PATU is looking for a volunteer to serve as a Membership Committee Chair, whose duties include growing and tracking the membership of the Council and Chapters. The Membership Committee performs a key role by helping current members resolve membership issues, maintaining member’s contact information, and communicating changes or issues with members to PATU staff. This position is not…
PA Council is interested in finding a Chair for its Service Partnership Program to introduce our local first responders and military community, and their families, to the healing power of our waters, with a goal of thanking them for their service and engaging them in our chapters activities. The position is not paid and requires development…
PATU is looking for a volunteer to serve as Financial Reviewer for State Council. The position requires monthly reviews of PATU’s expenditures and a quarterly report to EXCOM. The position is not paid and requires some experience with reviewing ledgers and financial statements. The Financial Reviewer works directly with the PATU Treasurer in the compilation of the quarterly report. The position entails approximately 1-2 volunteer hours…
Due to ongoing concerns about the pandemic, the Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited elected to conduct its 2021 Annual Meeting via Zoom teleconference on Saturday, Sept. 18. Capping off the meeting was the virtual presentation of the 2021 Annual Awards to the following deserving chapters and individuals. • Edward Urbas Award for Best PA Chapter –…
The following officers were elected to serve one-year terms at PATU’s Annual Meeting, conducted via Zoom teleconference on September 18. Their terms will run from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. President – Greg Malaska Executive Vice President, Eastern PA – Bobby Hughes Executive Vice President, Western PA – Len Lichvar Treasurer – Russell…
This past weekend, PATU, DCNR, Warren Count Conservation District, and the Northern Allegheny Outdoor Women’s Association hosted their first STREAM Girls program utilizing Chapman State Park’s Penny Run Lake to help “introduce some local youth to the science and fun that can be found in their local waters…They concluded that Penny Run was a good…
The 2022 DEP Environmental Education Grants Program opened on September 10, 2021. Applications are due December 10, 2021. These grants can be used to educate children and adults. Award Types • Mini-Grants up to $3,000 for local (school, county, municipality, or other defined area) environmental education projects. • General Grants (Level I): up to…
The College of Health and Human Development will present the Fly Fishing Virtual Institute, a three-part virtual series on fly fishing, hosted by George Daniel, director and lead instructor of Penn State’s angling program, and featuring fly-fishing legend Joe Humphreys. Advanced registration is required for each date of programming on Oct. 20, Oct. 27 and…