Apache Trout Recovery Drop

Recovered. Not Finished.

Arizona's state fish almost disappeared. After more than fifty years on the Endangered Species list, the Apache trout was declared recovered in 2024 — the first trout ever brought back and delisted. It lives wild nowhere else on earth but the cold headwater streams of Arizona's White Mountains, and the comeback took one of the longest native-fish recovery efforts in the country, led by the White Mountain Apache Tribe and its partners.

Recovered isn't the same as finished. Old, undersized culverts still cut its home water into stranded stretches. This limited release supports Trout Unlimited's Paradise Creek fish passage project — pulling a fish-blocking barrier and reconnecting 9.3 miles of stream so Apache trout can move through their own water again.

A guaranteed donation comes from every item sold: $30 per hoodie · $10 per long sleeve · $5 per tee · $5 per hat. Free shipping over $150. The artwork was hand-drawn by Tori Horton, a member of the Navajo Nation.

Available June 5–14, or until sold out. No guaranteed restock. Read the full story here.

Wear it, and you help reopen a river. Native to this water.