The LRCTU Board of Directors approved a $10,000 donation to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) Fisheries Department.\u00a0 Over $9,000 of this donation is proceeds from the LRCTU Auction and the remaining amount is from monetary contributions from members and the Chapter\u2019s general fund.\u00a0 Thanks to everyone for supporting the auction and generously volunteering for a variety of Chapter projects. \u00a0
The annual GSMNP Fisheries Department Volunteer\u2019s meeting will be held at Twin Creeks Science Center on February 17 at 9:00 a.m.\u00a0 Matt Kulp, GSMNP Supervisory Fisheries Biologist, will summarize the results of last year\u2019s projects and discuss volunteer opportunities with the Fisheries Department in the coming year.\u00a0 Volunteer opportunities will include water sampling in support of acid deposition studies, index of biotic integrity stream surveys, brook trout restoration and monitoring, and stream barrier surveys supporting aquatic organism passage studies.\u00a0 At the conclusion of this meeting, the Chapter will present the $10,000 donation from the Little River Chapter to the GSMNP Fisheries Department. \u00a0
Bob Bishop
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The LRCTU Board of Directors approved a $10,000 donation to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) Fisheries Department.\u00a0 Over $9,000 of this donation is proceeds from the LRCTU Auction and the remaining amount is from monetary contributions from members … Continue reading