Conservation related posts and comments
Due to the ongoing school closures thanks to COVID-19, we made the decision to release all the trout from the Trout in the Classroom project early this year. Many of the schools are on complete lockdown, with teachers not allowed in to check or feed on the fish, others were being completely disinfected internally. With … Continue reading Trout In the Classroom Update
Folks Our TFF trout in the classroom tanks continue to do well, and all the fish survived spring break with no issues. However COVID-19 has meant that we are looking at multiple weeks of school closures now, and many of the teachers have limited to no access to their classrooms during this time. In addition … Continue reading Trout in the Classroom Update
TRWD FLYFEST SATURDAY, March 14 9:00AM - 5:00PM ADMISSION IS FREE Whether you are an experienced angler or have never touched a fly rod, this fun day in and along the Trinity River in Fort Worth has something to hook everyone in the whole family. To create an optimal angling experience, the Tarrant Regional Water … Continue reading It’s the 5th Annual TRWD FlyFest
As discussed at the meeting last night, the Port of Corpus Christi has plans for a series of projects on or related to Harbor Island at Port Aransas including, a terminal for loading Very Large Crude Carriers and dredging the ship channel to 75 feet. The ecological impact of these projects and other related projects … Continue reading Harbor Island Projects and the Port Aransas Conservancy
A quick post to say that the TFF trout in the classroom project is off to a great start - all our eggs have now hatched and the fry are free swimming and feeding well! Matt Blyth
Chuck has been at the forefront of The FlatsWorthy movement, an organization spearheaded by a noble group of anglers with the ambitious goal of promoting boating courtesy among all who enjoy our shallow bays. Here are the videos of his presentation: https://vimeo.com/388138639 https://vimeo.com/388148139 https://vimeo.com/388156620 https://texasflyfishers.org/2020/01/01/monthly-meeting-speaker-january-28-2020-chuck-naiser/
The 25th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Cleanup is slated for Saturday February 29, 2020 at the Padre Island National Seashore. This is the Silver Anniversary of this unique event. Volunteers are needed at Malaquite Visitor’s center no later than 8:00 AM on Saturday, February 29. Normal park admission will be waived for Cleanup participants – … Continue reading 25th Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup
25th Annual Billy Sandifer Big Shell Beach Cleanup Date: Saturday February 29, 2020 Time and Place: We ask that all volunteers show up no later than 8 am at the Malaquite Visitor's Center parking lot. We will have Friends of Padre board members there by 7 am that morning to start lining everyone up. … Continue reading PINS Beach Clean Up
The TFF sponsored Trout in the Classroom project kicked off last week with the delivery of more than 2000 rainbow trout eggs to 15 tanks in high schools around the Houston area. This year we have expanded to two new schools, but also lost a few tanks due to staffing changes at our existing schools. … Continue reading 2020 Trout in the Classroom Project
For those TFF members who may not also be TU members, this article https://www.tu.org/blog/tus-top-10-conservation-campaigns-of-2019/ discusses TU's top conservation projects for 2019. As you can see from the article, the projects cover most of the cold water fisheries in the US.
