My wife, VEE, and I am happily involved with a kids summer conservation and fly fishing camp. True, it costs the family money, but most week long live away camps do. The kids get great conservation classes that involve our west coast salmon, steelhead and trout populations, and fly fishing and tying. Every day the kids have a chance to fly fish with a mentor on a nearby lake or on one of several local rivers.

VEE and I both teach free fly tying classes at the local Wholesale Sports (used to be Sportsman's Warehouse) and a member of our little club also teaches free casting classes there too.

When we tie at one of the local Fly Fishing Expos I'm always encouraged by the number of young people that watch us tie. Many, not only want to know the how of tying, but also want to know the why. That helps keep us old(er) people on our toes.

Doing the right thing doesn't have to cost money, just a little time and energy.