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EnglishWhat is the Collegiate Peaks Chapter of Trout Unlimited website?
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collegiatepeakstu.org is the website of the Collegiate Peaks Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a volunteer conservation group that has served Colorado's Upper Arkansas Valley since 1985. It is a local chapter site rather than a national organization page: it publishes the chapter's news, events, and monthly newsletter, and explains how to join its activities or support its work. If you are looking for chapter meetings, volunteer opportunities, youth programs, or a way to donate locally, this is the right site. If you need national Trout Unlimited policy positions or membership administration, this is only the chapter-level view.
What the chapter does
The chapter works in the upper Arkansas River Valley in central Colorado with more than 300 members. Its stated projects cover:
- Habitat restoration and stream access maintenance
- Advocating for responsible public policies
- Conservation projects carried out with a variety of agencies
Volunteers contribute over 3,000 hours per year, and the chapter provides up to $12,000 annually for scholarships. It is also working on an education facility, the Ecosystem Learning Center (ELC), on the banks of the South Arkansas River.
Programs and groups
Beyond restoration work, the chapter runs several public-facing programs:
- Fly fishing classes
- "Stream Explorers," a middle school enrichment program
- FlyGals, a women's group
- Youth fishing derbies
These are the entry points if you want to learn to fish, volunteer with students, or join a women's fishing group rather than only follow conservation news.
What you'll find on the site
The homepage is organized around a few recurring blocks:
| Section | What it contains |
|---|---|
| Coming events | Meeting announcements and a link to the full calendar |
| Support our chapter | Donation information and community fundraising instructions |
| Latest updates | Board meeting recordings and volunteer requests |
| Newsletter | A monthly newsletter with a public archive and a subscribe link |
A representative event listing is the Annual Elections and Year in Review Meeting, held at Poncha Springs Town Hall with a potluck dinner, short fishing films, a slide show of the year's work, and voting for the Board of Directors and Officers. The site also posts board meeting recordings, for example the June 2026, April 2026, and February 2026 BoD meetings, and volunteer calls such as help needed for Vets' Outings.
How to get involved or support the chapter
- Subscribe to the newsletter. The site offers a newsletter sign-up and maintains a public archive you can read before subscribing.
- Donate. Straight donations are processed through PayPal.
- Shop through City Market Community Rewards. Kroger stores donate to the chapter when you shop, after you sign up using the instructions linked on the site.
- Attend a meeting or event. Check the calendar for the complete list, including regular meetings.
- Volunteer. The site posts specific needs, such as volunteers for Vets' Outings.
Things to keep in mind
The site is chapter-run and event-driven, so details like meeting dates, potluck arrangements, and board election years reflect whatever was current when each post was published. Verify times and locations against the calendar or a recent newsletter before traveling. Donation processing runs through PayPal, and the community rewards program requires separate sign-up with the retailer; the site does not present these as automatic.