The National Capital Chapter of Trout Unlimited is the the eleventh chapter of Trout Unlimited, established shortly after TU was founded in 1959. Our National Capital Angling Show began in 1974, and was one of the first in the country. Over the years, the featured speakers at the Show included many American fly fishing luminaries such as Lefty Kreh and Kelly Galloup. It was the model for today's commercial fly fishing shows and continued for 39 years until our last show in 2013. Over the years, the money raised from this nonprofit show enabled the Chapter to play a significant role in the conservation community through donations to many projects that furthered TU's mission to preserve, protect and restore coldwater resources, particularly in the mid-Atlantic region.
In 1991, NCC-TU played an instrumental role in forming and sustaining the Falling Spring Greenway in Chambersburg, PA that enlisted the neighboring landowners to restore the spring creek, and keep it accessible to anglers. The Chapter also was involved nationally with a mega-funding campaign to stop a Colorado dam project on the Platte River as the fourth largest contributor in that successful effort.
In 2005, NCC-TU volunteers and contributions helped to establish Project Healing Waters (PHW), serving wounded military service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, PHWFF has expanded nationwide, and is known for its highly successful program in military hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics. In 2017, NCC-TU began a PHW program at the Washington, DC VA hospital.
NCC-TU has also donated money and volunteer efforts to Casting for Recovery, Friends of Fletchers Cove, the restorations of Beaver Creek as well as Conococheague Creek, Trout in the Classroom, TU's Coldwater Conservation Fund, and is a principal sponsor of the Tri-State TU Youth Camp in Virginia.
In 1991, NCC-TU played an instrumental role in forming and sustaining the Falling Spring Greenway in Chambersburg, PA that enlisted the neighboring landowners to restore the spring creek, and keep it accessible to anglers. The Chapter also was involved nationally with a mega-funding campaign to stop a Colorado dam project on the Platte River as the fourth largest contributor in that successful effort.
In 2005, NCC-TU volunteers and contributions helped to establish Project Healing Waters (PHW), serving wounded military service members at Walter Reed Army Medical Center returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since then, PHWFF has expanded nationwide, and is known for its highly successful program in military hospitals, Warrior Transition Units, and Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and clinics. In 2017, NCC-TU began a PHW program at the Washington, DC VA hospital.
NCC-TU has also donated money and volunteer efforts to Casting for Recovery, Friends of Fletchers Cove, the restorations of Beaver Creek as well as Conococheague Creek, Trout in the Classroom, TU's Coldwater Conservation Fund, and is a principal sponsor of the Tri-State TU Youth Camp in Virginia.