Volume 33, Issue 03 March 2010 In This Issue: Membership Meeting Schedule Meeting Activity SCTU Board Meeting Minutes Other News From the Streambank 2010 SCTU Board Members and Officers Membership Meeting Schedule March 4: Rebecca Dunlap and Jason Detar: Rebecca will update us on the Biological and Chemical Conditions on the West Branch of the Susquehanna - Analysis of Data from Recovery Benchmark Inventory". Becky Dunlap is the TU Project Manager for the WB Susquehanna Restoration Project and provided the Chapter a view of the early stages of the project in 2007. Jason Detar represents PA Fish and Boat Commission and will present the results of their fish population assessments, macroinvertebrate community sampling, and water quality analyses. April 9: Save this date and mark your calendars for the annual Spring Creek TU Banquet - see the announcement and reservation form included in this issue. Membership Meetings and SCTU Board Meetings are held at the Comfort Suites Hotel, 132 Village Drive, State College at 7:30 p.m. Board meetings are held on the second Monday following the scheduled Membership Meeting. Using this formula, the next Board meeting will be held on March 15, 2010. Chapter members are encouraged to attend the Board meetings. The Board members welcome and appreciate participation by Chapter members. As many of you know, our membership and board meetings are held at the Comfort Suites Hotel. Comfort Suites provides the rooms to us at no charge. We thank Karen Mansfield and her staff for their support.
February 4, 2010 Membership Meeting Activity Members of the Penn State Fly Fishing club, led by Faculty Adviser Greg Hoover, entertained and educated the members of the Spring Creek Chapter at the monthly membership meeting Feb. 4. with simultaneous fly-tying demonstrations. (Photos by Chris Hennessey) Penn State Fly Fishing Club Vice President Adam Picketts drew a crowd with his condom worm pattern. Lauren Rusert puts the finishing touches on a size 22 midge. Justin Siegel puts a fresh hook in his vise. Members of the Spring Creek Chapter get a front-row seat to the tying action. In the foreground is Eric Bohnenblust, tying his favorite pike and bass pattern, the Bunny Bug. (This photo courtesy of Greg Hoover)
Board of Directors Meeting - January 18, 2010 Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited Comfort Inn Suites, State College, PA. Board Members present: Bill Brusse, Judi Sittler, Rick Van Horn, Dick Stevenson, Jay Lynch, Ron Shealer, Chris Haser, Chris Hennessey and Bob Eberhart. Bill Brusse welcomed new Board Members Ron Shealer, Chris Haser and Chris Hennessey. Approval of Minutes: The draft minutes of the meeting of December 14, 2010 were approved as submitted. Treasurer s Report: Treasurer Rick Van Horn reported that as of December 31, 2009, the net worth of the Chapter was $27,811. Note that this figure does not include grant funds held in separate accounts that must be spent on habitat projects. Rick said that he had closed the Chapter s Money Market account because of increased bank service charges. Election of Officers: The Board elected the following officers for 2010: President-Judi Sittler; Vice- President Chris Haser; Treasurer Rick Van Horn; Secretary Bob Eberhart. Appointment of Committee Chairs: Committee Chairs for 2010 were appointed as follows: Banquet Committee Dick Stevenson and assistant Jim Purtell; Trout in the Classroom Ron Shealer; Habitat Bill Brusse; Watershed Watch Bob Donaldson and Ted Trostle; First Cast Ted Trostle; Program Committee ( formerly the Membership Committee) to be decided; Newsletter JohnShaffer. Rockview Land Transfer Position: After lengthy discussion, Bill Brusse moved that the Chapter should support the compromise expected from the legislators that would transfer areas of the Rockview land to PSU, the Pa. Game Commission and the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission only if each of the prospective owners would be subject to a conservation easement to be held by the ClearWater Conservancy and/or the Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources. However, the preferred position of the Chapter was that the land should be transferred to ClearWater Conservancy. Dick Stevenson seconded. The motion passed 9 to 1 with 1 abstention. Brusse, Stevenson, Sittler, Lynch, Van horn, Haser, Hennessey, Trostle(voting by proxy) and Donaldson(voting by proxy) voted aye, Eberhart voted nay, and Shealer abstained. Communications with PFBC concerning fishing tournaments held during the brown trout spawn: The ad hoc committee working on this project was planning to submit to the Board a draft proposal on the subject to PFBC. That draft has not been received. PATU will meet on January 30. Bill Brusse will attend that meeting and will speak for the Chapter on this issue if it arises. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Bob Eberhart Secretary
