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Environmental Update 1

Veterans Guide to Hatches 4

Notes from the Prez 5

Healing Waters 9

Fly Fishing School 10

Water Quality Contacts 11

Membership Application 12

“Clean Streams”

Raffle drawing

December 8!

Healing Waters

A perfect volunteer

The Fly Fishing School

application on page 10

Mark your calendars

Trout Show is Saturday

March 18, 2017

Spring Fishing Trip

April 28 — 30, 2017

Planting in Crabby Creek.

O n Saturday, October 15 and again on Wednesday, October 19 tree

planting took place in Crabby Creek Park under the able direction

of Margot Taylor of Green Valleys Watershed Association.

This planting was the second and final phase of planting

following the replacement of the sanitary sewer line that

follows the stream through the park.

VFTU spent a lot of money, hundreds of volunteer hours

and effort to try to restore Crabby Creek to once again be

a haven for brook trout in the Valley Creek watershed.

This past summer the PA Fish & Boat Commission electro-

fished Crabby in the park area and found only a few small

brown trout. No Brook Trout were found. The Fish &

Boat Commission’s Mark Hartle surmised that the stream was too un-

stable given its flashiness in storms and gets too warm to sustain brook

trout. I so wanted to be able to say, “Look, we restored brook trout in

Paoli.”

On a drizzly Thursday afternoon, October 27, several of us met at Crab-

by Creek to honor the memory of Dr. David Dunbar. Dr. Dunbar was a

professor at Cabrini College who died as a result of a traffic accident in

May last year. He was the type of person who touches other people and

inspires them to go on and be better than they were before his influ-

ence. So we planted a white oak in his memory at the entrance to Crab-

by Creek Park and remembered his impacts and accomplishments as

the drizzle changed over to rain.

A memorial piece can be viewed at

https://goo.gl/photos/ey1XktWnMhhmWcsZ7

Thank you Margot Taylor for obtaining such a great tribute tree and

providing such a heartfelt memorial.

(Continued on page 2)

Pete Goodman

2 WINTER 2016 WWW.VALLEYFORGETU.ORG

Rain Gardens in Wilson Farm Park I visited the rain gardens in Wilson Farm Park just to see their condition last week and found them

overgrown with all sorts of magical weeds – some in excess of 6 feet tall. VFTU has so much invested in

these gardens that I am going to try to put together a work day to accomplish two things. The first is to

weed the garden removing the major invasive weeds and the second is to put the gardens to bed for the

winter. Look for a Constant Contact Currents to advise date time and location.

2016 Great American Cleanup VFTU was part of the 2016 Great American Cleanup. We hold an annual stream cleanup on Valley

Creek in April. This year we held two events as we had a corporate neighbor ERM, who had a number

of volunteers who wanted a public service project. I talked them into removing tires from Valley Creek

which we did with some level of satisfaction. Our VFTU effort is a very small part of a much bigger ef-

fort. How big you ask? There were 6,118 events statewide with every county in PA involved. 158,821

volunteers collected 250,000 bags or 5 million pounds of trash and 22,080 tires from places it didn’t be-

long. Sometimes it takes more than a village, but every little bit helps. Our efforts do not go unnoticed.

New regulations to take effect on Frac drillers After six long years, Pennsylvania's new unconventional drilling regulations are set to take effect Oct.

8, despite opposition from the Pennsylvania Independent Oil and Gas Association (PIOGA). Some de-

tails:

• The new regs prohibit the storage of waste in pits at shale wells, Waste must be stored in tanks with

secondary impoundments.

• Drillers will have to restore any tainted water to its original condition or better.

• The new rules presume that any water contamination near a new well is the driller's fault, but allow

for predrilling water tests to rebut that presumption.

• The 100 foot setback of a well from water resources remains, but requires notification of responsible

state agencies if a well is within 200 feet of a public park or forest, as well as notification of a public wa-

ter utility if it is within 1,000 feet of a utility's water extraction point.

