BOD Meeting Invitation and Link
Our Chapter Board of Directors (BOD) is meeting on Monday February 15th at 7:00 PM using a Google Meet format.  All members are welcome to attend at: 

https://meet.google.com/trx-vprv-srq. 

Starting in March, the BOD plans on meeting monthly on the second Monday each month for at least the next several months.  If you have something to bring to our attention that would be a good opportunity to do so.  You can also call Rick Huntley, Vice President, at:  (860) 301-3653. 
 
HVA Questions

The Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) has been attempting to coordinate with the various Housatonic River user groups.  The HVA held an anglers’ forum Zoom meeting which was attended by several members of our Chapter.  The following is a link to a list of questions that the HVA staff believes will provide some insight into how anglers use and access the river: 

https://forms.gle/xjS8efy52oAA52HF6. 

If you are so inclined, please click on the link and let the HVA know what you have to say about your use of the river.  I believe that the responses will rendered anonymous.

This is the first of a continuing series of "Fish or Fly Fact Friday" posts from the members of the Hammonasset Chapter #446, Trout Unlimited, Inc.  Thanks to member Jessica Freeze for the idea and the initial batch of posts.  To contribute a post, send a photo or photo group with caption(s) to:

webmaster@hctu.org. 

This is the current information from the Trout Unlimited website:

Our priority is to ensure the safety and health of all TU volunteers, members and supporters. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all TU indoor, in-person events – including local chapter and council events – are cancelled through April 30.
We will post an update on or before April 30 as we review the changing situation. At this time chapters and councils may continue to hold small group, outdoor activities – such as trash cleanups or tree plantings etc… – but must follow all federal guidelines and the requirements of state and local authorities when making event decisions. (For instance a number of states have ordered the cancellation of all group events of any size – even if they are outdoors.) The following resources and opportunities are designed to help you connect to your community in a digital way, as well as potential replacements for outdoor group events with “do it yourself” opportunities for your members and supporters. These resources will be updated frequently.

Alicea Charamut will be our speaker at the regular Chapter meeting on February 13th. Alicea is the Executive Director of Rivers Alliance. Prior to that, she was the River Steward for the Connecticut River Conservancy. She is the past Council Chair of the Connecticut Trout Unlimited. Alicea also serves as a volunteer in several capacities as Secretary of the Fisheries Advisory Council, a member of the Connecticut Council on Environmental Quality, and on the Advisory Board of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources. She is also the Co-Chair of the Water Planning Council Advisory Group. Alicea holds a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Connecticut.

Alicea's talk will be on the state of our rivers. There are so many ways we can keep our rivers clean, healthy and full of life. Join us for our February meeting where you will hear from Alicea about what is going on at the state-wide level and locally. What are the opportunities and challenges our river face? What can you do to help?

Please join us on Thursday February 13, 2020 at the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association building at 540 Oregon Road in Meriden for a very informative presentation and some good fellowship! Food at 6:30, a short business meeting, program updates, and raffle precedes speaker.

So sorry for not getting something posted to this blog in the last two months. Please email me at fhuntley1452@comcast.net if you want to be added to our Mailchimp monthly  email update. 

Best regards,
Rick Huntley