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…
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…
Petitioning to Protect and Manage Brown Trout in PA
Would you, as a Pennsylvania trout angler, like to see our trout and waters achieve their greatest potential? Would you like to have the opportunity to pursue large wild brown…
Photo by Jim Suleski
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
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…
DFTU’s First Online Auction
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…
Old Men and Redbuds
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…
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…
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…
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…