The new regs affect only unconventional shale drillers. Most environmental groups were pleased with

the new rules, but shale gas drillers were not. This should help our trout waters and those of us who

live work and/or recreate in the shale gas drilling areas.

Chester County Watershed Roundtable Chester County’s Water Resources Authority and Conservation District are co-sponsoring another of

their Watershed Roundtables on Tuesday, November 29, 2016. The Watershed Roundtable is a twice an-

nual opportunity for Chester County's watershed conservation organizations to come together and dis-

cuss current interests, needs and challenges. The roundtable discussion also provides the Chester

County Water Resources Authority and Chester County Conservation District with valuable insights

from the "front line" of watershed stewardship. Pete Goodman will be attending on behalf of VFTU.

PA Fish & Boat Commission keeps adding Class A and wild trout streams

PA Fish and Boat Commission published in the Saturday, October 15, 2016 Pennsylvania Bulletin 46

Pa.B 6588 & 6589 – They approved the addition of 4 stream sections to its list of Class A Wild Trout

Streams and 99 new waters to its list of wild trout streams.

It is very good that the PFBC continues to add these assessed waters.

News Flash – October 26, 2016 “…the Governor's Office has accepted the resignation of Commissioner

Squires as a member of the Board of Commissioners.” We have lost our SE commissioner – stay tuned

for further details.

(Continued from page 1)


WWW.VALLEYFORGETU.ORG WINTER 2016 3

Atwater – Lake Level and Beaver

Atwater Lake level is 32” down from the overflow. On 9/18 it was 35.5” down. We need some rain – some

serious, multi-day soaking rain.

There is a beaver lodge in the southeast corner of the lake. It has apparently been there all summer. It

might be an issue if they are successful builders.

Valley Creek Trunk Sewer Force Main Relining Project

This project is pretty well done. But as we have come to expect especially when it comes to Valley

Creek nothing seems easy. The relining is complete with the entire run of the force main being relined

from the Wilson Road Pump Station to the Valley Forge Sewer Treatment Plant in Phoenixville – even

the under the Schuylkill River sections. Route 252 is open from the Knox Covered Bridge to Route 23 to

the delight of commuters. The Knox Covered Bridge was not reopened as the sewer bypass used during

the relining had not yet been removed. Then last week the contractor was kicked out of the park and

his permit revoked when it was found that the contractor was flushing the bypass lines with Schuylkill

River water and dumping it into Valley Creek. As if the poop in the lines was not enough going into

Valley Creek yet again it had to be compounded by using Schuylkill River water which we know con-

tains rusty crayfish that the park is desperately trying to control and who knows what other invasive

organisms could have been introduced. After much aggravation the discharge from the flushing of the

lines is occurring in filter bags well back from the stream. What is the mind set of someone discharging

sewage to an exceptional value stream in a National Park? I just don’t get it and I guess neither do

they.

Isn’t this what started this whole contentious project – poop in Valley Creek?

PA Turnpike – Tredyffrin Settlement Agreement

Our appeal of the Settlement Agreement between the PA Turnpike and Tredyffrin Township in which

Tredyffrin agreed not to enforce their stormwater and zoning ordinances is grinding through our legal

system. It is before a Commonwealth Court judge awaiting a ruling.

Appeal of NPDES permit issued by PA DEP for the Turnpike Widening Project MP 320 - 326

VFTU has appealed the issuance of an NPDES permit by PA DEP to the PA Turnpike Commission for

their project to widen the Turnpike between milepost 320 through 326. Our claim is that the Turnpikes

plan will not adequately protect Valley Creek from the increased stormwater generated by the total re-

construction and widening project.

We were joined by the National Parks Conservation Association in appealing the permit. We had a

mandatory settlement meeting in which we restated our objections to the permit and were told the PTC

and DEP would vigorously defend the permit. Working together with the NPCA will help us out with

the cost of the litigation and bring to the table a bit of a different perspective.

Check out their Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=npca%

20valley%20forge%20parks

Our appeals are moving forward.

