Announcements News and Notes
Comments to PFBC on stocking Freeman Run are requested by January 4
PATU is asking for your assistance in communicating support for Council’s position against the stocking of Freeman Run in Potter County. This stream has approximately 12 miles currently classified as…
EBTJV now accepting proposals for brook trout habitat projects
Funding for brook trout habitat projects through the National Fish Habitat Partnership is now open to accept applications, with a deadline of January 21, 2022 for uploading application materials to…
NOW HIRING! AmeriCorps Communications & Outreach Coordinator
Position Summary: The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) is seeking a full-time Communications and Outreach Coordinator to recruit, retain, and reactivate volunteers across Pennsylvania. This person will provide outreach…
TU Youth Camp accepting early applications for 2022
The Cumberland Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited is holding the 27th annual Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp June 19-24, 2022. The camp will be at Messiah University in…
DEP awards $4.1 million in local watershed grants for stream restoration work
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded over $4.1 million to 13 projects statewide that will help communities restore impaired local watersheds. “Healthy watersheds are like the…
PATU Seeking Membership Chair
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…
PATU Seeking Service Partnership Chair
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…
PATU Seeking Financial Reviewer
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…
PATU Annual Awards Presented at 2021 Annual Meeting
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…
New Council Officers Elected at PATU Annual Meeting
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…
Northwest PATU’s First STREAM Girls Program a Success
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…
2022 DEP Environmental Education Grant Round is Open
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…
Fly Fishing Virtual Institute being offered by Penn State
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…
It’s not too late to apply for a 2021 Forever Wild Grant
PATU is pleased to announce that the Forever Wild mini-grant program is now accepting applications on a rolling basis. If your chapter has a program or project in need of support,…
PATU Annual Award nominations are due by August 15
Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited will present its annual awards during the fall meeting on Saturday, Sept. 18 at The Hall at Kinton’s Knob, 6441 Lincoln Hwy, Bedford, PA 15522….
Public input needed for Cush Creek in Indiana County
As part of a recent Coldwater Heritage Partnership grant awarded to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the Conservancy will be assessing Cush Creek in Indiana County. Information collected as part of…
Adams County TU recognized for conservation efforts
Adams County Chapter of Trout Unlimited was honored by PA State Rep. Torren Ecker for its contribution to the benefit of the communities and ultimately the citizens of the Commonwealth….
Now Hiring! – AmeriCorps Communications & Outreach Coordinator
The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited (PATU) is seeking a full-time AmeriCorps service member to serve as its Communications and Outreach Coordinator to recruit, retain, and reactivate volunteers across Pennsylvania….
Register now for Second Biennial PA Trout in the Classroom Summit
Registration is now open for the 2021 PA TIC Summit! This year’s theme is C3: Connect, Collaborate, and Change and will feature a wide variety of presentations to help new…
PA pushes for new fish and wildlife funding
HARRISBURG, Pa (April 22) — Appropriately introduced in Congress on Earth Day, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act could rank among the most meaningful initiatives for fish and wildlife in history,…