January 2025 Conservation Report
Conservation Report: Submitted by Chapter President Joe Morgan - Wiscoy Albro Project - 75 trees were planted on 11/13/24 along with 12 trees at the Wiscoy Conifer project. Thank You to all the volunteers that helped. - Kyle Glenn is scheduled to fly the thermal imaging drone along the entire PFR sections of the Wiscoy in February. As dates become available, I will let you know. - There was a meeting on 1/8/25 with Region 8 NYDEC biologists, Seth Green Chapter, Garbutt Club, NY Hatchery Managers, USFWS, WNYTU Vice President Ken Kinecki and Kyle Glenn to discuss the feasibility of performing habitat enhancement/restoration work on Spring Creek in Caledonia including dam replacement at the Caledonia hatchery. Future meetings and site visits will be scheduled in the next few months. New York State Environmental Bond Act funding has been allocated for the hatchery infrastructure and possible habitat improvement. Seth Green and the Garbutt Club will take the lead on the project. WNYTU has o...