Embrace-A-Stream

Embrace-A-Stream (EAS) is a matching grant program administered by the national office of Trout Unlimited (TU) that awards funds to TU chapters and councils for coldwater fisheries conservation. Since its inception in 1975, EAS has funded over 980 individual projects for a total of more than $4 million in direct cash grants. Local TU Chapters and Councils contributed an additional $13 million in cash and in-kind services to EAS funded projects for a total investment of more than $17 million. Partners include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA,) Costa del Mar Sunglasses, and the FishAmerica Foundation. In 2011, the average grant award was $5,000. Projects were located in 15 states and included many worthy projects such as improving native fish passage in Idaho, Maine and Pennsylvania, as well as Rio Grande cutthroat restoration in New Mexico.

2011 Embrace-A-Stream Awards Grant Recipients

Embrace-A-Stream - Overview

1997-2011 Embrace-A-Stream Projects Map