The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, based in Santa Fe, has awarded its 2026 Truchas Scholarship to Robin Hickerson of Mandela International Magnet School of Santa Fe. This $2500 scholarship was established in 2024 to support future science and conservation…
Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited is inviting members and friends to take a short Women’s Fly Fishing Interest Survey. We are exploring ways to better support and grow opportunities for women anglers in our chapter and broader community. This survey…
Editor’s note: In this guest essay, angler and outdoorsman Michael R. Altherr, Ph.D., reflects on the Western Native Trout Challenge and the deeper conservation story behind it—one that resonates strongly with Truchas Chapter’s commitment to native trout and healthy coldwater…
A Canadian company is seeking permission to begin exploratory uranium drilling near Canjilon. Now is the time for our community to demand a full environmental review and meaningful public input.
Dear Members, As we close the books on another fiscal year, I am thrilled to report that the current is moving strongly in our favor. Thanks to your unwavering passion and the generosity of our business partners, we didn’t just…
The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited has adopted its 2026–2031 Strategic Plan, setting a clear course for the next five years of native trout conservation, watershed restoration, youth education, and community stewardship across northern New Mexico.
Valles Caldera National Preserve is one of New Mexico’s most unique and rewarding places to fish. With wide-open meadows, winding creeks, stunning mountain views, and wild trout water, it offers a memorable experience for anglers willing to plan ahead and…
Please join the Truchas Chapter in supporting the Earth Day Pecos River Cleanup on Saturday, April 18. Truchas Chapter volunteers will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Upper Pecos Watershed Association office, 78 S. Main St., Pecos, NM, to connect…
They say you’re either born with the "fishing gene" or you aren’t. Looking back at eighty-plus years of wandering through the American West, I’m convinced I was born with a double dose of it. My father fished, but my Uncle Paul - an outdoorsman from the get -go - was the one who lit the fuse.
The conservation work Truchas Chapter has done on northern New Mexico’s cold-water streams doesn’t happen from behind a desk. It happens on the ground — boots in the mud, post-pounder in hand, willow whips stacked and ready. This spring and…