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WINNER OF NATIONAL TU BEST STATE COUNCIL NEWSLETTER AWARD 2007 Summer 2011 Publication of the Pa. Council of Trout Unlimited www.patrout.org Trout in the Classroom Report Fall Meeting info & registration form Are you as smart available on page 8 Candidates named for as a 7th grader? PATU Officers election The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited’s Nominating Committee has put forth the following slate of officers to be voted on at the annual membership meeting on October 1. Term of office is for one year, to serve from Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2012. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor prior to casting votes. The candidates’ backgrounds and qualifications are available by contacting PATU Secretary Bob Pennell at [email protected]. President – Ken Undercoffer Vice Presidents (vote for two) – Charlie Charlesworth, Joe Mihok, Brian Wagner Treasurer – George Kutskel Contributed Photo Secretary – Bob Pennell Trout Unlimited’s popular Trout in the Classroom program is one way students re- NLC Representative – Monty Murty ceive hands-on environmental stewardship experience, with a little fishing mixed in. NC Region Vice President – Larry By Monty Murty outside my comfort zone. Nowadays, as Harris Forbes Trail Chapter the chapter’s TIC program coordinator I NE Region Vice President – Greg look forward to trout questions that stump Malaska “Do trout sleep?” is the first question me. Researching the answers gives me the NW Region Vice President – Open I was asked by a seventh grader in my satisfaction of helping our increasingly SC Region Vice President – Fred Bohls chapter’s Trout in the Classroom program. in-door, Internet generation of young SE Region Vice President – Fred I’d been trout fishing since I was his age people to prepare for their future role as Gender and still didn’t know enough to answer. stewards of our state’s natural heritage. SW Region Vice President – Chuck At first, volunteering with TIC put me See TIC, page 2 Winters IN THIS ISSUE Proposed bylaws revision .....................................2 Headwaters .............................................................6 EXCOM Minutes ......................................................3 Fall meeting registration ........................................8 Treasurer’s Report..................................................5 Chapter Reports .....................................................9 Proposed revision of Council Bylaws posted In keeping with National TU’s mandate for conformity in council and chapter bylaws, PATU’s bylaws have been revised and will be posted for comparison with the current bylaws on the “Resources” page of www.patrout.org on or before Sept. 1. Although the format and some language have been revised to correspond to the PA COUNCIL OF National TU template, there are no functional changes involved in how the Executive TROUT UNLIMITED Committee conducts its business. Membership will be asked to vote to adopt the revised PO Box 5148 PATU Bylaws at the Oct. 1 annual meeting. Bellefonte, PA This should also serve as a reminder to chapter presidents that chapter bylaws must 16823 be revised to correspond to the National TU template and submitted to National no later PRESIDENT -- Ken Undercoffer than Dec. 31, 2011. If you have questions concerning the procedure, please contact 1510 Village Road your respective regional vice president. Clearfield, PA 16830 Phone: 814-765-1035 E-mail: [email protected] TIC from page 1 VICE PRESIDENT -- Rick Carlson 6520 Leonard Drive Harrisburg, PA 17111 And, it makes me a better trout angler! Phone: 717-540-5738 TIC is Trout Unlimited’s award E-mail: [email protected] winning K-12 environmental education program. It is rapidly becoming the VICE PRESIDENT -- Brian Wagner 137 South New Street environmental education program of choice to help meet increasingly rigorous Nazareth, PA 18064 Contributed Photo Phone: 484-894-8289 Pennsylvania academic standards for The TIC program gives students the E-mail: [email protected] science. In addition to educational unique chance to raise trout from eggs benefits, TIC benefits trout fishing by to release in an educational setting. TREASURER -- George Kutskel supporting TU’s vision “By the next 107 Simmons Street State University! Of course my students DuBois, PA 15801 generation, robust populations of native think I’m the expert. Phone: 814-371-9290 and wild trout once again thrive, so that TIC has a tremendous impact on E-mail: [email protected] our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in volunteers. Working with young people their home waters.” we come to understand there is more SECRETARY -- Bob Pennell Volunteers are the most crucial part to fishing than catching trout. We stop 2319 Valley Road of a successful TIC program. They