Day by day, Montana's Winter is giving way to Spring, and soon the rivers and streams will be swollen with meltwater - the fruit of our mountain snowpacks, which are heavier than they've been for years. Trout (at least rainbows and cutthroats) will soon be swimming to upstream spawning areas. The interplay of seasons and spawning underscore the great symphony of life reproducing itself. If only Montana's wild trout could count on an environment that people hadn't screwed up...but we have screwed things up, and the only way to fix things is to physically restore the habitat that wild trout (and so many other wild, living things) depend upon. This is why your membership and donor support of the Trout Conservancy is so vital. Help Montana's wild trout out with a click on our "Join/Donate" button, and feel good about playing along with the symphony!

- John Zelazny

Executive Director, the Trout Conservancy of Montana

Global warming, elimination of the native riparian vegetation protecting streambanks, channel straightening, polluted run-off churning with toxic chemicals, nutrients, and sediments... these are but a few of the waves of human-caused impacts to Montana's wild trout. Although tthese impacts threaten a natural blessing that has existed for millennia, it doesn't have to be all doom and gloom. Act now by clicking our secure "Join/Donate" button and give something back to Nature and Montana's wild trout.

Our slippery friends deserve our best! We still have time to restore damaged habitats and give Montana's wild trout a fighting chance for long-term survival. Show your support by signing up for our e-newsletter now, or really help our work by joining as a member and/or sending us a tax deductible donation

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