Volunteers Needed for GRTU
GTRU is a 100% volunteer supported organization, and we welcome additional volunteers to support our mission and activities.
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: Jimbo Roberts at robertsj@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: Bill Marshall 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: Bill Marshall at president@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, expanding on the original Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) that started in 2011.
- The VSP was created to serve active duty military, reservists, veterans, and their families.
- Its goal was to engage the military community in meaningful and sustainable ways with TU Chapter activities.
- In 2020, VSP was renamed to Trout Unlimited’s Service Partnership to reflect its expanded mission.
- The updated initiative now includes first responders — specifically:
- Fire service members
- Medical professionals
- Law enforcement personnel
- And their families
- New participants from both the military and first responder communities are offered a free one-year introductory membership to Trout Unlimited.
- This free membership includes all benefits of a paid membership.
- Contact: Joe Filer at filerj@grtu.org
CONSERVATION
Protecting, reconnecting, restoring and sustaining our cold water fisheries. It’s what we are here to do.
LEASE ACCESS PROGRAM
Our lease access program allows members access to fish the Guadalupe River at 14 private locations.
YOUTH TROUT CAMP
Engaging our young people in river ecology, conservation and fly fishing with an expert hosted parent/child weekend on the river.