TROUT UNLIMITED ANNUAL MEETING REDDING, CA SEPT. 19-23, 2018 1777 N. KENT ST., STE 100 ARLINGTON, VA 22209 WWW.TU.ORG
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Area Map Ar Sundial Bridge Amphitheater Zubie s Classrom Sheraton Hotel Gifford Pavillion Please note: The State of TU and the Grassroots Address will be held at the Cascade Theater, downtown with bus transportation. Zubie s Classroom is located in the Turtle Bay Exploration Park, a moderate walk on the boardwalk from the Sheraton. Thursday s Welcome Reception, the STREAM Kids event and Angler Science Training will be held in the Sundial Bridge Amphitheater, a short walk across the Sundial Bridge.
Meeting Agenda WED., SEPT. 19 ALL DAY 7:30 AM 7:30 AM 4:30 PM 4:30 7:00 PM 7:00 9:30 PM REGISTRATION (Lobby) MEET WITH FISHING HOSTS (Lobby) Coffee and boxed lunch provided HOSTED FISHING STREAMSIDE WELCOME RECEPTION Hosts Mike & Bertha Michalak, owner of The Fly Shop 19168 River Crest Drive; Anderson Transportation not provided. Cocktails provided. Optional: Mexican food truck on site $15 per person DINNER ON YOUR OWN Restaurant guide at www.tu.org/annualmeeting THURS., SEPT. 20 ALL DAY 7:30 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 5:00 PM 5:00 7:30 PM 7:30 9:30 PM 9:30 12:00 PM REGISTRATION (Lobby) BREAKFAST (Lobby) Continental breakfast & coffee CONSERVATION TOUR Lunch provided WELCOME RECEPTION (Sundial Amphitheater) Cocktails and Hors d Oeuvres Welcome by Chris Wood, TU President & CEO DINNER ON YOUR OWN Restaurant guide at www.tu.org/annualmeeting HOSPITALITY SUITE (Club Lounge) Hosted by the California Council of TU
MEETING AGENDA FRI., SEPT. 21 7:00 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Mosaic Restaurant) Staggered breakfast available until 8:30 a.m. 8:45 AM 3:30 PM 8:45 10:00 AM 8:45 10:00 AM 8:45 10:00 AM 8:45 10:00 AM 8:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 10:30 AM 10:30 11:45 AM 10:30 11:45 AM 10:30 11:45 AM 10:30 11:45 AM 10:30 11:45 AM 12:00 1:00 PM NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKGROUP MEETINGS Open to all. Descriptions follow in program. YOUTH EDUCATION (Sundial A) NATIVE TROUT (Sundial B) GREAT LAKES (Shasta Boardroom) NEW INITIATIVES (Zubie s Classroom) DELAWARE RIVER (Mosaics Camino Room) BREAK DIVERSITY INITIATIVE (Sundial A) LAND CONSERVANCY (Sundial B) RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT (Shasta Boardroom) ACCESS (Zubie s Classroom) DRIFTLESS AREA RESTORATION EFFORT (Mosaics Camino Room) OUTDOOR LUNCH (Gifford Pavilion)
MEETING AGENDA FRI., SEPT. 21 1:30 2:45 PM GRASSROOTS (Sundial A) 1:30 2:45 PM 1:30 2:45 PM 1:30 2:45 PM 1:30 2:45 PM 2:45 3:15 PM 3:15 4:15 PM 4:15 5:00 PM 5:00 6:00 PM 6:00 7:00 PM 7:00 9:00 PM CLIMATE CHANGE (Sundial B) COMMUNICATIONS (Shasta Boardroom) TAILWATERS (Zubie s Classroom) MINING (Mosaics Camino Room) BREAK NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING (Sundial Ballroom AB) QUESTION AND ANSWER PANEL WITH TU SENIOR STAFF (Sundial Ballroom AB) BREAK COCKTAILS & HORS D OEUVRES (Fireside Terrace) DINNER & ANNUAL AWARDS PRESENTATION (Sundial Ballroom AB) 9:30 10:00 PM HOSPITALITY SUITE (Club Lounge) Hosted by the California Council of TU
MEETING AGENDA SAT., SEPT. 22 7:00 8:30 AM BREAKFAST (Mosaic Restaurant) Staggered breakfast available until 8:30 a.m. 8:00 9:00 AM 8:00 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 12:00 PM 9:30 AM 9:45 11:30 AM 11:45 AM 1:30 PM 1:15 2:45 PM 1:15 2:30 PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES: RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (Sundial A) Henry Koltz, Committee Chair BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (Sundial B) Jim Walker, Committee Chair STREAM KIDS (Turtle Bay Exploration Park) Free for kids age 6-15. Description follows in program. Register with Franklin Tate at ftate@tu.org BUS DEPARTS FOR CASCADE THEATER ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING (Cascade Theater 1731 Market St) STATE OF TU ADDRESS Chris Wood, President and CEO FINANCIAL UPDATE Matt Renaud, Chief Financial Officer STATE OF GRASSROOTS ADDRESS Mick McCorcle, Chair of the NLC BOARD BUSINESS Jim Asselstine, Chair of the Board of Trustees LUNCHEON FEATURING CHUCK BONHAM (Sundial AB) TRAIN THE TRAINER: ANGLER SCIENCE (Sundial Bridge Amphitheater ) Helen Neville, TU Senior Scientist Limited capacity, e-mail lberanek@tu.org for details. LAHONTAN CUTTHROAT TROUT (Sundial A) Jason Barnes, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Coordinator
