JACKSON, Wyo. – Community members can support Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited (JHTU) local conservation work for native cutthroat trout and clean water while also supporting local businesses through several new and creative ways including buying a limited-edition trucker hat, shopping the Orvis Jackson Hole Great Giveback Days, and JD High Country Outfitter’s Labor Day JHTU Round-Up Promotion
Limited Edition Trucker Hats Designed by Local Artist Abby Paffrath
In an effort to raise funds and awareness for on-the-ground projects through the Snake River Headwaters Initiative, Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited (JHTU) and local fly shops are selling custom made, limited-edition hats designed by local artist, angler and JHTU board member Abby Paffrath.
The Snake River Headwaters Trucker Hat prominently features Abby Paffrath’s artistic rendition of two Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout in beautiful turquoise water with the Tetons in the background.
Proceeds from hat sales will support the TU Snake River Headwaters Initiative, an ambitious effort to restore and protect the headwaters of the Upper Snake River and its uniquely intact native fishery, together with a diverse group of community, landowner, and agency partners.
Hats include a “hang tag” with information about the Initiative. To learn more about the Initiative and active and completed projects, visit the Snake River Headwaters Initiative project site.
Proceeds from sales of the JH Clean Water Coalition Trucker Hat will support the Jackson Hole Clean Water Coalition (JHCWC), a collaboration of nonprofits and agencies working to improve water quality in and around Jackson by addressing non-point source pollution from anthropogenic sources, of which Trout Unlimited is a founding member.
To find out more about how to help improve water quality in local streams and rivers, visit the JHCWC website.
“I love spending time on our local rivers catching native trout with my friends and family,” said Paffrath. “I was inspired to create these art pieces to support JHTU’s local work and do my part to give back to the resource that I care so deeply about. I hope that the hat sale fundraiser will be a great way for a lot of people in the community and beyond to get involved with the great work that JHTU is doing.”
Support Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited by Shopping at Local Fly Shops
Local fly shops are helping to spread the word about the hats and the causes they support. Hats, displayed alongside informational signage, are available for purchase locally at Grand Teton Fly Fishing, the Jackson Hole Orvis Store, JD High Country Outfitters, Snake River Angler, and WorldCast Anglers in Victor, as well as through JHTU’s Square website.
For Snake River supporters outside of Jackson, hats are available with shipping options from Art 4 All. Hats are $36 at all points of sale.
Orvis Jackson Hole will be participating in Orvis’s Great Giveback Days program throughout the entire month of September and donating proceeds to JHTU. Customers can visit Orvis Jackson Hole and donate $10 or more (in $10 increments) to JHTU to receive a corresponding $10 savings card good toward any full-price apparel purchase.
Also, JD High Country Outfitters will host a special JHTU Round-Up Promotion over Labor Day weekend, from Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7. Customers will be asked at check out if they would care to round up their purchase to the next dollar or other amount in support of JHTU. JD High Country Outfitters will match the promotion up to the $500.
This year, JHTU’s annual Tie One On fundraising banquet was canceled due to COVID-19. As such, the sales from the Abby Paffrath Trucker Hats and customer donations made through the Orvis Great Giveback Days and JD High Country Outfitters JHTU Round-Up Promotion are especially important to sustaining JHTU’s efforts to support on-the-ground conservation projects.
Those wishing to support JHTU with a direct donation can also make a gift through Old Bill’s Fun Run to “Trout Unlimited – Jackson Hole Chapter” until September 18.
“We are so grateful to Abby for creating these beautiful art pieces and hats for JHTU as a fundraiser, and to our local fly shops for being willing to support us through hat sales and customer donation drives,” said Tote Turner, JHTU President.
“We hope that the community will in turn support these local businesses and fly shops by buying local, and learn a little about the great conservation projects that we have going on.”
