18 February 2009  Meeting Minutes: by Chip Davis

Chip needs to send “Thank You” letters for contributions in 2008 from Orvis and the James Meador Foundation.  

Marvin Huffman reported that the Forest Service filed a document reporting that the 13 mile section of the Jackson River is qualifying for a Scenic River designation.  

Chris Rowland reports Project Healing Waters received a grant and will be doing an excursion to Escatawba Farms on March 24-26. Veterans attending will receive a Rod, Reel and Vest. ESPN recently featured Project Healing Waters in their show “Outside the Lines”.  

Mike Rigney had a meeting for the Glade Creek restoration on Feb 10^th and had 13 committee members attend.  

George Kesler needs money from those attending the trip to Meadow Lane Cottages this March.  

Karl Miller tells us that the releases for Trout in the Classroom will be on the following dates:

Glenvar – April 3 – Roaring Run

Roanoke Catholic – May 6 – Roaring Run

Hidden Valley – April 27 – Roaring Run  

343 Kids will be participating in the releases. 

October 10, 2009 – Franklin County Kids Fishing Rodeo – Dick Cole will be working with the Recreation Department and needs some volunteers to help. Planning to have a Fly Tying Competition and Casting Competition.  

Saturday, April 4, 2009 – Green Hill Park Stream Cleanup – 9AM  Volunteers are needed. Contact Hans Loberg if interested.  

Youth camp at Graves Mill Lodge will be held on June 21-26.  

Kids Fishing Day put on by the Kiwanis club will be on May 9, 2009. Contact Dick Vipperman if interested in helping out.

Robert Mareck has approached Boxley, Chandler & Marshall Concrete and Roanoke Cement and applied for two grants for money for the Trout in the Classroom Projects for 2009.

Wes Jargowski spoke about “Save Our Streams”. They monitor aquatic life to determine water quality. Since some species are more tolerant to pollution than others, from this relationship we can infer the amount of pollution in the water by monitoring the aquatic life. George Devlin from the D.E.Q. also added to the discussion. They conduct counts of organisms upstream and downstream from suspect pollution sources; like industrial or agricultural sites.