Rise to the Moment: Sign Up to Help Priority Waters Thrive Survey

Thank you for taking the challenge to rise to the moment and help grow the Trout Unlimited community and our conservation impact!

One of the best things about being a TU volunteer is the opportunity to get involved with conservation in a meaningful way through your local chapter, state council or area field staff and the many projects and events they hold each year.

To better connect you to opportunities to get involved, please take this quick survey.

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* 1. Which of the following TU activities are you interested in participating in at the local or state level?

Volunteer opportunities (trash cleanups, tree plantings, river restoration projects, science and monitoring programs etc...)

Advocacy efforts (writing letters, researching issues, impacting local, state and national conservation policies and regulations etc...)

Leadership opportunities (providing skills and expertise such as project management, communications, fundraising, event planning etc... to your local chapter or state council)

Community and social events (film screenings, speaker presentations, fishing trips, fly tying classes etc...)

Other (please describe the type of activities you would like to participate in with TU)

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* 2. What types of community and conservation activities would you be interested in volunteering for? Please select all that apply.

Planting native trees and shrubs (volunteering at planting events or receiving training and support to lead your own planting project etc...)

Removing/cutting invasive plants and vines (volunteering at an invasive clearing project near you, or receiving training to clear invasives on your own or lead your own clearing project etc...)

Picking up trash (joining a planned trash cleanup event, cleaning trash on your own and connecting through social media to larger TU efforts, identifying locations and running cleanup events etc...)

Constructing stream habitat (rolling rocks, installing tree structures etc...)

Conducting stream monitoring (water temperature, water quality, aquatic insect sampling etc...)

Assessing stream health (formal and/or mobile app-based assessments of habitat conditions, barriers to fish passage etc...)

Stormwater mitigation (painting storm drain markers, installing rain barrels, building rain gardens etc...)

Youth environmental education (supporting/leading in-school programs or field trips, instructing at camps, helping at family-friendly outdoor events etc...)

Veterans community building (hosting veterans outdoor events, instructing on fly tying or fishing, helping lead veteran conservation days etc...)

Community awareness events (presentations in libraries, speaking to aligned groups like land trusts and watershed associations, community surveys, neighborhood canvassing etc...)

Friendraising and fundraising (hosting a community gathering at your home or business, serving on a fundraising banquet/gala committee, setting up or supporting an online event etc...)

I'm not currently interested / able to volunteer for TU

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What skills and expertise do you have that you would be willing to volunteer to TU to help us achieve our mission? Feel free to explain further in the comments block.

Organizational management (project management, strategic planning, leadership recruitment and training etc...)

Communications and marketing (digital, print, social)

Advocacy (campaign management, environmental law, community organizing etc...)

Science knowledge (biology, fisheries, ecosystems, habitat function etc...)

Science knowledge (monitoring, assessment, water quality etc...)

General volunteer labor (planting trees, picking up trash, supporting events etc...)

Specialized equipment training (science tools/devices, heavy equipment ownership/operation, power tools etc...)

Public speaking (presentations, event/booth recruitment and awareness building etc...)

Youth education (school/informal education training, camp counselor etc...)

Diversity, equity and inclusion (training in DEI work, or representing a demographic which helps TU move more towards reflecting the whole community etc...)

Fundraising (event-based, online, donor management etc...)

Grant writing (federal, foundation, corporate etc...)

I am uninterested / unable to volunteer my skills and expertise to TU at this time.

Other skills (please specify)

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* 4. What is your gender identity?

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to disclose

Prefer to self-describe

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* 5. What is your age?

Under 12

12-18

18-45

45-65

65-85

85+

Prefer not to disclose

Prefer to self-describe

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* 6. Please provide your contact information:

First Name

Last Name

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Home Phone

Cell Phone

Email

Facebook (Example: facebook.com/name.name)

Instagram (Example: @name)

Twitter (Example: @name)

Personal or Company Website