Articles in ‘News’
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Pootatuck River Clean-up, April 22nd
Event on April 22, 2012; 11:30 am to 2:00 pm.
The Candlewood Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CVTU) will celebrate the 42nd annual Earth Day by cleaning up garbage and debris along the banks of the Pootatuck River in Sandy Hook center on Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 11:30 a.m. – 2… more
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2011 Macroinvertebrate Results
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has published the results of last year’s macroinvertebrate sampling. The good news is that Pond Brook and the Halfway River are rated among the top rivers from a… more
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New Farmington Regulations
The new regulations are now in place for the Farmington River. From the Goodwin Dam all the way down to the Route 177 Bridge in Unionville there are a combination of TMAs and Seasonal TMAs that will keep that water open all year long — some of it… more
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Write a letter re: Bill 1020 to protect CT’s waters!
Despite our best efforts, Bill 1020 – a water company lobbyist-backed piece of legislation – continues to move forward and threatens to undermine all of our efforts over the past 5 years to protect our rivers and the trout that inhabit… more
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Rock Snot confirmed on the Farmy
UPDATE: DEP shared the signs they’ll be posting. Could serve as a hand-out for opening day. You can see the file and download it here. UPDATE: On Tuesday, March 29th, the Connecticut DEP confirmed that there is Didymo in the West Branch of… more
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Jerry Rekart Receives Distinguished Service Award
A big congratulations to Jerry Rekart for receiving Trout Unlimited’s prestigious Distinguished Service Award for his efforts building and sustaining our Trout in the Classroom program. From TU’s 2010 Award Profile “Often times, a… more
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Action Needed: Streamflow Regulations
The Mianus Chapter has posted a good article on proposed streamflow regs. Head over there and give it a read. The key message is that the DEP has spent years getting consensus on regs and TU recommends that the proposed regulations be approved… more
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Fall Macroinvertebrate Sampling
Event on October 9, 2010; 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.
RESCHEDULED DUE TO HIGH STREAM FLOWS. NEW DATE, OCTOBER 9th. On the morning of Saturday, October 9th we will be doing macroinvertebrate sampling in Deep Brook, the Pootatuck River, Pond Brook and the Halfway River in Newtown. This is a… more
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Casting for Recovery needs your vote!
Pepsi gives away $1.3M every month to fund great ideas and Casting for Recovery has a submission in this month. It’s a popularity contest so they need votes. Please vote early and come back each day to vote right through the end of the… more
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Welcome to our new volunteer leaders!
Over the past few months, we’ve had several key leadership positions free up as long standing incumbents in those positions have decided to move onto either new roles or focus more on the personal lives. Many thanks to Gerry Rekart and Gary Whipple… more