MEETING AGENDA SAT., SEPT. 22 1:15 2:30 PM TROUT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM (Sundial B) Presentation by the James Madison High School Stream Team Students 1:15 2:30 PM 2:30 2:45 PM 2:45 4:00 PM 2:45 4:00 PM 4:00 4:15 PM 4:15 5:15 PM 4:15 5:15 PM 6:00 7:00 PM 7:00 9:00 PM 9:30 10:00 PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES: BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE (Mosaics Camino Room) Bernard Bailey, Committee Chair BREAK TU S WILD STEELHEAD INITIATIVE (Sundial A) Dean Finnerty, Northwest Director of the Sportsmen s Conservation Project John McMillian, Wild Steelhead Science Director BOARD OF TRUSTEES: MAREKTING AND COMMUNICATIONS (Sundial B) Richard Johnson, Committee Chair BREAK TRAIN THE TRAINER: STREAM BASED YOUTH EDUCATION (Sundial Bridge Amphitheater ) Franklin Tate, Director of Youth Education COUNCIL CHAIR MEETING (Sundial A) COCKTAILS & HORS D OEUVRES (Pool Deck ) DINNER & CALIFORNIA COUNCIL FUNDRAISING BANQUET (Sundial AB) HOSPITALITY SUITE (Club Lounge) Hosted by the California Council of TU
MEETING AGENDA SUN., SEPT. 23 8:00 AM 12:00 PM 9:00 AM 6:00 PM 9:00 10:30 AM BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING (Sundial B) THE WOMEN S ANGLE: Hosted by The Fly Shop A free day of events, lessons: Space Limited Register at: theflyshop.com/the-womens-angle Casting Class - Single Hand (Casting Lawn 1) Mary Ann Dozer & Cheryl O'Neill Spey Casting Seminar (On the Water) Mia Sheppard Single Hand Casting Class (Casting Lawn 2) Kara Tripp Single Hand Casting Class (Casting Lawn 3) Kayla Katayama Fly Tying (Shasta Boardroom) J Michelle Swope Introduction to Fly Fishing (Sundial A) Kesley Gallagher 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Single Hand Casting Class (Casting Lawn 1) Mary Ann Dozer & Cheryl O'Neill Spey Casting for Beginners (On the Water) Mia Sheppard Casting Seminar (Casting Lawn 2) Kara Tripp Casting Class (Casting Lawn 3) J Michelle Swope Knots (Outside) Kesley Gallagher
MEETING AGENDA SUN., SEPT. 23 12:30 PM 1:30 3:00 PM THE WOMEN S ANGLE LUNCHEON Featuring Katie Falkenberg This special luncheon and presentation is available for $30. Register at www.tu.org/annualmeeting Fly Fishing for Steelhead Presentation (Sundial A) Mia Sheppard Bugs & Fly Selection (Sundial B) Mary Ann Dozer Fishing Program (On the Water) Beverly Smith Pyramid Lake Fishing, History & Conservation (Classroom or Streamside) Jessica Strickland Fly Tying (Shasta Boardroom) J Michelle Swope Knots (Outside) Kara Tripp 3:30 PM 4:00 6:00 PM Casting Competition (The Fly Shop) Facilitated by Lisa Beranek Women s Fly Fishing Product Showcase (The Fly Shop) 6:00 PM Unofficial After Party (Fall River Tap House) 1030 East Cypress Avenue, Suite D, Redding
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKGROUP DESCRIPTIONS ACCESS The Access Workgroup is currently focused on providing support and resources for the protection of our nation's public lands, which protect some of the best remaining intact watersheds holding wild and native trout. It also evaluates stream access laws across the country, regularly reviews the TU Stream Access Policy for changes and recommendations, and develops tools for chapters and councils to use in building voluntary access programs at state and federal levels. CLIMATE CHANGE The Climate Change Workgroup has developed an education and awareness program based on the scientific background of TU staff to understand and communicate what impact the potential of a changing climate will have on coldwater resources and the future of trout and salmon. DELAWARE RIVER The Delaware River Workgroup is a regional effort to represent TU on important issues facing the Delaware River Basin, including advocacy on minimum flow agreements that protect native and wild trout and the health of the coldwater ecosystem, securing and growing federal and other funding for conservation and protection efforts, and on preventing or reducing the damage caused by resource extraction and transportation in the watershed. DRIFTLESS AREA RESTORATION EFFORT The Driftless Area Restoration Effort Workgroup was developed to maximize the coldwater conservation potential in the unglaciated region of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. By bringing together local, state and federal agencies and private conservation groups to organize and fund watershed restoration projects across the 24,000 square mile region, the workgroup seeks to increase efforts in this unique region.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKGROUP DESCRIPTIONS GREAT LAKES The Great Lakes Workgroup focuses on issues such as aquiculture, invasive species, pipeline maintenance, and large scale water withdrawals to protect and preserve the water quality and quantity in the region. Working with TU staff and other partners, the workgroup will help support common advocacy issues and share and discuss policy LAND CONSERVANCY The Land Conservancy Workgroup assists TU councils and chapters in their efforts to work with land trusts and other conservancy groups in acquiring land and easements to protect coldwater resources and access to them. The group is working to develop a TU Conservancy Fund to assist local and state land protection opportunities. MINING The goal of the Mining Workgroup is to create a handbook to assist councils and chapters in opposing a local extraction project. Included in the handbook will be strategies for opposing a project, as well as contact and resource information. NATIVE TROUT The Native Trout Workgroup facilitates native trout restoration, with emphases on Yellowstone Cutthroat restoration and stream temperature monitoring. Working with TU science staff, the workgroup helped develop a stream temperature monitoring handbook to assist chapters and councils in running local stream monitoring programs.