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All the news about our Chapter is in the March 2008 newsletter -
The RollCast
Events: Next regular meeting at MUCC on Tuesday May 20, 2008. - check Meetings Page for more information. The Michigan Legislature is having committee meetings and workgroup meetings pertaining to the Senate (primarily SB860) and House bills (primarily HB5069) that will regulate future large quantity water withdrawals in Michigan. It is very important that we speak up on behalf of coldwater fisheries. Please read a detailed letter from Dr. Bryan Burroughs, Executive Director of Michigan Council of Trout Unlimited for further information. You can find your appropriate legislators online at http://www.house.michigan.gov/find_a_rep.asp and http://www.senate.michigan.gov/SenatorInfo/find-your-senator.htm or at http://www.mctu.org/advocacy.html WaWaSum is not far away - June 26-29, 2008. See the RollCast for more information. Download a copy of the 2008 Reservation form and send it in - now! Help us restore Tyler Creek - work days are scheduled June 14th, July 26th and August 9th. Once again, our Perrin Chapter of TU was in charge of staffing the Trout Pond at the Lansing Sport Fishing Show - April 11-13, 2008 We had a great time - it's a wonderful way to spend a few hours introducing kids to fishing, and you got into the show for free! (see some happy young anglers - here ) - Also see our list of volunteers so you can thank all those who helped! On January 25th, Bob Ceru presented a program on "Reeling and Healing", a chance for cancer patients to enjoy the out of doors and fishing. September 25 - Our new Michigan TU executive director, Bryan Burroughs, brought us up to date with Michigan Council activities September 8 - Nine of us gathered near Grayling for the AuSable River Clean-up. We cleaned the lower section of the South Branch and then joined the rest of the teams at Gates AuSable Lodge for burgers, brats and beer - good weather, a good cause and good friends. A big thank you to Tony Pagliei and www.tubeflies.com for donating prizes to the "Tee Off for Trout" golf scramble fund raiser for the Tyler Creek work. See photos from the work projects on Tyler Creek We had a great time at the Ingham County Parks' Youth Fishing Derby on Saturday June 10th - photos We had a large gathering at the April 24 meeting to hear two presentations: how to manage "woody debris" in streams for the benefit of paddlers and fishermen by Gloria Miller; and Pat Lindeman and Brian Cenci discussed "in stream structures", how they were employed in the Carrier Creek project and the causes and needs to re-condition streams. |
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Jeff "Bear" Andrews presented "Flies for Great Lakes Steelhead" with slides,
tales and great instruction at our February meeting. He also had his new DVDs
on fly tying for sales.
Brian Bielecki, the owner of the Miles Chance Orvis Fly Fishing shop in Okemos, presented - "Fishing in Alaska" at our October 24th meeting "Exciter Tactics with Lures and Flies for Chinook" presented by Jim Bedford and the "Oxbow Report" by Jim Hicks highlighted our first meeting of the year on September 26th. |
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Need to change your address? Membership Services
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The New Perrin Chapter Logo is here!
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Many suggestions from the Board members and a great deal of work and patience from Steven Arnoczky!
The silhouette of a fisherman over a leaping brook trout commemorates Bob Perrin and his favorite species of trout. This logo has been transposed into vinyl bumper stickers and embroidered patches. You can help support your chapter with the purchase of either one of these. The decals will work well on every one of your vehicles and watercraft and the patches should be on your fishing vest and favorite shirts. Print an order form and send it with your check. (Don't forget - you can include an additional donation to help our conservation efforts!) Profits from these sales will be used to create and improve trout habitat in Michigan rivers and streams. |
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Do you have news to share with the group? If so, please submit it to our Roll Cast editor - Chet Kapusinski - news@Lansing-TU.org Are you a TU member? If you would like TU membership information, please click here to request information from our Membership Chair - Jim Pifer - join@Lansing-TU.org |
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In November 2003 we honored Frank "Bob" Perrin and renamed our Chapter as the Frank "Bob" Perrin - Lansing, Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited
(see the January 2004 RollCast for a tribute to him and his accomplishments.) |
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1. Education of our members and the public on important mission issues. 2. Conservation/Improvement of specific cold water habitat watershed projects. 3. Participation in Trout Unlimited meetings and initiatives to legislative reform. 4. Cooperative Fund Raising activities to allow financial grants to be selectively awarded for activities in agreement with the mission. To preserve, protect and restore Michigan's watersheds which support wild trout and salmon. |
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