2020 Fundraiser Moves to Online
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…
DEP Awards Grant for Snitz Creek
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…
The Quittapahilla Watershed Association
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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2020 Outstanding Volunteer Award Winner – Jim Rauch
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…
Photo: Andy Link
Diversion Well Workday Scheduled for September 27th
Our quarterly print newsletter that just went out lists the annual workday on the Chapter’s Diversion Wells as Saturday, September 26, 2020. That date is no longer correct. After we…
Photo: Chris Wood
Clarks Valley Highway Cleanup Scheduled for September 20th
The DFTU annual cleanup on Clark's Creek is scheduled for Sunday, September 20, 2020.
Photo: Paul Nicoletti
The Next Step in the Fight for Bristol Bay
The fight against the proposed Pebble mine has reached another critical milestone with the release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) on Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Large woody debris is seen here helping to stabilize a streambank. Photo: Danielle Rhea
Benefits of Large Woody Debris in Streams
by: Danielle Rhea, Water Resources Educator, Penn State Extension Large wood provides multiple benefits in stream systems such as stabilized streambanks, improved floodplain connectivity, and more diverse aquatic habitat. Large…
Photo: © Kelsey Miller
Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp to Accept Early Applications
Do you know a young angler interested in fly fishing and waterways conservation? If so, the Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited will soon be accepting early applications for its…
DFTU Testifies on the Waters of Pennsylvania
On October 21st, I had the honor of representing both the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited and Doc Fritchey Chapter of Trout Unlimited as part of two panels testifying before the…
2019 Viozzi Scholarship Awarded to Lebanon County Student
The 2019 Dr. Francis J. Viozzi Memorial Scholarship for Environmental Studies was awarded to Erin Krieger, a young woman who graduated from Northern Lebanon High School and plans to attend…
Annual Fundraising Banquet Sets New Records!
More than 130 chapter members and guests turned out for this year’s Annual Conservation Fundraising Banquet. Celebrating our chapter’s 49th year since its founding in 1971, the crowd was greeted…