Volunteers Needed for GRTU
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
GTRU is a 100% volunteer supported organization, and we welcome additional volunteers to support our mission and activities. Some of the areas where we regularly count on volunteer support are listed below, along with a contact who can let you know what type of volunteer support is currently needed.
Troutfest TX
- There are a multitude of opportunities to volunteer to support Troutfest TX, including attendee check in, event parking, sponsor/donor coordination and coordination, banquet set-up and execution and a whole lot more
- Public relations activities, including contact with the media
- Contact: Bill Marshall or Lise Lozelle at marshallw@grtu.org or lozellel@grtu.org
Conservation
- River cleanup days
- On-stream and community projects
- Sponsoring and conducting studies of the river
- Water temperature and quality monitoring
- State and nationwide conservation project assessment and support
- Contact: Chris Johnson at johnsonc@grtu.org
Education
- Teaching members and others about cold water conservation, and fly fishing
- Supporting Trout in the Classroom, and other education programs
- Contact: Ron McAlpin at mcalpinr@grtu.org
Fisheries
- Acquiring, maintaining, and enforcing leases
- Arranging, scheduling, organizing, and conducting trout stockings
- Coordinating stocking and fingerlings programs with TPWD
- Contact: Dan Cone at coned@grtu.org
LAP Membership
- Processing new and returning member applications
- Printing and disbursing lease access passes and parking permits
- Creating educational materials on lease access program
- Maintaining an accurate listing of new members and lease members
- Arranging, scheduling, and teaching lease orientation classes
- Contact: Robilyn Pettit at pettitr@grtu.org
Public Affairs
- Creating chapter communications, including our website, social media, emails and newsletters
- Public relations activities, including contact with the media
- Promotional activities for Troutfest TX, Youth Trout Camp, Lease Access Program, Coldwater Outreach Conservation Fund, GRTU donations to other non-profit organizations
- Contact: Michael Racis at news@grtu.org
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Support efforts to increase female and BPOC engagement with GRTU
- Identify new opportunities for GRTU diversity outreach
- Support diversity in communications, events and other initiatives
Contact: Joshua Crumpton at crumptonj@grtu.org
Membership
- Point of contact for all non LAP Membership related activities
- Contact: Robilyn Pettit at pettitr@grtu.org
Youth Trout Camp
- Contact: Dakus Geeslin at geeslind@grtu.org
GRTU Service Partnership
Trout Unlimited’s Service Partnership began in July 2020 as an expansion of the Veterans Service Partnership (VSP), which began in 2011 as an initiative to serve our nation’s active duty service men and women, reservists, veterans and their families, and engage them in meaningful and sustainable ways with TU Chapter activities.
In July 2020, TU formally renamed VSP to Trout Unlimited’s Service Partnership. With this new name came a new mission as well. Trout Unlimited offered to first responders – specifically members of the fire service, medical, and law enforcement communities, and their families – the same opportunities and recognition which were offered to the military community since 2011. This includes a free one-year introductory membership for new-to-Trout-Unlimited Veterans and First Responders and all the benefits of a paid membership.
- Contact: Joe Filer at filerj@grtu.org
