Quittapahilla Water Monitoring Program
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…
Rep. Tom Mehaffie Recognized by PA Fish & Boat on Passage of HB 808
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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Secretary Bob Pennell Recognized
DFTU president Russ Collins presents Bob Pennell with a plaque recognizing his innumerable contributions to the chapter.
Good for the Environment? You Decide!
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…
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…
Julie Szur Fishing Trip Raffle Winner
Thanks to all who ordered raffle tickets for the day of guided fishing with Orvis-endorsed guide Julie Szur! Member Mark Plantz of Harrisburg — whose raffle ticket was coincidentally the…
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2020 Outstanding Volunteer Award
The 2020 Gerald L. Miller Outstanding Volunteer Award – which under normal circumstances would have been presented at our Annual Banquet in March – has now been scheduled on Facebook…
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Special Raffle for Julie Szur Fishing Trip
A special opportunity exists for one or two lucky anglers! Spend a day walk/wade fishing with Orvis-endorsed fly fishing guide Julie Szur on Pine Creek in northcentral PA. This trip…
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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…