The last century of land use in the northern Rocky Mountain region has too often been characterized by negative impacts to the biological health of watersheds. Regardless of impact source, this legacy of environmental degradation should, we feel, be met with concerted and cooperative restoration efforts. Restoration of habitat is the key to future recovery of wild trout species. This habitat restoration can be either on or off-stream within specific drainage basins. Wild trout habitat restoration, in turn, benefits many plant and animal species while reclaiming and expanding

Limited habitat restoration funds and resources often slow the process of repairing affected watersheds. As a regional, independent not-for-profit organization, Trout Conservancy can procure and administer grants and donations unavailable to others. These funds are generally for restoring degraded wild trout stream sections. Funds secured by Trout Conservancy cover projects, or portions of projects, that are developed in cooperation with our partners. The funds and resources we procure ideally go to professionals in stream habitat restoration, with the exception of a small percentage we keep to cover administrative costs. These professionals design and implement the stream restoration projects we undertake.