Working at the local level in Southwestern NC to conserve, protect and restore North America’s Coldwater Fisheries and their Watersheds. The Trout Unlimited Anaka Chapter #201 has a significant history surrounding the “Unaka” designation. The name unaka is rooted in the Cherokee language designate unega, which means white (Mooney, J, 1972). Beliefs reveal, 1 in 4 trees in the Unaka Range were American Chestnut trees prior to the great Chestnut Blight. Chestnuts having long white blossoms, the Unaka Mountains turned white in color during the blossoming of the chestnut trees, and therefore called the White Mountains by the local Cherokee (Wikipedia, Retrieved; 15 July 2020). Additionally, in some geological and in historical sources, the term “Unaka Range” is used to identify the entire crest of the Appalachian Mountains along the Tennessee-North Carolina border, including the Unakas, the Great Smoky Mountains, the Bald Mountains, the Unicoi Mountains and the Mountains in the Big and Little Frog Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Connect, Retrieved; 15 July 2020).

Chapter meeting:  4th Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Valley River Brewery & Eatery in Murphy, 28906.

Find us on – Facebook: www.facebook.com/unakatu201

Chapter Website: unaka.tu.org

Chapter email: UnakaTU201@gmail.com

Trout Unlimited is the leading conservation organization working to care for and recover rivers and streams and the trout that call them home. We bring people together to care for their rivers and help make our water cleaner and our communities healthier.

The Unaka #201 Chapter of Trout Unlimited has over 60+ members and supporters in the Murphy, NC , Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties/communities.

As a conservation organization, the Unaka Chapter:

• Cares for local rivers and streams and trout [AND/OR SALMON AND STEELHEAD] populations through stream restoration projects, cleanup days, and community science programs  
• Advocates for the protection of rivers and streams locally, as well as in unison with national TU priorities across the country
• Partners with national TU conservation staff, local and state agencies and regional environmental organizations to implement conservation programs, with a focus on work in TU’s Priority Waters 
• Mobilizes the entire community to care for their waters 
• Hosts regular events, social gatherings and local fishing outings that connect people with their rivers and streams 
• Inspires the next generation with environmental education programs

We invite you to join us by attending an event, volunteering for a project, signing up for our email newsletter and becoming a member!