Originally Posted by
Hogan Brown
I see the work of Cal Trout and Local TU chapters on various water sheds I work and fish on. I give to them yearly also River Partners locally in Chico and the Sacramento River Land Trust and of course Cast Hope which I am part of...one thing to think about that I tell people all the time when I talk about Cast Hope is that Conservation Organizations mean nothing if we do not create conservation minded people in the next generation. People in each generation have to pick up the torch to protect the rivers, watersheds, and wild species and places we love or they will be gone. I speak from experience as a guide, high school teacher, and someone who works with youth we have to get kids outdoors and away from "screens"...computers, cell phones, video games have monopolized kids lives and "getting outdoors" is incredibly expensive for most families.
I would say look at organizations that get kids outdoors and are working to create the next generation of conservationist. Please do not take this as a solicitation for Cast Hope and what I do...MANY organizations share the outdoors and get kids outdoors and all the organizations listed above make incredibly positive impacts both in regards to conservation and sharing the outdoors. I just have a strong passion for getting kids outdoors and sharing the outdoors with them as conservation, preserving public lands, saving wild species, etc is all moot if no one in future generations care about those things.