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At the heart of our mission is the protection of our nation’s cold-water fisheries and their watersheds, ensuring that future generations of anglers can continue to enjoy these vital resources.

Our Chapter is dedicated to:

  • Conserving and enhancing cold-water fisheries
  • Safeguarding the environment
  • Restoring vital watersheds
  • Inspiring and educating the next generation of leaders

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Click below to visit the National Trout Unlimited website and become a member. Be sure to specify Penn’s Woods West Chapter (042) during registration.
Membership in TU includes automatic membership in our Chapter at no additional cost—no local dues or fees required. Just make sure to provide TU with your current email address so we can keep you updated on important news and events!

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Chapter News

Christian Shane Honored

Way to go, Christian. A well-deserved honor for a great book. Synopsis: After the death [...]

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Socrates’ Revenge

Poison hemlock, the plant that killed Socrates, is on a rampage in Western PA. The [...]

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Tick Alert Tick Alert.  If you missed John Hayes’ article in the May 1 PPG, [...]

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Annual Meeting Highlights

An ultra-short Annual Meeting was held by Zoom on February 14, 2022. The President gave [...]

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PWWTU women featured in PA Trout newsletter

The Fall, 2021 issue of the PA Council of TU features OUR women’s group which [...]

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Pittsburgh Fly Fishers’ Club has Change of Leadership

One of our sister organizations is the Pittsburgh Fly Fishers’ Club. The club was formed [...]

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A Day of Partnership and Environmental Service – Montour Run Fall Clean Up

This past Saturday October 23rd was a classic Pittsburgh fall day with temps in the [...]

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The History of Erie Steelheading from the ‘60s till today with Jim Simonelli: An Odyssey

Click here for Alex Ciocca’s account of his interview with Jim. Very interesting and well-written.

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Conservation Plan for Penn’s Woods West

In case you missed the October Chapter Meeting featuring Conservation Chair Bryan Mathie’s update on [...]

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Amida Daniel and Kelly Williams present a ZOOM conference: “We Want You!…. Women, Diversity and Inclusion” on Tuesday October 12

Penn’s Woods West Chapter believes in the value diversity brings to our organization.  We value [...]

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Chesapeake Bay Conference on Brook Trout

If you are a fan of the brook trout you may wish to attend (either [...]

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Upcoming PATU members’ meeting – September 18th

Mark your calendars and plan to attend: The 2021 PA Council Annual Membership Meeting will [...]

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Advocacy opportunity: Carbon Pricing and the Budget Reconcilliation process

Tim Kelly of Citizen’s Climate Lobby urges us to contact our Senators and urge them [...]

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PATU seeks Outreach Coordinator

The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) is seeking a full-time AmeriCorps service member to [...]

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A few seats left in the most recent Days on the Water course

Pass this along to any beginning fly flshers you know. Rob Reeder and Scott Lockner [...]

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Senate Passes Brewster Bill to Aid Therapeutic Fishing Programs

The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously approved a bill by Sen. Jim Brewster aimed at helping [...]

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Advocacy

Advocacy of conservation and environmental issues is an important aspect of our mission, as outlined [...]

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Board Approves Strategic Plan

Every organization benefits from taking a hard look at where they are and where they [...]

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Greg Hoover’s Cicada pattern

Those of you who listened to Greg Hoover talk about the Brood 10 Cicada hatch [...]

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