WVCTU Headlines

Marcellus Shale Activity

WVCTU is watching Marcellus Shale activity closely at the federal, state and local policy creation level. A special committee has been created within the Council to deal specifically with this issue. WVCTU has joined forces with the Sportsman's Alliance for Marcellus Conservation along with all other state TU Councils within the Marcellus region, Federation of Fly Fishers, Izaak Walton League, National Wildlife Federation, Quality Deer Management Association and many other sportsman's groups representing 265,000 hunters and anglers like you that are concerned about how Marcellus drilling may impact our rivers and hunting grounds.

For more information contact Randy Kesling with the Marcellus Committee.

Elk River Sewage Plant Concern

WVCTU is actively engaged in a very real and serious threat to one of the state's most highly regarded wild trout rivers. The proposed treatment plant and site for the headwaters of the Elk River stands to largely threaten the ecology of the river. TU members and other concerned citizens should be actively engaged in the activity of the Pocahontas County Public Service District.

Read the following letter from Council Chairman Larry Orr addressed to the Pocahontas County PSD. Breaking news and discussion on this topic can be seen at WVAngler.com.

Click here to read WVCTU letter.

WVCTU Calendar:

WVCTU announces a new interactive calendar of events involving Trout Unlimited activities in West Virginia. Be sure to check the calendar often as new events will be posted as details become available. Get involved with a TU activity in your area!

Click Here to view the online calendar

Coming Events

February 11
Plan to be at the TU Winter State Council Meeting. Chris Wood, CEO of Trout Unlimited's National office will be speaking. Meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Days Inn in Flatwoods, WV.

Winner of Trout Unlimited's 2005 Bollinger Award for Best Newsletter, The Tale of the Pool is the official newsletter of the West Virginia Council of Trout Unlimited. Each issue highlights issues and activities of concern to WVCTU members while also providing interesting and informative articles on coldwater resources within the Mountain State. Click here to view the latest edition. (PDF file. Requires Adobe Reader to view online).

Tale of the Pool Archives

A full archive library of The Tale of the Pool back to 2001 is now available. Click here to access the archive library.

Back The Brookie

WVCTU is proud to be associated with TU's Back the Brookie program, an initiative of TU Councils throughout the Southeast to save native Eastern and Southern Appalachian Brook Trout.