Trout Unlimited is the nation’s leading conservation organization working to care for and recover rivers and streams and their trout and salmon populations. We bring people together across the country to be champions for their rivers and help make our water cleaner and our communities healthier. Founded by a small band of Michigan anglers in 1959, we have grown into a national organization with more than 350 staff, 400 chapters, and 300,000 members and supporters. We bring science-driven restoration know-how, state and national policy muscle, and local volunteer energy to bear on behalf of clean water, healthy trout and salmon and thriving communities.

Our vision is for communities across America to engage in the work of repairing and renewing our rivers, streams, and other water bodies on which we all depend.
Our mission is to bring together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so that our children can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon.
We believe in…
- The wisdom of nature. Conservation is an ethical obligation.
- Community and the power of people. We can solve our problems if we work together.
- Hard work. Problems can only be solved if we are willing to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
- Resourceful: We see opportunity in challenges. Rather than simply treating symptoms, we find pragmatic lasting solutions to problems.
- Science-based: We are innovative and base our efforts on sound science to drive conservation action.?
- Collaborative: We operate through non-partisan collaboration and partnership. We work across differences. We can solve problems if we work together.?
- Inclusive: We listen to, value, and respect all people and communities, and seek diverse voices and perspectives.?
- United: We mobilize behind common ground and a shared vision.
- Hopeful: We are optimists and believe in a better future.

What is Trout Unlimited?