The Liam Wood Fly Fishers & River Guardians Program is a week-long collection of workshops for high school students featuring fly tying, river ecology, guided fly fishing, and field journaling. The program was created to honor fishing enthusiast and river steward Liam Wood who died in a tragic accident while fishing in Washington at the age of 18.

Tuition is $300 per participant and partial scholarships are available. This year's program marks the fourth year in a row the Watershed Education Network has produced this event.

During the week, students will learn to tie flies, cast, fly fish, identify local fish and macroinvertebrates, assist with a river restoration project, and learn about and discuss concepts of river stewardship through the scientific and social lens of fly fishing. The week of fly fishing is taught by expert river guides and fly fishing gurus Chris Dombrowski and Josh Gubits.

Similar to the Liam Wood Flyfishing and River Guardian School at Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment, WEN's program teaches fly fishing with the goals of engendering respect for the natural world and its river ecosystems and compelling action toward conservation and stewardship.

Liam Wood Fly Fishers and River Guardians School 2010