help Harrisburg, PA 17104 judging ourselves as fishermen by how Phone: 717-236-1360 teachers coordinate with the Pennsylvania many we catch, how big they are, or the E-mail: [email protected] Fish & Boat Commission, acquire famous streams we have fished, and begin eggs and fish food, set up and maintain judging ourselves by how much we’ve PA TROUT EDITOR & DESIGNER -- equipment, provide guest speakers, and given back to the resource, and most Brad Isles help release trout on field trips. While an importantly, if we’re replacing ourselves! P.O. Box 23 aquarium and expensive lab equipment Grove City, PA 16127 By now you’ve probably guessed Phone: 724-967-2832 are necessary, what really benefits kids this article is aimed at recruiting TIC E-mail: [email protected] is the additional adult mentoring and volunteers. I can honestly say if you personal attention they may not be getting want to become a better trout fisherman, PA TROUT ADVERTISING -- in homes and classrooms dealing with the volunteer. In three years I’ve learned way Contact George Kutskel, Treasurer, recession and budget cuts. above more than I’ve taught. You don’t need to be an expert to By the way, trout don’t exactly “sleep,” WEB EDITOR -- Bob Pennell volunteer with TIC. You will have experts but like all living things they do get some 2319 Valley Road to help you. Recently I was challenged by down time. Maybe that’s why you haven’t Harrisburg, PA 17104 TIC students to explain how trout eggs been hooking up as much? Phone: 717-236-1360 and alevin, newly hatched trout, breathe .................................................................. E-mail: [email protected] since they don’t have functioning gills Monty Murty is beginning his fourth yet. I sent out a “help” call on the TIC year as Forbes Trail Chapter’s TIC COPYRIGHT 2011 website. To my pleasant surprise I got Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited coordinator supporting more than 500 No portion may be reproduced answers from world-class trout expert Dr. 7th graders raising trout from eggs in without permission. Bob Behnke and the faculty of Colorado four aquariums. 2 PA TROUT ... Summer 2011 www.patrout.org PA COUNCIL OF After discussion about signing on to Penn Environment’s “Marcellus Shale PA COUNCIL TROUT UNLIMITED Statement of Principles,” it was agreed OF TROUT that Pennell would send out for EXCOM Minutes of the June 26, 2011 approval. UNLIMITED Executive Committee Meeting Discussion of TU’s support of proposed 2011 COMMITTEES PFBC Stackhouse Training Center “Frac Act” legislation (HR1084 and S587) Bellefonte, PA resulted in Moore agreeing to contact Steve Awards -- Gerry Miller 306 Baumgardner Drive Moyer at National to obtain TU’s position Harrisburg, PA 17112 Officers in attendance: Ken Undercoffer, statement. 717-583-2087 / [email protected] George Kutskel, Bob Pennell, Rick Treasurer’s Report: Kutskel’s Third Coldwater Heritage Partnership Admin. Carlson, Brian Wagner, Jack Williams, Quarter Report was approved to receive PATU, POB 5148, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Tom Buser, Larry Harris, Greg Malaska, and file on a motion by Gender/seconded 814-359-5233 Chuck Winters, Fred Gender. by Harris. Kutskel emphasized the need for Coldwater Heritage Partnership TU Delegate Others attending: Bryan Moore, Dave regional VPs to promote the sale of Trout Ken Undercoffer Sewak, Greg Grabowicz, Gerry Miller, in the Classroom raffle tickets with their 1510 Village Rd., Clearfield, PA 16830 814-765-1035 / [email protected] Samantha Kutskel, Al Budinsky, Archie respective chapters. Awards Committee: Miller tasked the Communications -- Bob Pennell Fenton, Bill Paulmier. 2319 Valley Road, Harrisburg, PA 17104 The meeting was convened at 10:05 a.m. Regional VPs with soliciting their chapters 717-236-1360 / [email protected] by President Undercoffer, who presented for award nominations. Delaware River -- Lee Hartman his report of activities for the previous He also suggested that a new category 4978 Hancock Hwy., Equinunk, PA 18417 quarter. The question was raised about be created next year which would award 570-224-6371 / [email protected] how to deal with chapter actions that run outstanding environmental service by Development -- George Kutskel counter to National/State policies, and guides, outfitters, etc. Moore suggested 107 Simmons St., DuBois, PA 15801 National VP of Volunteer Operations taking a look at National’s similar award 814-371-9290 / [email protected] Bryan Moore suggested that outside category for guidelines. Depending on cost, Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture -- intervention be used along with Regional it was also suggested that we reconsider Ken Undercoffer 1510 Village Rd., Clearfield, PA 16830 VP involvement. Chapter de-chartering presenting plaques
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