Speaker: Jim Cox Topic: Bringing Rivers to Your Home Guest Tier: October’s Chapter meeting is going virtual, with a Zoom presentation by Jim Cox of the Western Rivers Conservancy, entitled “Bringing Rivers to Your Home” on Wednesday, October 7.  WRC has been working for more than 30 years to conserve and protect lands on more than 170 rivers and streams in nine western states. The presentation will focus on how WRC purchases river lands across the West to protect and…

As you probably guessed, the Chili Dinner (scheduled for November 7 at the Mountaineering Center) is cancelled. In its place we are having a special Zoom chapter meeting on Wednesday, November 18, from 6 - 7 pm. Speaker: Dr. Brett Johnson Topic: Mysis shrimp: What are they and why do they produce such big trout? November's Chapter meeting is going virtual, with a Zoom presentation by Dr. Brett Johnson who is a Professor of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences in the…

Speaker: Rachel Jones, our CSU scholarship recipient Topic: Efficacy of Fish Passage Designs Along the Northern Front Range Rachel Jones is a Master's degree student at Colorado State University, and this year's recipient of West Denver TU's annual scholarship. Rachel grew up in Colorado, and has worked at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and with Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Her research focuses on the efficacy of fish passageways installed following the 2013 floods. She hopes to determine the most effective designs…