Central New York Chapter – Activities from April to Sept, 2011
1) Conrad Strozik and Les Monostory continued to attend and participate in the Onondaga Lake Partnership Outreach Committee Meetings. (1) Major Committee work continues to develop a series of information signs that will be installed in areas by the lake and in the city of Syracuse. (2) The Onondaga Lake Partnership has supported our Chapter’s Annual Carp Tournament and Family Fishing Day, June 25 & 26, 2011 with reduced funds. (3) A mini- grant has been awarded to our chapter to update the website for the Project Watershed Program. (4) Other major issues include the ending of participation by the US Corp Of Engineers brought about by cuts in the Federal Budget. No plans on the future of the executive members of the Partnership.
2) Seven Central NY chapter members continued to attend Project Watershed Board Meetings along with members from academia, industry, the community and government. Les Monostory will present details on the Project Watershed Program on these important issues:
Stream Improvement Projects
New Funding Initiatives
Stream Monitoring
Updating Website
Future Program Initiatives
3) Hugh Kimball and Conrad Strozik have continued to participate via teleconferencing with the Sportsmen Alliance for Marcellus Conservation. This is an organization developed and chaired by Katy Dunlap of Trout Unlimited. Fact sheets that have been recently developed have been added to our chapter website which has been recently updated by our new webmaster – Don Gates.
4) Members participate in teaching events at the Annual Women in Nature Outdoor Skills Workshop sponsored by the Onondaga County Federation of Sportsmens Clubs on April 30, 2011 a Chapter display was also exhibited
5) Members e participated in the annual Onondaga County Sportsmen Federation Awards Dinner on May 5, 2011
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