Conserving, protecting and enhancing Colorado’s coldwater fisheries through volunteerism, education and outreach.
WDTU co-sponsors biannual stream cleanups on Clear Creek. We partner with other TU Chapters, Jefferson County Open Space, and other groups interested in keeping Clear Creek clean. Clear Creek, a tributary of Colorado’s South Platte River, has headwaters at the continental divide near Loveland Pass and flows largely along the Read More …
In March 2013, the Forest Service released High Peaks to Headwaters Watershed and Fisheries Restoration Environmental Assessment. This well-researched document guides WDTU’s conservation and restoration efforts in the Clear Creek watershed. For more information, contact WDTU’s Conservation Director, Keith Greenwell
In March 2013, the Forest Service released High Peaks to Headwaters Watershed and Fisheries Restoration Environmental Assessment. This well-researched document guides WDTU’s conservation and restoration efforts in the Clear Creek watershed. For more information, contact WDTU’s Conservation Director, Keith Greenwell.
WDTU sponsors an annual graduate student fellowship in the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins. WDTU provides an annual $4,000 fellowship to a student working toward a Master of Science degree. The student is chosen by a faculty committee. A requirement of the Read More …
West Denver TU has a long-standing relationship with the Windy Peak Outdoor Lab (part of Jefferson County Public Schools), dating back almost 20 years. We helped construct the pond and docks on the site. We present programs for sixth graders where we teach stream ecology, aquatic entomology, conservation, and fly Read More …
WDTU is active in the restoration of Colorado’s native cutthroat trout. The greenback cutthroat, the state fish of Colorado, is a cutthroat trout subspecies (Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias) native to drainages east of the Continental Divide, including the South Platte River drainage that includes Clear Creek. This beautiful fish has been Read More …
WDTU participates in the Colorado River Watch water quality monitoring program. Led by WDTU member Dennis Wiles, our chapter collects samples at several “stations” along Clear Creek in the canyon area. Samples are collected monthly from April through October. Volunteers are always welcome. Clear Creek water sampling is a great Read More …
Fly Fishing to Save Cutthroats in Yellowstone National Park written by Rick Dornfeld, WDTU Conservation Director During the summer of 2015, WDTU members Tim Toohey, Randy Cordova, Rick Dornfeld, Ed Calmus, and Keith Greenwell volunteered in a Yellowstone National Park research project. We caught cutthroats,rainbows,and hybrids (specimens) with fly fishing Read More …
By Rick Dornfeld On September 11, 2015, 24 hardy volunteers from West Denver TU and The Greenbacks Chapter joined with a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) crew at Herman Gulch. We stretched our muscles, seared our lungs, and caught trout for relocation. 110 trout were moved to Clear Creek.After much Read More …
WDTU completed the Clear Creek Canyon Reach Restoration project in 2011. The success of the Golden Mile Restoration project encouraged the WDTU chapter to plan and execute a second Clear Creek restoration project. This restoration encompassed three sections in the Canyon Reach, chosen especially to provide safe access between Hwy Read More …