3 Grants to get Infiltration Projects Done

Chuck Marshall is working with Tredyffrin Twp. to

get the final 3 infiltration projects built in the Crab-

by Creek watershed. He has cobbled together 3

grant sources to get the funding to install these pro-

jects. He has a meeting coming up with the engi-

neering firm doing the design and specification



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Mobile: 302-743-0966 Hours: Tue thru Fri 10AM-7PM

Fax: 302-654-6533 Sat 10 AM-5PM

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Terry Peach

A Marblehead Flyfisher


work and the Township to make sure that everyone is on the same page and that the projects move for-

ward in 2017. Chuck has been told by the township manager that they are looking to do the projects in

2017.

West Valley Creek Goes Dry

Sometime before Labor Day West Valley Creek went dry down stream of Boot Road. This was apparent-

ly due to sink hole(s) in the quarry stretch of the stream. From what information I have been able to

get the Hanson Quarry folks have been very responsive in trying to get water back into the Creek.

They have sealed up the sink holes and have increased the discharge of water from the quarry directly

to the creek with approval from DEP. More sink holes have appeared and more have been sealed. No

one seems to be sure what has caused the dewatering. There are suspicions that it could be related to

the quarry operations, their blasting or the drought but nobody is really pointing fingers.

West Chester Fish, Game & Wildlife must now decide where to put their nursery raised trout in the

spring if flow is not restored and sustained in West Valley. We – you and me - have lost another stretch

of trout water and I see no uproar nor news reporting of the loss. Am I the only one outraged?

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Old Blood, New Blood

S imilar to volunteer organizations around the country, the Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited

is experiencing a dearth of active new blood - active being the operative word. Oh, we have plenty

of members (800+) and just received honors for the largest growth in new members among all chapters

across the state. However, very few members participate by volunteering for work days (actually, half

days), VFTU events or even attend monthly meetings. When you look around VFTU board and general

meetings, outings and activities, you mostly see the same faces that have been volunteering for 10, 20 or

30+ years, with several exceptions. These exceptions, by the way, have made immediate and very signif-

icant contributions. And, so can you. Mike McDade, for example, stepped up and is lending his consid-

erable professional talents to our communications efforts.

Getting involved with VFTU does not have to be time-draining or exhaustive. It could be giving a few

hours a month or every other month to help plant trees, pick up litter or improve fish habitat in the

Valley Creek watershed. Or, maybe you have experience with electronic media and can help with

our electronic media and web strategies. Or, maybe you have direct mail experience and can help with

our lists management. Or, maybe you have experience with kids and can help with our Trout in the

Classroom efforts. Or, maybe you know about water quality and run-off best management practices in

construction and can help review pending development plans. Or, maybe you are a good organizer and

can help make the chapter run smoothly. Or, maybe…you get the idea. There are lots of jobs, but not

many people stepping up to do them. Consequently, the dedicated few are wearing multiple hats. You

could lighten the load, and have some fun in the process.

VFTU-hosted Fishing Trips

VFTU has started to host fishing trips to top destinations in the region. This year, Charlie Griffen put

together weekend trips to the Little Juniata and the West Branch of the Delaware. The next trip in the

Spring, 2017 is being planned to return to the Little Juniata. These trips are a great way to experience

some of the best fishing waters around and have a wonderful time with fellow anglers. Not a very expe-

rienced fly fisher? You will have some great folks along to lend a hand and get you moving down the

right path. Stay tuned for more on these trips. Thanks, Charlie.

VFTU 40th Anniversary

In case you have not heard, 2016 marks the 40th anniversary of our chapter. That is, 40 years of protect-

ing and enhancing local streams and waterways, especially the Valley Creek watershed. It has been a

continual battle, but thankfully, we have prevailed to this point and Valley Creek has a thriving popula-

tion of wild, healthy stream-bred trout. This is extraordinary considering the stream’s proximity to

Philadelphia and the rapidly growing western suburbs. If it were not for the determined efforts of

VFTU, this little gem of a stream would likely be no more productive than a drainage ditch.

