TUDARE
Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Restoration Effort (TUDARE) is an ambitious endeavor to restore and protect the coldwater streams and watersheds of this unique region. Learn more here...

About Us

Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore and sustain Minnesota's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds. The Minnesota Council of Trout Unlimited is a part of a larger national non-profit, 501 (c)(3), conservation organization working to conserve, protect, restore, and sustain coldwater fisheries across North America. Our several thousand Minnesota members, spread across the state in seven chapters, are dedicated volunteers working to protect and improve Minnesota's trout and salmon fisheries. Our vision is that by the next generation, Trout Unlimited will ensure that robust populations of native and wild trout and salmon will thrive in Minnesota's coldwater lakes and streams, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters.

An important part of Minnesota Trout Unlimited's work is the restoration and enhancement of coldwater fish habitat. Trout Unlimited is the national leader in trout and salmon habitat restoration work, and is celebrating its 50th anniversary of coldwater conservation work. In Minnesota, our chapters and members have been planning, funding and executing high quality fish habitat restoration and enhancement projects for more than 30 years. All our conservation work is guided by the best available science and consequently we identify, design and complete habitat work based on science and biology and target it toward long term self-sustainability. Our habitat restoration and enhancement work is tailored to the conditions found in each ecologically-based regions and watershed to ensure sustained increases in trout and salmon abundance. MNDNR surveys confirm that our habitat improvement projects consistently produce significant, sustained increases in adult trout abundance, even with the increased angling pressure which usually accompanies them.

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Executive Committee