Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited

March 11, 2010	Youth Group Meeting - Intro to Fly Casting - LWA Office 6 p.m.
March 17, 2010	Monthly Meeting - 7 p.m. Palmer Nature Center “Fishing the West”
March 27, 2010	Youth Group - On-Stream Flycasting - Loyalhanna Creek DHALO Area
April 8, 2010	Youth Group - Stream Etiquette, Fly Tying - LWA Office 6 p.m.
April 17, 2010	Opening Day of Trout Season
April 21, 2010	Monthly Meeting - 7 p.m. Palmer Nature Center - “Trout Season Tune-Up”

About The Forbes Trail Chapter
The Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited was founded in 1973 bringing cold water conservation to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. FTTU has been involved with stream restoration since the early 1970’s after a highway by-pass construction project and Hurricane Agnes devastated Loyalhanna Creek. In the early 1980’s Forbes Trail in partnership with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Loyalhanna Watershed Association, began an aggressive stream improvement project on the Delayed Harvest section of Loyalhanna Creek. Over the course of two decades, our chapter constructed approximately fifteen fish habitat devices, stabilized over 300 yards of stream bank and positioned over 600 tons of stone. FTTU was awarded the Golden Trout Award by TU National for our efforts on Loyalhanna Creek. More recently the chapter has worked in the Linn Run watershed and was named Westmoreland County Conservation Club of the Year in 2003. In addition to our conservation work, FTTU strives to be a positve force in the community through our youth group and partnerships with other area organizations.

Next Meeting - March 17
FTTU's March meeting will feature guide and Greensburg native Dennis Hanson on fly fishing the west and in particular, the Frank Church Wilderness Area of Idaho. The meeting will take place at the Winnie Palmer Nature Center at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe and will begin at 7:00 p.m on Wednesday, March 17. Spend your St. Patrick's Day with us and get ready for spring!

THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BANQUET!

Congratulations to This Year's Award Winners
Russ Mowry Silver Trout - Lou Izzo
Donn Robb Memorial Award - Ralph Koscianski
Ed Bordas Memorial Award - The Angler's Room