Please join us Tuesday February 18th at the Erie Elks Lodge at 2409 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA 16506 at 7:00 pm for our regular meeting. It addition to regular business we will have a presentation from Chuck Keeports, the hydrologist of the Allegheny National Forest. He will cover some findings from the water quality snapshots. I will give an overview of the main projects he is involved with, which include culverts designed for fish passage and large wood restoration in streams. Many of these headwater streams have populations of wild brook trout plus some wild brown trout present. A waitress is available for food or beverages for those who desire.
Several of our members have participated in as volunteers taking water samples for the snapshot days whereby the Forest Service and Penn State are able to gather much more data than would be possible in a day over the entirety of the ANF. These snapshot days are held on a Tuesday in October and April meeting in Sheffield at the Lions Club. Jake Lemon is currently asking for volunteers for would like to participate in the April 7th snapshot. You can contact Jake at jlemon@tu.org or 814-779-3965. Its a fun day as each party travels to 4-6 streams seeing a chunk of the forest with a member of the Forest Service or Western Pennsylvania Conservency.
Bill Eckert
