About Trout Unlimited

For more than 40 years, TU has been the leader in protecting one of America's last great national treasures: our nation's trout and salmon fisheries. By combining "on the ground" restoration efforts, a cutting edge scientific research and effective advocacy on behalf of our coldwater fisheries, TU has been an effective steward.

Through 450 chapters nationwide (34 in NY) TU National, NYS Council and our chapters, we are able to organize grassroots stream restoration projects, conservation programs, trout and salmon in the classroom programs, youth education events and advocacy work.

We work at the state and local levels to provide a voice for the fish and coldwater resources of NYS. This helps maintain existing protections and challenges new threats to our trout, salmon and the environment almost daily.

Membership Benefits

By joining with our new membership introductory offer below, you get the following:
  • Membership in a local grassroots TU chapter--- you get the opportunity
    to meet other anglers and conservation minded people, participating at
    meetings, projects, events and other related gatherings
  • A one year membership and subscription our award winning magazine
    TROUT
  • Membership card and discounts throughout the country on hotels and
    rental car reservations
  • A beautiful full color fly fishing calendar of locations in the US and personal address labels

To become a new member or renew membership you should follow the following instructions.

To help recruit more dedicated members, we are pleased to introduce the special introductory rate of $17.50 for you as a prospective new TU member. By recruiting new members in a chapter or council, TU will return the entire first years dues as a rebate—$15 directly to the chapter (checks sent twice a year) and the end-of-year rebate of $2.50/member back to the state council for operations. This is a policy agreed upon by your chapter and state council leaders that will support their efforts in conservation.
The rebate system of past years has been revamped, improved, and designed to create greater revenue for TU chapters. This is a result of the new program strategies TU National is currently implementing for fiscal year 2004. The old system has been restructured as it was outdated, inefficient and was unable to offer councils and chapters the potential for significant growth, both in membership and revenue.

By joining TU the new Rebate and Membership system is as follows:

Chapters and councils can offer a first years TU membership(new) for special rate of $17.50. This new member registration cannot be used for previously expired or archived members. There are no more premiums or gifts for this new member signing.

New members can join by mail:

- Use applications printed by TU National or print your own. These are the current applications with the $17.50 offer. Any old applications will still be taken and you can just submit the $17.50 instead of $35.

- Make sure that you have printed or written your chapter number (#028) or council code (NYCL) in the appropriate box. This box is in the bottom right corner as Code: Members that do not fill the box will be assigned by zip code.

New members can join on the web: https://secure.tu.org/join/join.asp

- Members can go to www.tu.org/intro

- You will be prompted to enter a code (either chapter number{#028} or council code{NYCL}). This code box is on the bottom right of the form. If you do not enter a code, members who join on this page will be assigned by zip code to a chapter near by.

Rebates will be calculated and paid twice a year (April 1st and October 1st) and the checks will be sent directly to the chapters and councils. Chapters and councils receive a higher rebate for a higher membership level according to the following scale:
 

Membership level

Dues

Rebate*

New Membership

$17.50

$15

3-year Regular

$90

$25

Family

$50

$20

3-year Family

$100

$25

Sponsor

$100

$30

Business

$200

$50

Conservator

$250

$50

Life

$1,000

$150

Family Life

$1,100

$160

*Rebate does not include unchanged $2.50/member end-of-fiscal-year rebate

Renewals support your chapter through expenditures by TU National. 81% of all TU national's expenditures goes directly into programming for membership. That is approximately $67 per member that is spent supporting grass roots TU members in some manner. The membership acquisition program coupled with our existing programs are going to lead to a rewarding future for TU.

 If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact Wendy Reed, membership, at wreed @tu.org . Thanks for your support and membership.  We look forward with you to make TU bigger, stronger and more financially prepared to meet the challenges of coldwater conservation.

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Trout Unlimited Membership Order Form