https://flyfilmtour.myeventscenter.com/event/Erie-Pa-Nwpa-Chapter-Tu-61521
This has become our chapters primary source of income to fuel the projects that we do each year. Please do you part and spread the word that the movies are back and we hope to see you that night! And remember, it's at the Blasco Library this year and NOT the Tom Ridge Center.
Thank you!
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Officers and Board members of our chapter were invited to the Dedication Ceremony for the new purchase of 528 acres of woodland by the Foundation for Sustainable Forests on August 12.
Labeled as the Dotyville Hill Forest, it now is part of the 1,200 acres of protected land known as the Caldwell Creek Watershed Conservation Project. It includes significant frontage along Caldwell Creek’s delayed harvest section and will insure that this property will be open for public fishing, hunting, hiking and bird watching into perpetuity. The project was made possible with a grant from Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCNR) via the Keystone Fund and additional support from the John Nesbit Rees and Sarah Henne Rees Foundation, Trout Unlimited’s Northwest PA Chapter, Caldwell Creek Chapter and the Stec Family.
Our Chapter was pleased and honored that we could
help make this project possible with our letter of support and $1,000 donation
assisting the Foundation secure their grant funding. Attending from our
Chapter for a walking tour and presentation by Foundation members were
President Bill Eckert and Board Members Matt Kerr, Jack Bock and Rick
Gilson.
We are proud to have partnered with the F3T to bring you the tour virtually this year. This is a great opportunity to sit back with family and friends and enjoy the Fly-Fishing Film Tour on your own time. This year’s F3T has an incredible line up with everything from Arapaima in the Amazon basin, Bream and Tarpon in the same film, Smallies, Pike, Steelhead, some of the best trout footage ever captured! Did you know Dr.Martin Luther King JR had a special relationship with long time bonefish guide Ansil Saunders and the island of Bimini? All of these stories and more are part of the 2021 F3T streaming virtually March 10 and tickets are on sale now.
Click the link below to purchase tickets for this year’s Fly-Fishing Film Tour (F3T)
Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of TU Ticketing Link (MS Edge, Chrome, or Firefox)
As well as having access to the films you will be helping Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of Trout Unlimited! As part of our partnership this year, $2.00 of every ticket sold through our link will be given back to us! So, if you have friends or family that may be interested please share the link so we can work together to strengthen our fishing community. Remember the more tickets sold through the link the more money we raise!
What comes with my ticket?
Full access to the 2021 F3T, from March 10th at 6:00pm EST thru April 4
You can watch it as many times as you would like from the original device used to play the movies. (Only 1 device can be used per ticket)
RAFFLES!!!! A chance to enter the Trout Unlimited COSTA 5 Rivers Conservation Sweepstakes, found on the event page. All proceeds go to those chapters at college campuses nationwide, promoting the sport and conservation to the next generation of anglers.
F3T Grand Prize worth $85,000. Have the chance to win a trip to Australia, Mexico, Bahamas, Russia, and the Seychelles!
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE! Northwest Pennsylvania Chapter of TU Ticketing Link (MS Edge, Chrome, or Firefox)
U.S.
Senate Vote Paves Way to Boost Great Lakes Funding
Vote to
reauthorize Great Lakes Restoration Initiative allows Congress to ramp up
annual funding from $300 million to $475 million for successful program that
protects Great Lakes, drinking water, public health, jobs.
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (December 21,
2020)—In a major victory for Great Lakes and clean water advocates, the U.S.
Senate last night unanimously passed the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019. The bill allows Congress to
continue funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for five years, and
increases the program’s annual funding from $300 million to $475 million by
2026. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill earlier this
year by a vote of 373
to 45. The legislation heads to President Donald Trump for signature.
Passage of the bill is a top priority for the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes
Coalition.
Laura Rubin, director of the
Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition, said:
“This is tremendous news for the more
than 30 million people who rely on the Great Lakes for their drinking water,
health, jobs, recreation, and quality of life. Over the past decade, the Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative has been producing results for communities across
the region, but serious threats remain. This bill recognizes the work we have
left to do, and allows Congress to boost funding to tackle these threats before
they get worse and more expensive to solve.
“We thank U.S. Sens. Debbie Stabenow
(D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) for their leadership and determination to
get this bill across the finish line. We also thank U.S. Reps. David Joyce
(R-Ohio) and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) for their leadership to rally support in the
House, as well as the many Democrats and Republicans who worked in a spirit of
bi-partisanship to make sure that Great Lakes restoration and protection
continues to be a national priority. Clean water is a basic need, and we need
to do everything we can to ensure that clean, safe and affordable drinking
water is available to everyone.
“We look forward to working with
federal elected officials to ensure that this successful program continues to
meet ecological objectives while confronting environmental injustices that
afflict the most vulnerable communities. We have the opportunity to lift up and
help all communities – especially those that have borne the brunt of pollution
and environmental harm.”
Support for the Great Lakes
Restoration Act has produced strong bipartisan support in the Senate
with 13 co-sponsors (in addition to lead sponsor Sen. Stabenow) and in the House
with 49 co-sponsors (in addition to lead sponsor Rep. Joyce). The Great
Lakes Restoration Initiative invests in local projects in Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to clean up
toxic pollution, fight invasive species, reduce runoff from cities and farms,
and restore fish and wildlife habitat. The initiative has supported 5,449
projects that are helping to better the environment and economy.
Since 2004, the Healing Our
Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has been harnessing the collective power of more
than 160 groups representing millions of people, whose common goal is to
restore and protect the Great Lakes. Learn more at www.healthylakes.org
or follow us on Twitter @healthylakes.
