NATIONAL TU

Trout Unlimited is America’s leading trout and salmon conservation organization. Trout Unlimited has 125,000 members and 500 volunteer-based chapters spread across the United States and Canada. TU’s mission is to conserve, protect and restore the nation’s coldwater fisheries and their habitats. Trout Unlimited is a non-profit organization governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and a grass-roots board called the National Leadership Council. The NLC is comprised of a representative from each state. Trout Unlimited’s national headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia. National staff for TU are also located in the Northwest, Northeast, upper Midwest and Southeast and Rocky Mountains.

MONTANA STATE COUNCIL
Montana Trout Unlimited, or the Montana Council of Trout Unlimited, represents the 3,000 members and 12 chapters of TU in Montana. Its mission mirrors that of the national organization. A State Council consisting of representatives from each chapter and six at-large representatives governs Montana TU. Montana TU staff is comprised of three full-time employees in Missoula and one full-time employee in Helena. The State Council meets quarterly at different locations around the state.

12 LOCAL MONTANA CHAPTERS
Finally, each State Council is then broken down further into Chapters, which focus on a particular geographic region and its surrounding rivers.