To celebrate this achievement and recognize all the hard work, Bill Litty (one of the exceptions men-

tioned above) rapidly put together a family outing last month that included a ride on the historic West

Chester train line, sponsored libations and a great picnic meal. Well done, Bill.

Re-lining Tredyffrin Sewer Lines

Due to the direct actions of VFTU, Valley Creek is safer from the repeated sewer leaks that have

plagued the stream. These leaks resulted from sewer pipes that had served beyond their service life

and the township/Sewer Authority were not seeing the urgency of the situation even after the third

rupture. After getting nowhere in negotiating with the township, VFTU had to engage legal counsel to

force the repairs. We are happy to report that the re-lining effort is complete and Valley Creek flows

cleaner and safer as a result.


By Pete Hughes


America’s Most Divided Highway

Once a marvel of America’s road building capabilities, the PA Turnpike is now being morphed from a 4-

lane limited access highway to a 6+ lane commuter road and the western Philadelphia suburbs are

ground zero for this effort. Ah, progress. The issue VFTU has with this expansion centers around the

environmental impacts to the streams the turnpike crosses and parallels, Valley Creek in particular.

The plans the PA Turnpike Commission (PTC) has for widening the section that goes through the Val-

ley Creek watershed do not nearly contain the run-off problem caused by the widening and the PTC is

not open to working with us to address this issue. And, the PA Department of Environmental Protec-

tion (Orwellian name, no doubt) has issued a permit for the construction despite our protests. So, once

again we have engaged legal counsel and an engineering firm in an effort to get the PTC to re-do their

plans.

On another front of this issue, the Tredyffrin supervisors handed the PTC the keys to the Township and

have allowed the widening project to proceed without having to adhere to the Township environmental

ordinances. We have legal counsel on this case as well.

Turnpike Expansion also a Major Risk to Washington’s Headquarters

Valley Forge National Historic Park and Washington’s Headquarters in particular, are also at risk due

to the turnpike widening project. The current plans to widen the turnpike would cause irreparable

harm to the park and Washington’s Headquarters, a national treasure, by allowing significantly higher

and faster stormwater flows. The PTC and PA DEP need to revisit the plans and we are joined by the

National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) to try to make sure they do the right thing.

Please visit the National Parks Conservation Association website and lend your support to the cause. See the following link: https://www.npca.org/advocacy/48-don-t-let-a-highway-destroy-a-piece-of-history-at-valley-forge

The Next Generation: Trout in the Classroom

VFTU will be working with five schools this year. Valley Forge Middle School, Tredyfrrin/Easttown

Middle School, Radnor Middle School, the Montgomery School, and Pocopson Elementary School. Each

school has been informed that VFTU will donate up to $150 in consumables again this year. We are cur-

rently soliciting VFTU members who would be able to discuss stream ecology, fly tying and/or present a

PowerPoint presentation on fishing.




Also, Dave Dickens, TIC Chapter Chair, attended the Pa. Fish and Boat "trout in the classroom" orienta-

tion program for new teachers and sponsors held this year at the Benner Springs Hatchery on August 8

and 9. It was a terrific one full day program. They had so many new participants that they had to do it

over two days. Thanks, Dave.

Several VFTU members have volunteered to help with the Fly Fishing Club at Unionville High School.

The first session centered on casting and was a great success. Next up, fly tying.



Valley Forge Trout Unlimited

The Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring trout habitat through-out Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Delaware Valley Women’s Fly Fishing Association Celebrates 20th Year

The Delaware Valley Women’s Fly

Fishing Association has nourished a

passion for fly fishing in hundreds of

women since 1996. During that

time, under three editors, its quar-

terly newsletter “A Woman’s Angle”

has informed, entertained, and in-

structed the members, maintaining

a level of quality seldom seen in a

small quarterly.

In celebration of its 20th year, the DVWFFA presents some

of the most beautiful, timeless, and memorable articles

published in its newsletter during those first twenty years.

