Day of Caring on Quittie Creek
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…
Brook Trout 103: For Their Future
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…
Data Collection on Hammer Creek Begins
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…
Brook Trout 103: For Their Future
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…
Brook Trout 102: Brookies Prefer
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…
Brook Trout 102: Brookies Prefer
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…
Brook Trout 101: Brookie Trivia #2
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…
Brook Trout 101: Brookie Trivia #1
With the first day of Spring being several weeks away, we thought this time of year would be a great time to learn all about Brook Trout! This series will…
Hammer Creek Watershed Project Update
One of the largest conservation projects in the history of the Doc Fritchey Chapter is slowly coming to fruition in southeast Lebanon County. Hammer Creek, part of the Hammer Creek…
Photo: Russ Collins
From StateImpact PA: He wanted to help Snitz Creek. Instead, he watched Sunoco pollute it.
The following article excerpt is reprinted – with permission – from the StateImpact Pennsylvania website. Russ Collins is hoping to make sure the restoration project is not a lost opportunity…
Russ Collins (right) receives his PATU award from current chapter president, Rich DiStanislao.
Russ Collins Awarded Outstanding Coldwater Conservationist by PATU
Former chapter president Russell Collins was recently honored by the PA Council of Trout Unlimited with the annual Doc Fritchey Award for Outstanding Coldwater Conservationist. This award recognizes a TU…
SRBC Offers New Grant Opportunity
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is offering a new grant program for the implementation of innovative pilot projects that improve water availability and watershed resiliency during critical low flow periods…