On May 11th, I had the opportunity to meet at a site on Snitz Creek with two property owners who would like to have a stream restoration project done on their stream reach. At the same…
On what can only be described as “a perfect spring morning,” six volunteers from the Doc Fritchey Chapter conducted our annual highway cleanup on Clarks Valley Road – along the two miles of…
The 2021-22 Gerald L. Miller Outstanding Volunteer Award has been presented to chapter member Becca Fronk. Becca has always been an advocate for the conservation of natural resources and clean water. She became involved in our…
As part of the annual Lebanon County United Way’s Day of Caring, seven Doc Fritchey members showed up to clean up an impressive “mess of downed trees” on the Quittapahilla Creek in Quittie…
Celebrating National Volunteer Week with another Brook Trout educational post! This one explains one of DFTU's conservation efforts - the Rausch Creek Diversion Wells (Rausch Creek is an abandoned coal mine site) and…
Following on the heels of a previous blog post featuring Hammer Creek, our chapter received word from several folks interested in helping with our stream restoration efforts. We received six offers to help with…
We are moving on to Class 103 in our Brook Trout series! This "class" is all about what can, and is, being done to keep the populations of our State Fish thriving. We…
We continue to look into the "must-haves" checklist for an ideal brook trout habitat. As with most aquatic wildlife, increased pollution and decreased habitat range affect how well a brookie can survive and…
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…
Installment #2 of our Brook Trout Conservation Educational Series! We love our Brookies (it is February!) and want to keep them thriving in our counties' trout streams. Learning a little about them goes…