January at TVTU??

GENERAL MEETING!
WHEN: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

WHERE: Old Market Pub; Garden Home
WHAT TIME: 6:30 p.m.

WHAT to EXPECT:

 

Notice of Annual Members Meeting

The TVTU Annual Members Meeting will be held live and via Zoom at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, prior to the featured monthly speaker. The Chapter Business portion should take about ten to fifteen minutes - agenda as follows:

• The President will report on the Chapter’s activities during the past year and any upcoming activities
• The Treasurer will present the Treasurer’s Report
• The members will elect Directors.

The Director candidates are Jon Pampush, Ron Reinebach and Dave Cook.

Featured Speaker: Scott McEwen; Tualatin River Watershed Council

The Balm Grove Dam Removal

In September of this year, Clean Water Services, and its partner the Tualatin River Watershed Council (TRWC) removed an old dam outside of Forest Grove that has blocked fish passage to 87 miles of habitat for several kinds of fish since at least the 1930s.
The dam, commonly known as the Balm Grove dam, sits in Gales Creek, a tributary of the Tualatin River. Removing the dam is expected to open over 87 miles of historic, “in-stream” habitat for coastal cutthroat trout, 28 miles for winter steelhead, and several miles for coho salmon, Pacific lamprey, mountain whitefish, and mountain and largescale sucker fish. The winter run of steelhead in the creek is protected by the federal Endangered Species Act.
WHAT TO BRING: a few bucks for a beverage and dinner from the OMP menus; throw in a few dollars for raffle tickets and your best dinnertime conversation to share with others!

Note: this meeting will be in-person and virtual - see your December 19th email inbox for meeting links if you cannot attend in person!

 

CONSERVATION!

WHEN: Saturdays, January 7 and 14, 2023
WHERE: Next Door to RTFF and NWFFO
WHAT TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
WHAT to EXPECT: Drop off your lightly used Christmas trees - no lights, ornaments, tinsel or 
flocking allowed -and turn it into salmonid habitat!
Cost: $10 per tree!

 

C4C-'23!

Christmas for Coho v.013 is getting organized; the general call for help went out and there are still a few places left that we need volunteers!

Per Mike Gentry, volunteer wrangler:

Thanks to those who have responded – I have a number of spots filled and have notified those filling them. HOWEVER, I’m still short a number of spots as follows:

WEST LINN [next to Royal Treatment Fly Fishing]:

• one spot on Saturday morning, January 14.

NWFFO:

• Two spots on Saturday morning, January 7
• Three spots on Saturday afternoon, January 7
• One spot on Saturday morning, January 14
• Three spots on Saturday afternoon, January 14

Sunday Tree moves:

• Two spots on Sunday, January 8
• Two spots on Sunday, January 15

If anyone can help fill these vacancies, please let me know as soon as you can. Thanks.

Mike Gentry

Contact us at TVTU MEMBERS if you can fill one of these voids!