Some 60 years after a Democrat and Chronicle reporter Arch Merrill traveled the length of the Genesee River, Jeff Blackwell and Max Schulte hit the road to explore the rambling river and the people connected to it.
Jeff and Max were our guest speakers at the May meeting. They brought their experience of the mighty Genesee to chapter members first-hand by sharing intimate stories and elaborating on them with chapter members. Members got a chance to watch the video documentary and interact with Jeff and Max with questions and stories of …

Pack the picnic basket and oil the lawn chair. The 2010 Chapter Picnic is scheduled at we hope you can make it and enjoy some fine food and good laughs. So pull up a seat at the bench and a cooler to the side in Black Creek Park at the Pathfinder shelter, June 16th. Grills will be fired up at 6:00 and dinner served at 7:00
There will also be a 50/50 raffle at the picnic. Tickets are $1.00 each so be sure to stop at the ATM on your …

TU volunteers gathered at Oatka Creek Park to participate in the second annual national stream clean-up days. Saturday, April 17 was the first of two clean-up days the second being Saturday, June 26, 2010. Volunteers from around the country joined together on local rivers and streams, planted trees, removed trash and worked together to continue their dedication to protecting and conserving coldwater fisheries.
Our group of volunteers gathered at least 8 bags of trash (30gal bags) which totaled approximately 300 to 360 pounds of debris (possibly more, …

Learn from one of fly fishing’s most respected authors, Rochester native, and past Seth Green chapter member Tom Rosenbauer.
Tom, the author of numerous fly-fishing books (including The Orvis Fly-Fishing Guide), shares the wisdom and practical techniques that he’s learned throughout his decades of fly fishing around the globe.
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Felt Sole vs Rubber Soles and the invasive species

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EPA Fines Military for Underground Petroleum Storage Tank
Violations at West Point

(New York, N.Y. – Feb. 23, 2010) The U.S. Army and the Army and Air Force Exchange Service failed to comply with critical environmental laws related to underground tanks used to store diesel fuel, gasoline and used oil at the West Point Garrison in New York, according to a complaint issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Both military branches failed to monitor, test and keep records for their underground petroleum storage tanks. Leaking underground storage …