Wisdom for the Winter Stream
While we enjoy fall fishing, some of the most successful fly fishing in Northern New Mexico can occur during the winter months. It is also the favorite time of the year for one of our directors, Boot Pierce, to fish.…
Truchas Chapter
Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, a local membership of over 500 and the national organization of more than 300,000 members, is dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s cold-water fisheries and their watersheds.
Meet Your Board Member — Boot Pierce
Boot Pierce has been a member of the Truchas Board for two years and was recently appointed as a member of the Trout Unlimited New Mexico Council. Boot retired as a geologist after 30 years with the Missouri Geological Survey…
Volunteers Needed: NM Jumping Mouse Monitoring and Riparian Habitat Protection San Antonio Creek in the Jemez Mountains
River Source and the USFS Biologist Andre Silva are seeking volunteers to assist with tracking the presence of NM Meadow Jumping Mouse and protecting its habitat along the San Antonio Creek starting Monday, September 9 and going to Thursday, September…
River Source Summer Activities Report
We’ve had an amazing summer at River Source where our Watershed Academy has had a chance to shine. Five crews of thirty- three crew members had a chance to learn, explore, identify environmental problems, and help address them their home…
Help protect New Mexico’s Trout Streams
Dear Trout Unlimited Supporter, Each day our small team of Trout Unlimited staff in New Mexico goes to work with a simple objective in mind: protecting and restoring coldwater fisheries for future generations in the Land of Enchantment. In the…
Ladies Fly Fishing Class
On Saturday, April 27, eighteen adventurous women attended the second Santa Fe Ladies Fly Fishing 101 class at New Mexico Game & Fish Headquarters. Hosted by New Mexico Game and Fish and the Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the women braved gusty winds and occasional…
My Stream – The Rio Vallecitos!
My Stream – A New Feature in the Truchas Newsletter My Stream is a new feature in our Truchas Newsletter, and we encourage submissions from members about fishing on their favorite streams. Please use this first installment as an example of what…
2024 Truchas Scholarship Awarded
Truchas chapter of Trout Unlimited has awarded its inaugural Truchas STEM scholarship to senior Fabian Larranaga of Monte del Sol charter school, located in Santa Fe. The letter granting the one-time amount of $2600, to be used for qualified secondary education…
Ecotone Restoration Workshop – May 4
Ecotone Landscape Planning is hosting a restoration workshop on Saturday, May 4th from 9:30 am until early-mid afternoon on State Trust Land near Dixon – in PJ savannah landscape in the uplands above the Embudo River. Land erosion and river turbidity…
Truchas Chapter at the Roundhouse
On February 9, the New Mexico legislature held its Environmental Day at the Roundhouse, where multiple conservation and wildlife organizations had displays and lobbied for bills favoring the environment, such as the NM Legacy Fund. The Bosque and Truchas chapters (Gary…