We have exceeded our $85,000 goal for Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout!
Greetings TU Idaho Council,
I am excited to inform you that on April 30, with the receipt of yet another generous donation through Idaho TU to the Save the Yellowstone Cutthroats campaign, our TU working group and conservation coalition has now not only met but exceeded our $85,000 goal! That’s right, we went over the top this morning, and as a result we are now fully funded for purchasing the minimum number of hydro-acoustic telemetry tags and receivers for use during this summer’s Lake Trout tracking research!
This cooperative effort of our conservation coalition over the last several months illustrates the true meaning of “One TU!”, the national initiative to enhance cooperation between TU Councils, chapters, and sister conservation organizations. As you know, Idaho TU Council and Chapters have worked hard along with our colleagues in WY and MT TU, national TU, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, National Parks Conservation Association, Federation of Fly Fishers, US Geological Survey, the Yellowstone Park Foundation, and Yellowstone National Park to achieve this critical conservation goal.
On behalf of all of us in Idaho who have been working so hard to achieve this fund-raising milepost, I extend a heart-felt “THANK YOU!” to everyone who has assisted with this effort, from the smallest donation to the largest. I know I can speak for my colleagues on the conservation coalition when I say we all feel deep appreciation and satisfaction that we have all succeeded in this effort, expressing our shared values of conservation of the natural resources of the Yellowstone ecosystem.
