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PATU Introduces Hoodie-Style Sweatshirts and Women’s Performance T-Shirts 

Just in time for the new year, Pennsylvania Council of TU introduces two new offerings to its merchandise line – hoodie-style sweatshirts and women’s performance T-shirts.  The Gildan hooded pullover sweatshirts in “sport gray” color are made from a 50/50 blend of cotton and polyester air-jet spun yarn for softness and reduced pilling. The hood…

Mountain Laurel Chapter Uses Forever Wild Grant for Yellow Creek Habitat Improvement at Musselman Property

The project constructed two log framed deflectors on Yellow Creek in Bedford County. The deflectors redirect flow and narrow the stream channel and enhance the opportunity for an already existing population of wild brown trout to be more sustainable and increase. The project partners were the Mountain Laurel Chapter of Trout unlimited, Bedford County Conservation…

Adams County Chapter of Trout Unlimited Awarded South Mountain Partnership Grant

On Sept 30, 2022, the Adams County Trout Unlimited (ACTU) chapter was announced as a recipient of a South Mountain Partnership (SMP) Grant. The grant program is intended to catalyze on-the-ground projects that further the goals of the SMP. The program provides funding, on a competitive basis, to projects that protect and promote the region’s…

ACTION ALERT! Help Protect Wild Trout Resources – Show Your Support for PA Fish & Boat Commission’s Proposed Regulatory Changes

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission designates or re-designates certain water bodies as being subject to special fishing regulations and has proposed a number of management changes for consideration at the October 24/25, 2022 meeting. The Commission will consider removing segments of Saucon Creek (Section 5) and Monocacy Creek (Section 7) in Northampton County and Codorus Creek (Section…

PATU Award Winners Presented at the Annual Meeting

Edward Urbas Best PA Chapter Brodhead Chapter #289 Best Chapter Project Forks of the Delaware #482 Dr. John A. Fritchey, Jr. Coldwater  Conservationist (TU Member) Bob Kutz Coldwater Conservationist (Professional) No nominations Samuel Slaymaker Best Chapter Newsletter Susquehanna Chapter #044 Best Chapter Website Muddy Creek Chapter #575 Greatest Membership Increase (Number) Brodhead Chapter #289 Greatest…

TU Donegal Chapter and PA DEP Lead Joint 319 Watershed Tour in Lancaster County

Holtwood, PA – On Friday, August 26, 2022, the Donegal Chapter of Trout Unlimited (DTU) and the PA Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) led a joint watershed tour in the Conowingo and Fishing Creek Watersheds in southern Lancaster County. Participants from federal and state agencies visited six sites where DTU worked closely with farmers and…

TU Muddy Creek and Codorus Chapters Win York County Conservation District’s Outstanding Partnering Organization Awards

Outstanding Partnering Organization: Muddy Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited “The goals of Muddy Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited (MCTU) include increasing the opportunities of recreational fishing on the watershed by improving the water quality, reducing midsummer stream temperatures by creating riparian buffer zones on its headwaters, improving landowner relations for the enhancement and enjoyment of…

PA OAG Case Update: Energy Transfer Convicted of Criminal Charges Related to the Construction of the Mariner East 2 Pipeline, Revolution Pipeline in PA

Attorney General Josh Shapiro “announced that Sunoco Pipeline L.P., and ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC (ETC), both subsidiaries of Energy Transfer, L.P. (Energy Transfer), were convicted of criminal charges related to their conduct during the construction of two major pipelines in Pennsylvania. Mariner East 2 Pipeline, which crosses 17 counties in the southern tier of Pennsylvania,…