As a head’s up: The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering a bill (SB619) that changes many aspects of our efforts to ensure clean water in PA. PATU has sent […]
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John Arway, Retired Executive Director PAFB Commission to speak October 6 (9-17-20)
Pittsburgh North Area Environmental Council is hosting John Arway in a ZOOM conference on October 6 at 7pm.John calls it like he sees it and is always an entertaining speaker. […]
Pennsylvania is sponsoring an effort to plant TEN MILLION TREES. Trees are critical to life as we know it. This project aims to preserve existing trees and plant new ones […]
The Trump administration, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers, has put a serious roadblock in the way of the Pebble Mine Project. The Corps of Engineers is requiring that […]
National TU is urging members to rejoin the fight against the Pebble Mine in Alaska. Many of you have supported the resistance to this huge and potentially dangerous project in […]
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Chris Wood, President of TU, seeks your input on the proper role of stocking in fisheries management (8-15-20)
A Note to Trout Unlimited’s volunteers and members from Chris Wood, President: Trout Unlimited is developing a new strategic plan, and our approach to fisheries management is an important issue. […]
Our parent organization is please to provide updates about major conservation efforts that are underway on a national level. “Protect, reconnect, restore, sustain”. Two web-based updates are coming up in […]
Torrid temperatures and lack of rain in Western PA have combined to deliver a “perfect storm” of bad conditions to the fish in our streams and lakes, especially the trout. […]
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“Outside” Conservation Opportunities (posted 7/3/2020)
Bryan Mathie, Chair of the Conservation Committee has put together a list of Allegheny County and local watershed organizations that share our focus on stream preservation and improvement, Click here […]
John Hayes has nicely summarized the current status of PFBC’s new “Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania”. You’ll enjoy the update. Click Here for John’s article. Click […]