Fly fishing today was the most fun I’ve ever had!
San Francisco, California Project
Project Lead Mentor: Tim Murray
Project location: San Francisco, California
Year project founded: 2021–Serving in 2022
Mentors on this team: Currently adding mentors to this team
Children mentored to date: 6
Children to be mentored in 2023: 8
Local foster care partners: Currently searching for local foster care connections and programs.
Local companies that support this project: Currently searching for local partners and community support.
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For more questions about this project, please contact our lead mentor: murrayt14@gmail.com
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My goal is to help more and more people experience the emotional well-being that comes from spending time outdoors. Our project will help young people build a relationship with nature that they can turn to for the rest of their life. That’s some powerful stuff!
Project Mentors
TIM MURRAY, LEAD MENTOR
Walnut Creek, California
Born in Nevada and raised in Northern California, Tim was hooked on the outdoors after his first camping trip at the age of two. Most of Tim’s fly fishing experience started quite a bit later, as he began exploring many of California’s storied rivers and streams as a teenager (and to this day, still has a soft spot for a good day at Hat Creek PH2). Tim, his wife, two children and their labrador retriever, Mazey, currently live in Walnut Creek, CA, where they enjoy hiking, fishing and eating lots of pizza. Tim joined the Mayfly Project in 2020, and looks forward to helping foster children develop a positive relationship with nature that will be a strong force for good in their lives.
JULIA MITCHELL, MENTOR
Mill Valley, California
Long time California resident, Julia started fly fishing in 1999 at the suggestion of her mother who had tried it on a trip to Wyoming. Julia saw an article on a local fly-fishing seminar and asked her mom if she wanted to go…she was hooked! Julia has worked to get more people out fly fishing with her lead roles in local and global groups as well as environmental groups that focus on preserving our water. Her goal recently is to break down barriers to getting out on the water and showing people that fly fishing can be for everyone. She’s looking forward to bringing that enthusiasm to the San Francisco chapter of the Mayfly Project!
News & Events
Thank You to our DUN Sponsors!
Thank you to our Dun Sponsors for supporting TMP in 2022! Our Dun sponsors were a huge support for our 2022 projects! Huge thanks to Cortland, Loon Outdoors, Orvis, and Bass Pro for donating gear, providing a huge discount for our projects or giving monetarily....
Giving Tuesday, November 29th, 2022!!
Thank you for being an integral part of The Mayfly Project this year! When we say, "It takes a village," we truly mean it! This year we added 9 new projects and 106 new mentors, and served over 380 children in foster care! That's 1,900 days on the water this year,...
Interview with TMP Lead and Clinical Social Worker, Kimberly Cordero
Kimberly Cordero brought The Mayfly Project to Boise two years ago and is our lead mentor for this project. We are also honored to have her as a TMP sounding board to ensure we are creating safe projects for the kids we mentor nationally. Kimberly is not just a great...
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