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Meeting minutes for Roanoke Chapter 308 Meeting held 21 January 2009 - Click here for pdf file of below information with tables, etc.. that may be easier to read. Many thanks to Chip Davis for providing minutes of the meeting for all of us to read!!

 Jack, Bayes and Bill Bainter presented a gift to Dover for his service as President. A GPS Unit and

subscription to Fish Alaska Magazine.

 Robert Marek, Fishing Trip Committee Chair, presented the newly incepted “Beaver Award” to

George Kessler for his accomplishments during the previous year. (catching a beaver on his fly

rod)

 Dick Cole will be heading up the Franklin County Kids Fishing Day on October 10, 2009.

 Fly Tying classes will begin at Dover’s House on 23rd Street beginning at 7pm on February 3,

2009. Dover’s number is 540‐562‐1840 to RSVP for the class.

 Bill Bainter has updated the Club Event Calendar on the website for 2009.

 Everyone remember to keep track of their man‐hours of service this year for David Wilson.

 There was a suggestion that the meeting dates and times be posted in the Roanoke Times each

month.

 The Chapter now has a projector to use in conjunction with a laptop for presentations at the

meetings. The new unit was utilized tonight for the Trout in the Classroom presentation.

 Karl Miller & Marilee Weikel (Biology & Life Science teacher at Hidden Valley M.S.) gave a

presentation on Trout in the Classroom (TIC). The Roanoke Chapter’s TIC will impact over 2000

6th and 7th graders this year. Handouts were given to members present (attached).

TIC was established in Virginia by Dr. David Jones in Martinsville. This is the third year the TIC program

has been active in Virginia. The Roanoke Chapter has three active sites for 2008‐09 at Hidden Valley,

Roanoke Catholic and Glenvar and intends to expand to a total of sixteen sites in 2009‐10.

The goal is getting kids involved in conservation. Eggs are delivered in October and are raised in the

classroom until being released in April or May. Each setup costs approximately $1000‐1300 to put in a

classroom and around $133/year to maintain after the initial setup. The Chapter needs volunteers to be

Site Coordinators. Virginia TU has a website set up with information and materials for the Site

Coordinators. The Site Coordinator is a resource to the teacher and custodian of the equipment.

Robert Marek is chairperson of a new committee set to raise funds for the TIC Program. Chip Davis will

create a Thank You letter to send out in recognition of contributions for each donor’s tax purposes.

Robert has several companies in mind to approach about the project.

 Mike Rigney spoke again about the Glade Creek project. A preliminary kickoff meeting was held

which had representatives from DEQ, Corps of Engineers, Southwest VA Land Trust, Roanoke

Greenways and Department of Natural Resources.

 Very enthusiastic meeting about 12.9 miles of stream going through several different

communities.

 Conservation project needs “buy in” from landowners. Let them know that the project will help

their property and understand the impact that will be made. Everything downstream from them

will be affected.

 Need community involvement and need to identify specific projects. Ex. Sewage pipes, erosion

problems, livestock in stream, etc.

 This is a multi‐year commitment, not short term.

 Funding could come from Federal, State and Local sources; grants. More ideas anyone?

 A signup sheet was sent around for a Committee. We need volunteers. Skills like stream

assessment, communication skills, writing, etc.

Marvin Huffman made the motion to approve the Glade Creek Project. A vote was taken among 38

members present and passed unanimously.

Scroll down for Trout in the Classroom handouts

Virginia TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM

Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is a conservation-oriented environmental education program for

elementary, middle, and high school students. Throughout the school year, students and

teachers:

 raise trout from eggs to fry;

 monitor tank water quality;

 engage in stream habitat study;

 learn to appreciate water resources;

 begin to foster a conservation ethic, and;

 grow to understand ecosystems.

Most programs end the year by releasing their trout in a state-approved stream near the school or

within a nearby watershed. This year we will release in Roaring Run.

During the year each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore,

each program is unique. TIC has interdisciplinary applications in science, social studies,

mathematics, language arts, fine arts, and physical education.

TIC programs have been in place all across the country for more than 20 years, and are the result

of numerous collaborations between teachers, volunteers, government agencies, and local

organizations like Trout Unlimited. The programs were designed specifically for teachers who

wanted to incorporate more environmental education into their curriculum.

While the immediate goal of Trout in the Classroom is to increase student knowledge of water

quality and coldwater conservation, its long-term goal is to reconnect an increasingly urbanized

population of youth to the system of streams, rivers, and watersheds that sustain them.

Successful programs have helped:

 connect students to their local environments and their local watersheds;

 teach about watershed health and water quality, and;

 get kids to care about fish and the environment.

In Virginia, the program is in its fourth year, and there are aquariums in approximately 75

classrooms throughout the state, ranging from elementary school through high school. Roanoke

Chapter 308 is sponsoring three sites this year (2008 – 2009). Some schools are raising brown

trout and some are raising brook trout, all from eggs provided by hatcheries run by the Virginia

Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Chapter 208 in Roanoke currently sponsors three (3)

programs at Glenvar High School, Hidden Valley Middle School and Roanoke Catholic.

