Together for Colorado's Rivers
Every River Needs a Champion.
Colorado's rivers are part of what makes our state special. They provide clean water for our communities, sustain wild and native trout, support wildlife, and connect people to the landscapes we love.
But our rivers face growing challenges. Increasing demands on limited water supplies, changing climate conditions, and pressures on our watersheds make protecting these resources more important than ever.
For more than 55 years, Colorado Trout Unlimited has brought people together to protect and restore Colorado's rivers. With 23 local chapters and more than 12,000 members and supporters, we're advancing conservation, advocating for healthy watersheds, and inspiring the next generation to care for our rivers.
This Colorado Gives Day, we invite you to be part of that work.
Your donation supports Colorado TU's efforts across the state, from protecting clean water and restoring habitat to connecting young people with the natural world.
Make Your Gift Count
Wherever It's Needed Most
Your unrestricted gift gives Colorado TU the flexibility to respond to emerging conservation challenges, support local chapters, and advance our mission across the state.
Headwaters Education Fund
Help inspire the next generation of conservation champions through hands-on watershed education, Trout in the Classroom, STREAM programs, and youth conservation experiences.
River Champions Advocacy Fund
Help protect Colorado's rivers through advocacy focused on clean water, healthy river flows, public lands, and responsible water management.
Why Support Colorado TU?
Our work is made possible by people who believe in protecting Colorado's rivers and trust Colorado TU to make a difference.
"Serving as a champion for clear mountain streams is something that just grabs my heart."
Tom Jones, Donor and former TU Grassroots Trustee
"The tenacity of TU staff and engagement of chapters is the reason I'm a donor."
Larry Howe, Donor and former Colorado TU Board Secretary
Every River Needs a Champion
Whether you support our broader mission or direct your gift to Education or Advocacy, you're helping protect the rivers and watersheds that make Colorado special.
Together, we can make a lasting difference for Colorado's rivers.
To bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon.
Colorado Trout Unlimited (Colorado TU) was founded in 1969 as the Colorado grassroots arm of the national organization Trout Unlimited. Colorado TU coordinates and supports on-the-ground activities with local chapters and members and focuses on addressing the conservation needs of Colorado's rivers and watersheds. With the strength of nearly 10,000 members from 23 locally-based chapters statewide, Colorado TU functions as a grassroots organization and uses collaboration, volunteerism, advocacy, and education to promote conservation across Colorado from the headwaters of the Colorado River, to the canyons of the South Platte, to the gold-medal Gunnison and Taylor Rivers.
Our staff of 4 full-time employees is intentionally lean, and leverages the power of members and supporters who contribute more than 40,000 volunteer hours annually to restoration, advocacy, education, and other conservation efforts, equivalent to the power of more than 20 full-time employees.
Whether it is speaking out to protect water quality, collaborating with water users on projects to improve river habitat and connectivity, or engaging the next generation of stewards through youth programming - if you care about Colorado's rivers, there is a place for you with Colorado Trout Unlimited.
Organization name
Colorado Trout Unlimited
other names
CTU
1969
Tax id (EIN)
84-0628113
Category
Environment
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1536 Wynkoop Street Suite 320Denver County, CO, US