TAPS Outdoors: National Park Fishing Days
June 25 - December 17, 2022
In partnership with the National Park Trust and Trout Unlimited, TAPS has prepared for you a unique opportunity to share time in the great outdoors with your fellow survivors through fly fishing! Every participant will be provided with a rod, reel and small tackle box to take home and will have the opportunity to learn from our friends at Trout Unlimited the basics of fly fishing!
All ages and accessibility levels are welcome to attend. Lunch, snacks and water will be provided as well as all fishing equipment.
Qualified, volunteer guides at Trout Unlimited will provide their expertise in fishing education and support our physical safety in a variety of outdoor spaces. For more information, visit the National Park Trust or Trout Unlimited.
If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Hunsell at expeditions@taps.org or call 800-959-TAPS (8277).
UPCOMING FISHING DAYS EVENTS
Locations and dates of upcoming TAPS Togethers: National Park Fishing Days will be posted on this page and on our TAPS Togethers events calendar as details are finalized. Please check back for a date and time near you!
Event Facilitator
Rachel Hunsell
Rachel has a background in experiential program development and facilitation, outdoor engagement, event management and public speaking. As the TAPS Outdoor Programs Manager, she develops, implements, enhances and supports programming across the TAPS network, fostering the connection of our grief journeys to the therapeutic power of nature and the wilderness. Understanding life's challenges will always arise, Rachel encourages survivors to reconnect with their inner strength by creating emotionally safe and understanding environments. As a survivor honoring the life and death of her brother, Marine Lance Corporal J. Kyle Price, she understands the valleys and mountaintops we experience along the journey after loss. The military community is both Rachel’s personal and professional home, where her efforts are directed in helping the community heal their trauma and grow through pain. Rachel obtained her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication with an emphasis on Public Relations from Southeast Missouri State University in 2013. She is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Education with a degree in Recreation Therapy at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, where she also served as a Graduate Assistant at Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center serving Southern Illinois veterans.