Sullivan County is in the process of creating a Comprehensive Recreation, Parks and Greenways Plan. A large portion of the Loyalsock State Forest, as well as World’s End State Park and part of Rickett’s Glen State Park, are located within the county. Click the link below to find more information and the link for the survey
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3046944422096580&id=259890704135313
The Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited will hold its monthly meeting on November 10, 2021 at 7 pm at the Covenant Central Presbyterian Church. Chapter elections will be held at the beginning of the meeting.
We are excited to have 2 speakers. First will be Emily Baldauff, the Mid Atlantic Organizer for Trout Unlimited. Next Dr. Peter Petokas of Lycoming College will give a presentation on his research, findings, and history of the hellbender.
Please come out and hear two great presentations.
Lycoming College CWI completed 40 Unassessed Waters electrofishing surveys in summer of 2021. The Unassessed Waters Project is under the direction of PFBC —Unassessed Waters Initiative (fishandboat.com). Pennsylvania is fortunate to have a vast flowing water resource comprised of over 83,000 miles of flowing water (Pa. DEP 2006). As of January 2020, the PFBC and its partners have surveyed, 11,562 streams comprising 36,985 miles. Of this total, there have been 5,324 stream sections (16,256 miles) in which wild trout have been documented and designated by the PFBC . Lycoming CWI has been a partner in the program since 2010.
This summer CWI completed 18 creeks in Tioga County and 22 in Northumberland County. Between 2010-2021, Lycoming College has completed 646 Unassessed Waters surveys is the first photo, second is of young of year (YOY) brook trout, and last CWI 2021 electrofishing team under the supervision of DRS Zimmerman and Rieck.
The above was taken from the clean water institute facebook page
The annual elections of the Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited will take place at the November 10, 2021 Chapter meeting. The meeting will be held at 7 pm in the Fellowship Hall of the Covenant Central Presbyterian Church in Williamsport.
President: Walt Nicholson
Vice President: Open
Secretary: Kevin McJunkin
Treasurer: Bob Baker
Directors (2 available positions) Dave Craig and John Kolb
Nominations will be taken from the floor prior to the election. Any member is able to run for, and hold office. If you will be nominating someone, please make sure they are willing to service prior to nominating them.
There is also a number of committees that need a Chairperson / members to help with. We are specifically looking for someone to lead our Women’s committee, Youth Committee and the Diversity Committee.
Helping with any of the above will take some of the burden off members who are doing multiple jobs.
Any questions or if you would like to find out more about any of the positions, please let us know.
Below is a link that is a good read about the history of brown trout in the US
History of Brown Trout in the US: From Europe to North America
Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to cancel our monthly meeting for October 13. We will have our next monthly meeting on November 10, 2021 where our annual elections will be held. We will announce the topic of the next meeting at a later date.
We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.
The October issue of the Susquehanna Ripples is now available. You can get your copy here
Trout Unlimited’s South Central RVP Russ Collins was featured in an article this past month. “He sees, first-hand, how the iconic hemlock — Pennsylvania’s state tree — is under siege and is dying off,” and with it some of its vital ecosystem services.
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/could-saving-the-state-tree-help-fix-trout-fishing-troubles/
Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited 