Pretending to Be Beavers: Building Beaver Dam Analogs on Chihuahueños Creek
A rainy September volunteer weekend in the Jemez: building beaver dam analogs on Chihuahueños Creek, green chile stew, and wild Rio Grande cutthroat trout.
Habitat Restoration
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Volunteers Needed on Chihuahueños Creek, September 19 and 20
TU New Mexico needs volunteers September 19 and 20 to repair two exclosures on Chihuahueños Creek in the Jemez. Space is limited and registration is required.
Guest Article: A Visit to the Upper Rio Cebolla Watershed
Editor’s Note: This article continues Michael Altherr’s pursuit of the Western Native Trout Challenge and revisits the upper Rio Cebolla more than a year after his first trip. His firsthand account offers a candid look at both the difficulties of restoring…
Guest Article: Call of the Wild – A Win Win Win on the Rio San Antonio
Editor’s note: We’re pleased to share this guest report from Daniel Gibson on recent restoration work along the Rio San Antonio, a high-country tributary system in far north-central New Mexico that supports Rio Grande cutthroat trout and other native aquatic species.…
Guest Article: Hard Work Paying Off on the Rito Chihuahueños
Editor’s note: In this guest article, Daniel Gibson reports from the remote Rito Chihuahueños drainage in the Jemez Mountains, where volunteers with Trout Unlimited are helping restore stream and wet meadow habitat for native Rio Grande cutthroat trout. The piece is…
Three Ways to Get Your Hands Dirty for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout This Year
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…
It’s Not Just About the Fish
The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited works to conserve trout through the protection and restoration of coldwater habitats. But it’s not just about the fish. Healthy coldwater riparian areas benefit all of us—and many of those beneficiaries are captured in…
Why Cutthroat Trout Restoration is Important
Some of our members, not to mention the general public, wonder why we expend so much effort on Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) protection and restoration. One reason is that it’s part of Trout Unlimited’s mission, “to conserve, protect, and…
Willows and Wild Trout
Trout Unlimited (TU) is hosting their third willow planting, trout fishing volunteer event October 4-5, 2025. This is an overnight trip. Come camp above the beautiful Rio San Antonio in Northern New Mexico and be apart of restoring a Rio Grande cutthroat…