Could beets be an answer to Philly’s polluting use of salt for winter weather?

If this is proven to work, we should push for this and other alternatives to road salt

Here is the link for the story that was posted on the Philadelphia Inquirer web page

https://www.inquirer.com/science/philadelphia-road-salt-brine-winter-beet-juice-20220314.html

Clean Water Is Up To You: Creating Native Habit In A Postage-Stamp Garden

Far too often, we talk about what can be done in watersheds to improve water quality. We emphasize large scale efforts and over look the small things that we can do ourselves. Below is a link to a great article that shows what one person, or family can do.

Clean Water Is Up To You: Creating Native Habit In A Postage-Stamp Garden https://tinyurl.com/2p8b73p5

Correction to Sun Gazette Article

In today’s edition of the Williamsport Sun Gazette (Tuesday March 8, 2022) they incorrectly stated that our monthly meeting was being held tonight. This is a mistake and our monthly meeting will be held tomorrow Wednesday March 9, 2022 at the Covenant Central Presbyterian Church at 7 pm.

We are sorry for this mistake and any inconveniences that it may have caused. If you have any questions, please let us know at susquehannatu@gmail.com.

Susquehanna Trout Unlimited – Public Meeting on Wild Trout Populations and Protection

PA Fish & Boat Commission’s Chief of Fisheries Management, David Nihart will make a presentation on the population dynamics of trout in wild trout streams and describe the Commission’s plans to monitor and protect the wild trout streams and resources throughout the state that have been identified through its unassessed waters initiative. The Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited encourages the public to attend and learn about the Commission’s important role in conserving our environmental and recreational resources and share their thoughts, concerns and ideas.  For more information, please visit our website at https://susquehannatu.com/.

When: Wednesday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Where:  Covenant Central Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, at the rear of 807 West Fourth Street in Williamsport (enter off of Campbell St.)

Brooke trout 102

Another installment from our friends at Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited.

And we move on to class 102 of our Brook Trout Conservation Educational Series! 💦
What makes a Brookie happy? We look into the “must-haves” checklist for an ideal Brook Trout habitat, and also point out why these specifics are so important for their survival.

Look for new installments every week or so!

How A Rainy Day, Fish Launched Penn State’s Center For Dirt & Gravel Studies

Below is a link to an article published online today by the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article written by Jason Nark looks into the dirt and gravel program at Penn State and why it is so important

https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/trout-fishing-gravel-rainbow-fly-dirt-cyclocross-20220207.html