As of 1/21/09, Glenvar has raised approximately 100 fingerlings; Hidden Valley 114 fingerlings

and Roanoke Catholic 25 fingerlings.

For more information about participating in the Trout in the Classroom program in Virginia,

please contact: Karl Miller

Program Coordinator, Trout in the Classroom

Chapter 308, Trout Unlimited

989-6549

knj_miller@MSN.com

OBJECTIVES

A. To implement and operate sixteen (16) Trout in the Classroom Programs from June 1,

2009 through May 31, 2010;

B. To secure philanthropic funding in the amount of Twenty Thousand ($20,000)

dollars to support the Trout in the Classroom Program for 6/1/09 to 5/31/10;

C. To create an organizational structure which will support sixteen (16) Trout in the

Classroom Programs;

D. To create a media relations plan by which the sponsoring schools and TU’s Chapter

308 may gain continuous public visibility.

E. To recruit and train at least sixteen (16) Program Coordinators who are active TU

members to support and monitor each TIC site;

F. To recruit and train at least thirteen (13) teachers to operate each TIC site;

G. To prepare a detailed budget for the TIC program and gain Board approval;

H. To order and distribute three renewal kits to support the continuation of the three (3)

existing TIC sites;

I. To order, distribute and install thirteen (13) new TIC setups for all designated sites;

J. To order and pickup over 4,800 trout eggs and distribute to all program sites;

K. To receive approval and stock all surviving fingerlings.

L. To maintain all equipment and supply inventories to sufficient supply to support all

program sites

M. Create an Annual Activities Plan and Budget for 2010-2011

N. To critically evaluate the TIC program, identify improvements and implement

TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM

BUDGET: 6/1/09 to 5/31/10

Equipment & Supplies Units Each Total

New Sites Aquarium Stands 13 $300 $3,900.00

55 Gallon Aquarium 13 $119.99 $1,559.87

1/3 Power Chiller 13 $523.85 $6,810.05

Fluval 405 Canister Filter 13 $132.54 $1,723.02

Whisper Air Pump (Tetra) 13 $5.87 $76.31

Sandstone Airstone 13 $0.93 $12.09

8' Flexible Tubing 13 $0.58 $7.54

Check Valve - 1 pk (Lee's) 13 $1.23 $15.99

Three Net Breeders 13 $6.00 $78.00

Battery Operated Thermometer 13 $4.60 $59.80

Floating Thermometer 13 $0.81 $10.53

4" Net (Penn Plax) 13 $0.39 $5.07

Stress Zme 16 oz (Aquarium Pharm.) 13 $6.97 $90.61

Tap Water Conditioner 13 $3.62 $47.06

May Drive Water Pump 13 $54.99 $714.87

5/8" Flexible Tubing 13 $5.25 $68.25

1/2 x 1/2 Female Adapter 13 $2.57 $33.41

1/2" Hose Clamp (2pk) 13 $7.66 $99.58

Freshwater Master Kit 13 $13.50 $175.50

Siphon Kleen X-Large (Marineland) 13 $5.95 $77.35

Fresh Water Substrate (10 pounds) 13 $8.00 $104.00

Five gallon buckets 52 $5.00 $240.00

Pre-filter sponge 13 $4.00 $52.00

Foam board insulation (4x8 sheet) 13 $8.00 $104.00

Microbiology breeder board 13 $10.00 $130.00

Pipe Insulation (1/2" eight feet long) 13 $8.00 $104.00

Petty Cash 13 $25.00 $325.00

Sub-Total: $1,265.30 $16,623.90 $ 1,333

Back-up Equip. Drop in Chiller 1 $753.49 $753.49 $753.49 per unit

Existing Sites Stress Zme 16 oz (Aquarium Pharm.) 3 $6.97 $20.91

Tap Water Conditioner 3 $3.62 $10.86

Freshwater Master Kit 3 $13.50 $40.50

Pre-filter sponge 3 $4.00 $12.00

Check Valve - 1 pk (Lee's) 3 $1.23 $3.69

Sandstone Airstone 3 $0.93 $2.79

Foam Block for Fluval Filter 3 $4.05 $12.15

Chemi-Pure Filter Media 5 oz 6 $3.61 $21.66

Petty Cash 3 $25.00 $75.00

Sub-Total: $62.91 $199.56 $ 117

Equip. Storage $500.00 $500.00 $500.00 per unit

Training Manuals 16 $10.00 $160.00

Instructor Fees 3 $50.00 $150.00

$200.00 $200.00

Classroom lease $150.00 $150.00

Miscellaneous $340.00 $340.00 $1,000.00

Contingencies: $923.05

Grand Total: $20,000.00