Spring Creek Watershed Association TU members should be aware of the monthly meetings of the Spring Creek Watershed Association, which are usually scheduled for the 3 rd Tuesday from 7:30-9:30AM at the Patton Township building. Topics discussed include activities, actions by municipalities, developers, and environmental incidents impacting the watershed. The meetings are open to the public and your participation and attendance will be appreciated. Many Thanks!! The Board of Directors thank Allen Phillips, George Mollenbrock, and Cliff Wurster for their service to the Chapter as past members of the Board. Their dedication and assistance to the Chapter was important and appreciated by the membership. Watershed Clean Up SCTU will again be looking for many members to help clean-up an area of our beautiful Spring Creek watershed. We take pride in cleaning up "The Rock" and the Rock Road area of Spring Creek. Join us at 8:00 am, Saturday April 17, 2010. So get out your work gloves, work boots, and join the effort. The picnic food after the clean-up is well worth the effort! Al Phillips will be our point man on this project. e-mail Al to volunteer: atp@psu.edu Invites you to join th the 14 Annual Watershed Clean Up Day Saturday, April 17, 2010 8:00 am to 12 Noon (Picnic to follow at Millbrook Marsh Nature Centre) Over the past 13 years, Watershed Cleanup Day volunteers have removed more than 2,000 tons of waste from local streams, roadways, sinkholes, and illegal dumpsites. Through a partnership with Centre County Solid Waste Authority and the generosity of local contractors, heavy equipment operators, businesses, municipalities, and the MS4 partners, Watershed Cleanup Day continues to grow every year.
Announcing the 2010 Annual Spring Banquet SPRING CREEK CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED Where: Ramada Inn, State College, PA When: Friday, April 9, 2010 Happy Hours 5:30-7:00 Deluxe Buffet Dinner served at 7:00 Silent Auction - Bucket Raffles - 52 Card Draws - Live Auction 50/50 Ticket Price: Adults/$35.00 - Children Under 15/$15.00 (Buffet Dinner, Dessert, Free Keg, Cash Bar) Mail Reservation Form & Check To: Richard E. Stevenson 20 Mahala Street Port Matilda, PA 16870 RESERVATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY April 5, 2010 Phone Contacts: Dick Stevenson: 814-692-8471 email: res4@psu.edu George Moellenbrock: 814-364-9528 email: gxm3@psu.edu Name Address Adults Attending Children Attending Amount Enclosed ($35.00/adult, $15.00/child 15 & under) Checks should be made payable to Spring Creek Chapter Trout Unlimited Names of persons for whom you are making a reservation Tables may be reserved for eight(8) or ten(10) people
From the Streambank Well here we are in Mid-Winter with some saying this has been a real winter for a change. What I have not fully grasped is that the Weathermen are saying January was the warmest in 14 years...are they kidding? However, it looks like Spring is just around the corner as the trees in Florida have started to sprout new leaves. OK I know what you are thinking, but Spring has to start somewhere. The photo at the top of page 1, provided by Dick Stevenson, although not current is a great shot and I love that spot at the Rock. You can almost see the trout feeding on the little black midges. I want to say thank you to the new members of our Board of Directors. Your time, dedication, and work will be appreciated...especially appreciated by the Trout as you are their voice!! Ted Trostle - Editor Chapter Officers and Board Members (2010) Judi Sittler, President 861-3277 <jlsittler@comcast.net> Bob Eberhart, Secretary 692-7114 rje1@psu.edu Rick Van Horn, Treasurer (814)-238-7722 rickvanhorn@hotmail.com Chris Haser, Vice President 235-5343 brookiebrown@comcast.net William Brusse 234-8851 wcbrusse@gmail.com Ron Shealer, Board Member 364-9183 ronshealer@yahoo.com Chris Hennessey (267) 872-0345 c.hennessey@comcast.net Ted Trostle 237-9509 tctrostle@gmail.com Dick Stevenson 692-8471 res4@psu.edu Bob Donaldson 861-4293 rbdonald@comcast.net Jay F. Lynch 814-234-0813 jlynch@meiser-earl.com Jim Purtell (H) (814) 383-0166 (C) (303) 842-1066 jmp@goh-inc.com Newsletter Editor: Ted Trostle, tctrostle@gmail.com, 814-237-9509