Ethics guide our actions in all sorts of things. With wild trout conservation, ethics lead us to write congress, volunteer on projects and/or donate. Trout Conservancy's wild trout work is guided by the ethic of leaving this place better than we found it.

If past generations of Montanans had taken better care of the natural world, Trout Conservancy would probably have little to do. Instead, Montana's natural world has been heavily impacted, and is threatened with worse. For wild trout and those who care about them, that leaves much to do.

Conservation never sleeps, it is said. People's impacts against wild trout have to be met with an inspired and vigorous effort, sustained over time. Building a conservation ethic is crucial to the long-term quality of Montana's natural world.