Chapter Meetings

Montie's presentation will cover a brief history of the River Keeper program; establishment of the Yadkin Riverkeeper; how TU can assist, and history of efforts to preserve the Yadkin. This will provide the chapter with ideas for our involvement in the Yadkin watershed conservation.

Montie Hambie, Board Member for the Yadkin River Keepers

May Meeting

Brook Trout Monitoring and Restoration

Kevin will present an update on the current efforts to monitor and restore brook trout populations., and provide ideas for TU volunteer assistance.

Kevin Hining, Fishery Biologist, NC Wildlife Resources Com.

June Meeting

Fishing the Smith River in Virginia

Jeff, who gaves us a great presentation last year on matching the hatch, will return to provide us his expert insight on fishing the Smith River tailwater fishery. Should be an excellent opportunity to learn a new "fishing hole"!

Jeff Wilkins, Owner of Jeffery Wilkins Fly Fishing

September 16, 2008 Meeting

Land Trust partnerships

Kevin Redding, Executive Director, of the Piedmont Land Conservancy (PLC) will be our speaker for the September 16 meeting. The Piedmont Land Conservancy mission is to protect natural and scenic lands, farms, and open space in Piedmont North Carolina to enrich the quality of life for our communities and future generations. They are active in 9 piedmont counties. Many of their land protection activities overlap and compliment TU efforts in cold water habitats. Kevin will provide us an overview of the PLC and activities where we may work in partnership. Check out your Fall, 2007 Issue of Trout for an extensive article on Land Trust partnerships.

Kevin Redding, Piedmont Land Conservancy

October 21, 2008 Meeting

Restoration and protection on the Mitchell River

Dick Everhart, Natural Resource Conservationist, with the Natural Resource Conservation Service in Surry County will be our speaker for the October 21 Meeting. Dick has been working on stream protection and restoration along the Mitchell River and its tributaries for 20 years. Dick will cover the history of restoration and protection on the Mitchell and will present to our chapter various planned restoration activities that we may consider for our involvement. The Feb 08 issue of Wildlife in North Carolina had an excellent article on restoration activities on the Mitchell.

Dick Everhart, Natural Resource Conservationist