New
Meeting Hall: Lippitt Elementary School
The Narragansett Chapter, #225, of Trout Unlimited
is dedicated to extending the national purpose of TU to Rhode Island
trout streams. As applied to Rhode Island, this mission is to conserve
the native wild brook trout and the waters it inhabits. To
help achieve our mission. . . continue
with mission projects, events
Our members—from throughout Rhode
Island and Southern Massachusetts—love
the Wood River and other beautiful trout streams in our region. In
addition to activities described above, we conduct fly tying classes,
casting and fly fishing instruction in local schools, and outreach
programs such as our fly casting and fly tying classes for women cancer
survivors. Our Trout Unlimited Chapter is anxious to attract
new young members. We are drafting a program to teach fly fishing
and fly tying to prospective members in exchange for their joining our
Chapter.
Monthly meetings give members an opportunity to regroup
and socialize. When TU members are not volunteering, you can often
find them fly fishing on the Wood River and other local waterways.
Find out more about Trout
Unlimited at a national level.
Women of
the Healing Co-Op Learn to Cast and Tie Flies from Ed Lombardo, Assisted
by Members of TU Narragansett and UFTRI at Deer Creek Farm, June
28, 2008.
JULY STREAM SIDE MEETING
We will have a TU Chapter meeting on July 30th,
This will be a streamside meeting at the
Check Station on Rte 165.
There will be food: try to get
there by 6PM to assist with setup, etc. The formal meeting
will start around 6:45.
New Meeting Hall: Lippitt Elementary School
Long
Cast Newsletter, May,
2008
Monthly Announcements:
Lawson Cary
We must announce, with great sorrow,
the death of Lawson Cary.
Our Chapter President
and long time all around
leader had been in declining health. He persevered
with his admirable work until, literally, his heart
gave out.
Lawson had a clear vision of where he wanted our
Chapter to put its environmental efforts. Among
his accomplish- ments has been the raising of
awareness of the Wood River system as a special
watershed. He influenced DEM practices on the
river, supervised habitat restoration along it and, in the process,
left it a better place.
Lawson loved the wild native brook trout. He fished for them from the
time he was a boy. There are trails to streams that were originally
blazed by Lawson’s early traipses through the woods. It was his
purpose to see the Wood system be made more hospitable to its natives.
Lawson spearheaded the TU Chapter’s
participation in the Stream Continuity Project. This
is an ongoing data collection effort which will establish a repository
of information, pictures, and comments on nearly every stream intersection
with road or path, and every stream culvert, in the state. Already
this data is being used in habitat restoration. We expect that down
the road it will lead to the opening of many miles of stream to improved
fish and creature migration.
To Lawson’s family we all extend
our sympathy and sorrow. We expect to carry on his
work.
Providence Journal Tribute
See
new links page.
TU's
Report on Climate Change and What We Can Do About It
The report provides 10 general
steps for protecting trout and salmon streams. We are involved on
a stream
continuity project.
In order to repair the stream
crossings that block fish passage we moved the path back from the
river. Now
the trees and brush can re-seed the banks and shade the river. This
is especially important during the drought and hotter summers,
as well as the shorter and warmer winters we’re having. Besides
that, new roads are being built off route 165 for development. You
get the picture? It’s getting worse every year. We
are trying to protect the wild native brook trout from all of this. I
really don’t want to lose the battle. Do you?
Lawson
