our part. We acknowledged that legal battles with the diverters were doomed to failure.

We realized that the strategy that would yield the best real-world outcome to protect our rivers was to communicate and (when appropriate) cooperate with the diverters. Our strategy of working with the diverters, while continuing to apply pressure on them to do the right things has resulted in many, many successes. Read Kirk’s letter for more insights.

Strange Bedfellows
Jerry Nissen
Take Action to Save Fisheries & Watersheds

TU needs your help to protect our trout fisheries and larger environment. Read the letter and contact your legislators!

Take Action to Save Fisheries & Watersheds
Jerry Nissen
Sign TU's Petition!

Trout Unlimited works hard to protect our rivers but we need your help! Colorado rule change proposals would negatively impact water quality statewide. Please sign the petition to stop water degragadion.

Sign TU's Petition!

Audubon

Water Allies At Audubon

Water Allies At Audubon

What’s good for the goose is good for…the trout. Audubon Society and TU are really working for the same thing: a healthy environment including our rivers and the entire riparian ecosystem. What’s good for birds is good for fish. We often cooperate with Audubon because it helps both organizations accomplish our respective missions. Audubon has an excellent trove of articles on our rivers and even has one employee who’s focus is water in the west. Read Jennifer Pitt’s articles on water at the link below.