Proposed changes to the VFTU bylaws are posted here for your review. If you have comments or would like to propose additional changes, go to http://www.valleyforgetu.org/contact-us/ Proposed Changes to Bylaws (2020) Current Bylaws (amended 2012)
For those of you who were not able to attend the general membership meeting on September 10, you missed a great presentation. Here is a link to a recording of Cory’s excellent job: September 10th General Membership Zoom Meeting
The Summer/Fall 2020 edition of Streamside featured 3 articles by VFTU members. The Dame Juliana League has given us permission to show them here: Reviving an Old Twist on Fly Bodies by Jim Clark Six Ways to Save Our Local Streams by Owen Owens A Friendship Runs Through It by Pete Goodman See the full … Read More
Why is it important to collect and analyze data from streams, and how do we do it? Click here to see.
We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those workers on the front lines keeping us safe, treating the sick, delivering necessities, and feeding our nation. If you are an essential worker who loves to fish (or wants to learn) and cares about conservation, we invite you to enjoy a free one-year Trout Unlimited … Read More
The need to practice responsible recreation HAS NOT gone away. In fact, with many states seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases as the country continues to “reopen,” the need is greater now more than ever. Nobody wants to be the angler who unknowingly spreads the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, so it’s important that, as an … Read More
The Brandywine Conservancy is pleased to announce that the Draft Brandywine Creek Water Trail Feasibility Study is now available for public review and comment. The study reflects more than a year’s work and includes guidance provided by our Study Advisory Committee and input from hundreds of individuals who either participated at public meetings or completed … Read More
The Chester County Water Resources Authority (CCWRA) recently completed a report summarizing data collected through the Chester County and U.S. Geological Survey Cooperative Water Resources Program from January 2018 to June 2019. The parameters summarized in the report provide insight into the County’s water conditions and help guide the management of the County’s water resources. … Read More
Like mayflies popping off the water in the summer sun, 20 Girl Scout Juniors and Cadettes swarm the ponds at Anson B. Nixon Park. Under the skilled tutelage of anglers from Trout Unlimited (TU), the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), the Delaware Valley Women’s Fly Fishing Association (DVWFFA), and the Stroud Center, the fourth- … Read More
In Pennsylvania, more than 287,000 acres and 5,500 miles of streams remain impaired from abandoned mine pollution. Thankfully, in 1977, Congress created the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund to help clean up this legacy pollution. The fund, which charges a small fee on every ton of coal taken from the earth, is set to expire in … Read More