Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill
Our own past President, Russ Collins, will be joining the Choose Clean Water Coalition for Chesapeake Bay Day on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 1, 2023! A productive day of meetings are lined up…
Winter Fundraising Efforts Net Over $8,800
Once again, our online Winter Auction has proven to be a great success! With over 30 items, all donated by local angler shops, guides, other businesses, and artists, there was…
2023 Winter Silent Auction Launches
To continue the amazing, ongoing work of coldwater restoration efforts in Dauphin and Lebanon counties, our chapter continuously relies on the donations of like-minded individuals in our area. It should…
From left: Senator Gebhard, Russ Collins, Attorney Horace Ehrgood, and Ed Stefanides.
Field Meeting with Senator Gebhard
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…
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…
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…
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…