Mission Statement:    "To conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds."

Our Vision:  By the next generation, Trout Unlimited will ensure that robust populations of native and wild coldwater fish once again thrive within their North American range, so that our children can enjoy healthy fisheries in their home waters.

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5 June 2009
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: (click on the blue links below for more information)

June 13th 9:00am- Little Patuxent/Savage Mill stream Clean Up

Come help us clean up along the Savage Mill section of the Little Patuxent River, a popular trout and smallmouth bass stream in Howard County. The National Capital Chapter, Potomac-Patuxent Chapter, and National office of Trout Unlimited, as well as Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks, will collaborate to pick up trash along almost a mile of riverbank. Students can obtain SSL credit for this activity.

We will provide trash bags, snacks, food and drinks. Bring gloves, and waders, if you have them.

Directions: From I-95, take Rt 32 East, toward Fort Meade. Exit onto Rt. 1, South. Turn right at the first traffic light, onto Howard St. Follow Howard as it bends left and becomes Baltimore Street. Turn right at the end of Baltimore St., and enter Savage Park. Bear left at the split, and park by the tennis courts.

Please contact Alfredo Suescum for more details, and so we can have an idea of the number of participants.

Youghiogheny Chapter receives a TU Embrace A Stream (EAS) Grant

$10K in funding was awarded through EAS for the Chub Run Acid Mine Drainage Remedation Project. Chub Run (trib to Mill Run) is located near Friendsville, Maryland. The passive treatment project will consist of constructing a Successive Alkalinity Producing System and will ultimately improve habitat conditions and reduce acid loading in Chub Run. Current poor water quality conditions impede the movement of brook trout to the headwaters portion of Chub Run. Partners for the project include: Yough Chapter TU, Youghiogheny River Watershed Association, Maryland Department of Environment - Bureau of Mines, Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Fisheries Service, United States Department of Interior - Office of Surface Mining, Canaan Valley Institute, Yough Walleye Association, landowners, and Garrett County Community Action Council. Through the collaborative effort of all partners involved, the project will be put out for bid this Spring with construction following soon after. The success of the project will greatly improve water quality conditions for brookies and other aquatic species. Congrats to the Yough Chapter!