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKGROUP DESCRIPTIONS RESPONSIBLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT The Responsible Energy Workgroup focuses on efforts to protect coldwater fisheries from the various modes of energy production: coal and hard rock mining, oil and gas drilling, wind, solar and nuclear. It has helped develop TU policy as well as advise and support councils and chapters in their local and statewide efforts on these issues. TAILWATERS The Tailwaters Workgroup serves to help TU volunteers advocate for salmonid populations in tailwater fisheries through the development of web-based resources and in-person counsel. The workgroup explores issues, challenges and threats to tailwater fisheries and recommends direction and actions for TU staff and volunteers to take to advocate for these waters. COMMUNICATIONS A LOOK AT COUNCIL-LEVEL The ADVOCACY Communications COMMITTEES Workgroup helps to clarify and communicate the role and function of the National Leadership Council, improve and facilitate communications within the NLC and its workgroups; and encourage and foster communications to and from the NLC to chapters, councils, members, trustees and staff. DIVERSITY INITIATIVE The Diversity Initiative Workgroup has set an ambitious goal that by 2020, TU s membership and leadership profiles reflect that of the angling public. The workgroup works to create effective strategies and programs to recruit a more diverse membership; encourage diversity within leadership at the chapter, state and national levels; and to ensure every chapter creates a welcoming environment for TU members of different genders, ethnicities, ages, and cultures.
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKGROUP DESCRIPTIONS GRASSROOTS The mission of the Grassroots Workgroup is to continuously assess and assist the effectiveness of our chapters and councils and to develop tools and resources for improvement. The workgroup has recently initiated a Capacity Building Committee to advance specific opportunities for TU. NEW INITIATIVES The New Initiatives Workgroup receives and evaluates proposals for changes to the National Conservation Agenda and its Critical Focus Areas; evaluates major issues facing TU and explores potential solutions to those issues; solicits, evaluates and nominates new grassroots members of the Board of Trustees (for election by TU members); and nominates National Leadership Council officers and Embrace A Stream committee members (for election by the National Leadership Council.) YOUTH EDUCATION A LOOK AT COUNCIL-LEVEL The ADVOCACY Youth Education COMMITTEES Workgroup supports and helps guide TU's Headwaters Youth Program, which helps foster a sense of respect for the natural world and engages young people in hands-on conservation projects in their home waters. The workgroup develops tools for volunteer leaders, communicates best practices and resources and builds a community of youth education volunteers which can support one another
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS TU MEMBERSHIP MEETING, STATE OF TU AND STATE OF THE GRASSROOTS Join us for an inspiring and powerful look back at the past year and all the incredible work you have made possible through your tireless dedication and commitment to Trout Unlimited. From the monumental projects opening hundreds and thousands of miles of river to spawning trout, steelhead and salmon to the local level projects restoring degraded streams or engaging urban kids in outdoor education, the scope and scale of our shared efforts will leave you in awe and arm you with ideas for making a bigger impact. The State of TU and the State of the Grassroots are not-to-miss events and are free and open to all meeting attendees and the general public at the Cascade Theater in downtown Redding. This is also TU s Annual Membership Meeting and all TU members are invited to vote on the election of Trustees, bylaws updates and more. Transportation to the theater will be provided from the Sheraton, departing on Sat., Sept. 22 at 9:30 a.m. STREAM KIDS Franklin Tate, TU Director for Youth Education Youth ages six to 14 are invited to join Franklin Tate and explore the Turtle Bay Exploration Park as scientists, as anglers, and as kids. The morning-long free outdoor education experience requires registration. To register, e-mail Franklin Tate at ftate@tu.org.
