What a weekend, members doing a clean up of the stream-side, the fish ladder and parking lots prior to opening day. Some willow was planted upstream of G, hopefully they will take. We've only had two survivors so far from the last two years and not much happening with the previous attempts with Red Maple's. At some point the planting needs to be re-thought and revised. Repair of existing wing dams has been in a bureaucratic maze and that seems to have stalled as well.
What's really doing do well is the public outreach; Trout in the classroom, fly tying at the Patchogue Library, Decoy show, Free Fishing day @ Belmont Lake and fly casting clinic. Some more can be done such as: merit badge counseling with BSA, possibly a river keeper type mission. Any other ideas? One week to opening day, get ready!
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