But it is more than just a collection of fishing tales; it spans

the two decades in which women went from a rare sight on

the stream to becoming a force to be reckoned with in the

fly fishing world.

Beginners and veteran anglers of all ages and from all

walks of life share their enthusiasm and love for the sport.

From Cancun to Canada, fly-fishing salt water, streams,

ponds, and rivers, they share their insights, humor, and

learning experiences.

This is no typical “how-to, where-to” fishing book, it’s a

“why-to” book. Although written primarily by women, these

timeless tales prove beyond doubt that good women’s fly

fishing stories are just plain great fishing yarns.

“A Woman’s Angle: Celebrating 20 Years of Women Fly

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Paying the Bills

Taking on the Pa Turnpike Commission, the PA DEP and Tredyffrin Township to protect Valley Creek,

and educating the next generation comes with a cost. And, to help defray that cost, we are holding our

Clean Streams raffle. The prizes are outstanding, and tickets are only $5 or $20 for 5 tickets:

1st Prize:

121 wets, buggers & nymphs tied by Jim Clark (value $255)

2nd Prize:

Garmin eTrex Legend with accessories (value $250)

3rd Prize:

Hardy LRH Lightweight Reel with Extra Spool (value $250)

4th Prize:

Orvis Rocky Mountain Fly Rod (value $150)

5th Prize

$150 Cash

Help us protect Valley Creek and other Chester County streams!

For tickets, email: [email protected].

Drawing will be at our December 8th General Meeting, which is FREE and Open to the Public.

Chester Valley Grange, 3285 Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355-9600 7:30 – 9:00 PM

Attendance not necessary to win.

Thanks,

Pete Hughes


“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.”

Isaac Newton


I knew of him by reputation long before I met him. According to the stories, if you unknowingly fol-

lowed him up the stream, you might well think the water had been dosed with rotenone. By the time

you fished through, he had already fooled and exercised all the fish.

The day I did finally meet him, I was fishing downstream of Whitford Road bridge on West

Valley. I was sitting in the high grass, looking upstream, trying to figure out where to

pitch my little black spider, when I became aware of a guy fishing up towards me from be-

low.

Since he was wearing a bright yellow shirt, tan vest, and not wearing a hat, I initially took

him for a rookie. Since I was in camo in the weeds, he didn't notice me. He was at the tail

of a small pool, the lowest in a series of three in a tight little "S" turn. He made a couple of

casts, but didn't get a response. This didn't surprise me much, as I never found any fish

there, while the two small pools above always held at least one fish each. Without moving

a step, he extended his line and pitched it up over the peninsula above, dropping his fly in

the middle pool, where it was taken immediately by a small brownie. "Dang, that was cool," I thought.

The fish shot down around the bend to him, and after speaking a few words to it, he sent it on its way.

He then stood up and pitched his fly into the run of the third pool, across both peninsulas, and repeated

the performance, much to my amazement. To this day, I have never seen anyone pull off a stunt like

that.

He got about fifteen feet from me before he noticed me sitting there. Startled, he said "Sorry, I didn't

see you." "That's kind of the point," I replied, and he laughed at that. He climbed up the bank, extended

his hand, and said, "I'm Jim Lowe." "I've heard of you, I'm Jim Clark." "I've heard of you, too." We both

got a laugh out of that.

That was in 1980, and Jim started showing up at chapter meetings not long after. He joined the board

and became involved in just about every chapter project for several decades, from our Vibert box pro-

gram, to attending all of the habitat workdays. We both tied a lot of flies and sold them at the Trout

Show and Fly-Fishing School, which is where most folks knew him from. I'm guessing that over the

three and a half decades, we probably sold and donated in excess of 75,000 flies. He couldn't make the

FFS this year, as he was running out of steam. He did drop off his flies, though, to be sold at the school.

