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Read more about the article Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
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Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

  • Post author:Jim Suleski
  • Post published:December 5, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Legislation

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA) is a special once-in-a-generation piece of conservation legislation. If passed, it dedicates roughly 1.4 billion dollars to restoration efforts across the country aimed at…

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Read more about the article DFTU’s First Online Auction

DFTU’s First Online Auction

  • Post author:Rich DiStanislao
  • Post published:December 4, 2020
  • Post category:Annual Banquet/Conservation/Events/Fundraising

As our members certainly know, COVID-19 brought unanticipated disruptions to all aspects of our health and social lives, including to the Doc Fritchey chapter’s annual fund-raising banquet, which was scheduled…

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Read more about the article Sunday Hunting Changes Plans for Diversion Wells

Sunday Hunting Changes Plans for Diversion Wells

  • Post author:Andy Link
  • Post published:November 12, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Projects

With the passage of Senate Bill 147 last year, hunters will now have the opportunity to engage in big-game hunting on three Sundays – all on consecutive weeks – in…

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Read more about the article Old Men and Redbuds

Old Men and Redbuds

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:November 6, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Projects

Thanks to the generous help of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the chapter planted additional trees along the east bank of our streambank restoration project on Snitz Creek in North Cornwall…

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Read more about the article Spring Creek Watershed Association On the Horizon

Spring Creek Watershed Association On the Horizon

  • Post author:Russ Collins
  • Post published:October 25, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Projects

Over the months, I have reported on the efforts to explore restoration in the Spring Creek Watershed in the Hershey area. After nearly a year and many meetings — both…

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Read more about the article Quittapahilla Water Monitoring Program

Quittapahilla Water Monitoring Program

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:October 20, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Projects

Our monitoring program for the Quittapahilla Watershed is off to a slow start, partly because of restrictions related to the COVID 19 pandemic. But, lately, we have picked up the…

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Read more about the article Rep. Tom Mehaffie Recognized by PA Fish & Boat on Passage of HB 808

Rep. Tom Mehaffie Recognized by PA Fish & Boat on Passage of HB 808

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:October 18, 2020
  • Post category:Acknowledgements/Conservation/Legislation

Many thanks to PA State Rep. Tom Mehaffie for his work pushing through House Bill 808 allowing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to set their own fees. Chapter President…

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Read more about the article Good for the Environment? You Decide!

Good for the Environment? You Decide!

  • Post author:Russ Collins
  • Post published:October 14, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Legislation

As many of you know, the work that we do as a grassroots conservation organization often encounters headwinds, not the least of which is climate change. The science behind climate…

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Read more about the article 2020 Fundraiser Moves to Online

2020 Fundraiser Moves to Online

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:October 13, 2020
  • Post category:Annual Banquet/Conservation/Events/Featured/Fundraising

Traditionally, the Doc Fritchey Chapter raises almost all the money we need to carry out our conservation and stewardship mission on one evening in late winter, at our annual conservation…

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Read more about the article DEP Awards Grant for Snitz Creek

DEP Awards Grant for Snitz Creek

  • Post author:Russ Collins
  • Post published:October 13, 2020
  • Post category:Business/Conservation/Projects

On October 7th, the Department of Environmental Protection awarded $4.9 million in EPA Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management Grants to 23 projects that will help communities and the state's environment by restoring…

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The Quittapahilla Watershed Association

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:October 12, 2020
  • Post category:Conservation/Partners

Written by Michael Schroeder The masthead on the website of the Quittapahilla Watershed Association reads as thus ... “Dedicated to cleaner water flowing from the Quittie to the Swatara to…

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Read more about the article 2020 Outstanding Volunteer Award Winner – Jim Rauch
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2020 Outstanding Volunteer Award Winner – Jim Rauch

  • Post author:Bob Pennell
  • Post published:September 18, 2020
  • Post category:Annual Banquet/Conservation/Events

The 2020 Gerald L. Miller Outstanding Volunteer Award – which under normal circumstances would have been presented at our Annual Banquet in March – was presented to chapter member Jim Rauch on…

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Upcoming Events

Mar 28
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

2023 Annual Membership Meeting

Apr 3
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series

Diversion Wells Maintenance Spring/Summer

Apr 10
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series

Diversion Wells Maintenance Spring/Summer

Apr 17
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Event Series

Diversion Wells Maintenance Spring/Summer

Apr 22
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Adopt-a-Highway Cleanup: Clarks Valley Road

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Latest News

  • 2023 Officers & Board of Directors Nominations
  • March Annual Meeting will Feature Special Guest Ben John
  • Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill
  • Winter Fundraising Efforts Net Over $8,800
  • Seeking Nominations for the 2023 Gerald L. Miller Volunteer Award

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