The Larry's Creek Watershed Association meeting will no longer be held at the Cogan House Township building. A new meeting place is at Mifflin Township Building located off Route 973 West. Directions to the township complex are: From Route 287 take Route 973 West, turn the first road to the right at the township's recreation field.
Meetings will be held the fourth Monday of each month, beginning at 7:00 p.m. All residents of the watershed are invited to attend. For questions please contact Steven Neff at 998-9525 or John Knopp at 998-9566.
A "Cold Water Heritage Grant" has been awarded to the LsCWA to complete an Assessment and compile a Cold Water Heritage Plan.
A mailing to all 1,093 landowners within the watershed has been completed. The initial public meeting took place on May 24th at the White Pine social hall with a number of residents attending and giving input about the watershed.
Currently a stream assessment is taking place. Anyone interested in having an assessment done of a specific area of the Creek should contact Carey Entz at the number below or Steven Neff.
A membership drive is also under way. Anyone wishing to support this effort may join the LsCWA. Membership dues are as follows: Individual-18 to 64-$10.00 per year/$100.00 lifetime; Youth/Senior-Under 18 or over 65-$5.00 per year; Sponsor-Any organization or individual-$50.00 per year/$500.00 lifetime.
Please make checks out to LsCWA with your name, address,phone number and e-mail (if applicable) and send it to LsCWA, P.O. Box 64, Trout Run, PA 17771. A post card acknowledging your membership will be sent to you.
We are currently looking for volunteers willing to fill the secretarial position and act as members of the Board. Please call Steve Neff at 998-9525 or John Knopp at 998-9566 if you are willing to help this Association which is vital to the well being of Larrys Creek Watershed
- Steve Neff- President
- John Knopp- Vice President
- Bob Strimboulis- Treasurer
- (Open position) Secretary
- Gordon Patterson- Board Member
- Ann Nordell-Board Member
- Ernest Brown-Board Member
- Jay and Carolyn Short-Board Member
The Coldwater Heritage Partnership is a cooperative initiative among Pennsylvania Trout Unlimited, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Foudation for Pennsylvania Watersheds. Grant recipients were acknowledged at the 2010 Keystone Coldwater Conference held on February 20th in State College.
"Local grassroots conservation efforts are responsible for the return of healthy waterways in Pennsylvania," said DCNR acting Secretary, John Quigley. "But the work is far from over, with many streams still facing threats and degradation. This partnership provides the much-needed funding to continue the long term stewardship of our world-class coldwater streams." Funded organizations will be responsible for creating a Coldwater Conservation plan that:
1. Gathers existing data about the coldwater ecosystem
2. Identifies potential impacts, threats, problems and opportunities to our coldwater streams
3. Formulate a plan of action for proposed conservation and protection strategies
4. Builds community awareness and support for the conservation of our coldwater streams.
In awarding the $5,000 grant to Larrys Creek W A, John Arway, Executive Director with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission said, "This type of grassroots conservation work is vital for the future of the state's coldwater streams and wild trout fisheries. We look forward to seeing these conservation plans developed and implemented"
Thank-you for all your support!
Carey Entz
Watershed Specialist
Lycoming County Conservation District
542 County Farm Road, Suite 202
Montoursville, PA 17754
(570)433-3003
centz@lyco.org