The man didn't cuss. No, he left that up to artists of the craft, like me. With him, it never got any rawer

than "that rascal" or "that son of a gun." He didn't suffer fools any more gladly than do I, he just didn't

verbalize his feelings that way. Each year at our tables at the Trout Show, we could always count on

drawing in a blowhard or two who weren't there to buy flies, but rather, to bestow their dubious au-

thority on us mere yokels. After they would wander away to bore someone else, I would catch Jim's

eye, and he would grin and say more with that glance than most folks could do with a stack of diction-

aries.

He and I hunted grouse together for about ten years, until his knees wouldn't let him navigate the Bed-

ford County hillsides any longer. During one of these trips, I was standing about five feet from him

when he killed his first and last wild turkey. His sister Ruth had the photo of that bird and bird hunter

on display at his funeral service. That was probably the last hunting that he did.

The last VFTU project that Jim was involved in was our PHW efforts at the Coatesville VA hospital.

Shortly before his passing, he related to Ed Penry that this program was the best program that the

chapter has ever been involved in. This wasn't too surprising since Jim was an Air Force veteran, serv-

ing from '58 to '63. He had signed up for four years, but since he was a B-52 mechanic serving with SAC

at Roswell AFB, he got extended a year because of the Cuban missile crisis in '62.

Jim's last gift to VFTU was leaving us his flies and tying equipment. I won't bore you with the dollar

value of this donation, but it has taken over 70 hours thus far to inventory it, and we're still counting

flies. We will continue selling his flies as long as they last, and his tying stuff will be doled out to both

of our PHW programs.

The perfect volunteer.

Jim Clark


hosted by

Valley Forge Trout Unlimited The Fly Fishing School will be held on

Sunday, May 21 at Paradise Farms Camp near Downingtown

A full day of instruction on fly casting, fly fishing techniques, entomology, knots,

fly fishing for trout (PA license & trout stamp required), plus three meals are included

Questions? Call John Dettrey at (610) 220-9147 or Ed Penry at (610) 692-6382

The school can accommodate approximately 30 students. Please register early as slots fill up fast!!!

Names, addresses and phone numbers must be provided for all persons being enrolled. Use additional sheet of paper if necessary.

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Who Ya Gonna Call? If you see a spill or fish kill, call to report it!

Illegal Fishing and Poaching or Disturbance of a Waterway:

Notify the PA Fish and Boat Commission

Fish Kills or Illegal Dumping:

Notify the PA Fish and Boat Commission and

PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Water Quality and Pollution:

Notify the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Emergencies should be reported immediately by telephone to the Southeast Regional Office

at 484-250-5900

(24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission

Our local WCO, Bob Bonney, has requested emergencies be reported

immediately to him via his cell phone: 610-637-6398

and to the Southeast Region of the PA F&BC

(8:00 AM – 4:00 PM weekdays) 717-626-0228

Erosion and Sedimentation Issues:

Notify the Chester County Conservation District

610-925-4920

Well and Septic Issues:

Notify the Chester County Health Department

610-344-6225

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Chester Valley Grange #1496

3285 Phoenixville Pike

Malvern, PA 19355 Longitude 75.5410071 W

Latitude 40.0765783 N

General Meetings held the second Thursday of each month

7:30 PM

September through May

NOTE: No General Meeting in March

TROUT SHOW! Saturday March 18th

Featuring

Bob Romano Western Maine

VFTU’s 2nd Annual

Spring Fishing Trip To the

Little Juniata River

April 28 - 30, 2017

Don’t miss out on a chance to fish one of PA’s

finest wild trout streams

Details will be posted on our website: www.valleyforgetu.org

by January 1st.

Hope to see you there!

The Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited is dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring trout habitat throughout Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Its 800+ members and affiliates are engaged in the fight to preserve our precious coldwater resources. All similarly inclined persons are invited to join. Refer to the membership application form found below.

Clean

Streams

Raffle

Help us protect Valley Creek and other

Chester County streams!

Tickets are only $5 or $20 for 5 tickets

For tickets, email: [email protected].

Drawing will be at our General Meeting

December 8th FREE and Open to the Public

Attendance not necessary to win.

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