The Apache Trout Recovery Drop
Respect the Natives — Limited Drop · Ends June 14
In 1975 there were 30 miles of Apache trout water left on Earth.
Fifty years later, it's the first trout ever to come off the Endangered Species List. This hoodie funds the part that isn't finished.
Get the Hoodie $130The Movement
The fish that came back
The Apache trout lives in the wild nowhere else on Earth. By 1975 it was down to 14 small populations holding 30 miles of stream in Arizona's White Mountains. Five decades of work — led by the White Mountain Apache Tribe and its partners — brought it back to 30 self-sustaining populations across 175 miles of water. On September 4, 2024, it became the first sportfish, and the first trout, ever removed from the U.S. Endangered Species List because it recovered.
Sources: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (2024) · U.S. Department of the Interior (2024)The win belongs to the White Mountain Apache Tribe. We made this drop to honor it — and to fund the next stretch of water.
The Product
The Limited Apache Trout Recovery Hoodie
- 16.5 oz/yd² (560 g/m²) heavyweight fleece — 65% cotton / 35% polyester
- Relaxed fit, raglan sleeves — double-layer hood, no drawstrings
- Front kangaroo pocket, ribbed cuffs and waistband
- Embroidered cuff: RECOVERED, NOT FINISHED · 1973–2024
- Two colorways — Arona and Moss Gray · XS–3XL
- Printed to order, one at a time — never overproduced
The fish is hand-drawn, carried on the heaviest piece in the drop — built to be kept for years. The cuff line marks the span the Apache trout spent on the Endangered Species list, and the work that still is not done. Designed by a member of the Navajo Nation.
The hoodie anchors a four-piece release — tee, long sleeve, hat, and bottle, each with its own donation. See the full release.
Where the money goes
In partnership with Trout Unlimited. The work is theirs. The funding is this drop's.
A culvert on a headwater stream. Barriers like this cut trout off from the cold water they spawn in — fish passage projects replace them so the fish can move again.
Proof
We publish receipts
The impact receipt for this drop — dollar amount, recipient, project — will be published within 30 days of it closing. That's the standard for every drop.
The Drop Rules
How drops work here
- Limited drop
- Closes June 14, 2026
- Never restocked
- Never discounted
When it's gone, it's gone. That's the point.