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS LUNCHEON PRESENTATION FEATURING 3 CHUCK BONHAM Chuck Bonham, Director of CA Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Prior to Chuck s appointment as the CA Director of Fish and Wildlife in 2011, he served in a number of roles for Trout Unlimited over ten years, including as TU s California director. Chuck was responsible for developing, managing, and implementing TU's programs in California. Chuck brings a diverse background and a longstanding appreciation for the outdoors to his current role as the CA Director of Fish and Wildlife. His legal background in conservation and natural resources issues and ability to be a problem solver earned him trust from both sides of thorny issues like the Klamath River steelhead and water controversies. TRAIN THE TRAINER: ANGLER SCIENCE Helen Neville, TU Senior Scientist Limited capacity, e-mail lberanek@tu.org to register. Angler science not only provides an opportunity to collect valuable information that can help us address conservation needs, but is also an incredible engagement tool: so many in our culture today are looking to be involved and learn more as they do. Come and hear about what types of angler science tools and resources TU has developed that can help with membership recruitment and engagement, including environmental DNA sampling, stream temperature and water quality monitoring, and mobile apps for collecting spatial data on things like fish redds, stream drying, or localized stream impacts in need of restoration.
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS TU S WILD STEELHEAD INITIATIVE Dean Finnerty, Northwest Director of the SCP John McMillian, Wild Steelhead Science Director Wild Steelhead Initiative manager, Dean Finnerty and WSI science director, John McMillan will present information related to improved steelhead monitoring in Oregon, Washington and California, as well as a concept for anglers to selfregulate their own encounters with steelhead. TU staff and volunteers in the northwest have built strong relationships with managing agencies by partnering on a variety of projects to provide better data on wild steelhead numbers. The team is using technology such as sonar and time-lapse video systems as well as good ol fashioned hard work, doing redd counts to provide this important data to understaffed and underfunded state and federal agencies. WSI is also leading the way for anglers to minimize their impacts to steelhead by keeping their catch rates in TRAIN THE TRAINER: STREAM BASED YOUTH EDUCATION Franklin Tate, Director of Youth Education TU s Headwaters Youth Education Program offers a wide and diverse set of lesson plans and activities which your chapter can easily harness to increase your engagement of local youth. During this hands-on session, Franklin Tate will guide you through some of the most popular outdoor activities for exciting and educating kids. You will walk away from this session ready to teach others in your chapter or council how they, too, can grow and improve their youth education efforts.
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS LAHONTAN CUTTHROAT TROUT Jason Barnes, Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Coordinator Since 2010 TU has guided a National Fish and Wildlife Foundationfunded conservation program for Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT), with a goal of moving the needle on recovery of this threatened trout. This program has allowed TU and our partners to be particularly innovative, collaborative and productive with on-the-ground work. Our LCT program coordinator will profile our key strategies, including working with agency staff to develop private landowner conservation agreements, providing a collaborative range-wide field crew for recovery activities, public and landowner outreach and education, ensuring that science drives conservation, and engaging in directly in LCT management and recovery planning. We will discuss how this collaborative synergy has led directly to LCT population expansion and reintroduction to historical waters. TROUT OUT OF THE CLASSROOM Kirk Smith, 360 Northern Virginia Chapter Board Member James Madison High School Stream Team Students The next generation of conservation stewards will take over where we ve left off, but the students of James Madison High School s Stream Team in Virginia will show you that they are already here and making a difference! This collection of students, led by Kirk Smith, a teacher and board member of the 360 - Northern Virginia Chapter, have assessed miles of stream, identified suitable habitat and successfully reintroduced native brook trout to streams just outside the Washington D.C. beltway.
TROUT UNLIMITED ANNUAL MEETING REDDING, CA SEPT. 19-23, 2018 1777 N. KENT ST., STE 100 ARLINGTON, VA 22209 WWW.TU.ORG