Local Trout Unlimited Meeting

Since quite a lot of WCA members are also Trout Unlimited members I am posting this local meeting announcement.

ASHOKAN-PEPACTON WATERSHED CHAPTER OF TROUT UNLIMITED

Who: Trout Unlimited: Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter
What: John Cronin – Real Time Monitoring of Rivers and Streams
When: Wednesday, April 27 -- presentation at 8:00 pm
Where: Boiceville Inn, Route 28, Boiceville NY
How: Free to the Public. No registration necessary. For more information, see www.apwctu.org

Details:

On Wednesday, April 27th, the Ashokan-Pepacton Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited is delighted to welcome John Cronin, the international renowned Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries, for an exciting look at the Beacon Institute’s real time monitoring on the Hudson, its innovative vision for the global use of such monitoring, and a critical inquiry into how advanced levels of information about rivers and streams can ultimately inform and influence watershed management practices.

Honored as a "Hero of the Planet" by Time magazine, John Cronin served as Hudson Riverkeeper for 17 years, co-authored the book The Riverkeepers with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and wrote and co-produced the film, The Last Rivermen, which was named an outstanding documentary by the Motion Picture Academy Foundation. He began his work on the Hudson River in 1973, at the prodding of folksinger Pete Seeger. Since then, he has worked tirelessly as an advocate for streams and the natural and human communities that depend upon them. He has worked as a commercial fisherman and served as a state and congressional legislative aide. He is also a co-founder and senior fellow at Pace University's Pace Academy for Applied Environmental Studies.

The Chapter’s monthly meeting begins at 6:30 pm with informal fly tying (bring your own equipment) and social networking, followed at 7:30 pm by a short business meeting. The presentation begins at 8 pm. The entire evening is open to the public at no charge. For more information, please visit www.apwctu.org