New Moon Astro-Tour to be held Saturday

Durango Nature Studies’ New Moon Astro-Tour will be held from 9 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Durango Nature Center.

The tour is free for members and $10 for nonmembers. Astronomer John Buting will lead the tour.

To register, email sally@durangonaturestudies.org, call 769-1800 or visit www.durangonaturestudies.org/wildwords.htm.

Trout Unlimited announces new hire

Trout Unlimited announces the hiring of Kevin Terry as project manager for the Rio Grande Basin in southern Colorado.

Terry will develop projects that preserve and improve trout habitat on the Rio Grande River and its tributaries. He will work with agency staff members, water users and private landowners, and he will seek projects that benefit stream habitat and agricultural operations.

Projects may include removal of fish barriers, instream and riparian habitat restoration, irrigation infrastructure upgrades or stream-flow improvements. All projects will be cooperative and be undertaken with support from the community and local landowners.

Before joining Trout Unlimited, Terry worked as a fish biologist for the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Fish and Game Department, where he managed the recreational fishing program, and oversaw habitat restoration and conservation projects. He has worked extensively with private landowners and irrigators.

For more information, call Terry at 799-7682 or email kterry@tu.org.

Herald Staff