PAST WINNERS “Recognition of contributions towards preserving the environment.” 1971-Peter Steketee 1972-Henry Westerville 1973-Glen Sheppard 1974-Will Wolfe 1975-Hillary Snell 1976-Roger Conner 1977-Joan Wolfe 1978-Wes Cooper 1979-not awarded 1980-John Tanton 1981-Ken Sikkema 1982-Jack Schaley 1983-Dave Smethurst 1984-not awarded 1985-Ben Maylar 1986-Dick Buss 1987-Henry Zeman 1988-M.S.U. 1989-Jon Bachelder 1990-Rusty Gates 1991-Pere Marquette Watershed Council 1992-West Michigan Environmental...
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Founding of TU
Courtesy of Bob McKeon I wanted to share with SWMTU members this letter. This is a copy of the original letter of the first recognized meeting by the founding members of Trout Unlimited. July 15th is considered by national as TU Day which was founded in 1959 in Grayling, Michigan. I have a collection of...
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Schrems name
WMTU TO BE CALLED SCHREMS WEST MICHIGAN TROUT UNLIMITED First published December 2000 For the past 38 years, West Michigan Trout Unlimited has furthered the noble cause of cold water fishery conservation. All of the financial contributions, in-stream work projects, and efforts to educate and develop future generations of conservation-oriented fly fishers are a testimonial...
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History
West Michigan TU … Those Early Years by Dick Nelson Courtesy of MICHIGAN TROUT, Vol. 12, No. 1, March 1992 Edition Dick Nelson has been involved in Trout Unlimited from almost its inception. As a founding member of one of the nation’s earliest TU chapters, the West Michigan Chapter, based in Grand Rapids, Nelson is...
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About Us
The Schrems West Michigan Trout Unlimited chapter was founded in 1962 because of the concerns for the health of our local streams and the wild trout that live in them. Our chapter, since its beginning, has been involved with many activities from river clean-up, stream monitoring, bank erosion and its reconstruction, fish shocking, invertebrate studies...
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Intro to Fly Fishing
Bring a friend: Intro to Fly Fishing is scheduled for: January 22, 2010(6-9 P.M.) at East Grand Rapids Middle School Gym. Activaties will include: Fly Tying, Fly Casting, Knot Tying, Fish Stories, etc. Please plan to attend and bring a friend or two. Map to EGR Middle School.
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Fly Fishing Film Tour – April 2
Thursday, April 2 at 7pm Wealthy Theatre 1130 Wealthy St. SE, Grand Rapids 2009 Films Lineup Here is the list of films from the 2009 Fly Fishing Film Tour. For more info visit: www.FlyFishingFilmTour.com Confluence Films: “Drift” A stunning visual journey, DRIFT takes you on a cinematic adventure across the flats of Belize and the...
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Holiday Get Together
Please join with other members and friends of our chapter for an informal get together for the holidays. Bring your stories, fish photos, information to share and any questions you have that we might be able to answer. We will also have information on upcoming events. We will be providing salad, bread sticks, pizza and...
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Action Alert – Public Input Sought for Agricultural Procedures Impacting Michigan Streams
Action Alert: Public Input Sought for Agricultural Procedures Impacting Michigan Streams Background: The Michigan Department of Agriculture (MDA) is seeking public input on three GAAMPS by August 18, 2008. GAAMPS are Generally Accepted Agriculture Management Practices and these are the guidelines that farms and agribusinesses must follow in order to keep the protections provided by...
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Cancelled — Annual Tee Off for Trout Golf Scramble
The golf scramble scheduled for Friday, July 25 has been cancelled.