Leveraging every dollar

At TU, we maximize public and private funding to make rivers and streams healthier and your support is one of our most effective conservation tools. TU staff leveraged private funds to secure once-in-a-generation public agency grants through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, expanding the scale and impact of on-the-ground restoration efforts. In conservation, “infrastructure” means fixing rivers and we are seizing every opportunity to achieve science-driven conservation outcomes in the places we care about.

With these historic investments in conservation, we are working at a scale that matches the challenges America’s rivers and fisheries face.

TU’s Priority Waters are the more than 200 rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds where we are directing our energies to care for and recover wild and native trout and salmon watersheds. Rooted in science and developed in collaboration with TU volunteers and trusted partners, these are places where, together, we can have the greatest impact. TU achieves results locally and nationally by successfully partnering with:  

• Individual donors and foundations 
• Local, state, and federal agency partners 
• Tribal Nations 
• Landowners, farmers, ranchers, and other stakeholders 
• Corporations    
• Community volunteers and advocates 
• Local guides and businesses 
• Conservation allies