MCWA Fall Clean Up, October 27th

 

October Meeting Reminder

 Join us on Tuesday, October 22nd for our annual meeting.  This month we will hold our E-Board and Board of Directors elections, as well as welcome Matt MacConnell from the Lehigh River Stocking Association.  Earlier this summer, the LRSA placed a water quality probe in the Monocacy Creek, and Matt will be presenting the findings from that probe deployment.

Here is a video Matt made when he deployed the probe:

 

Meetings are held at the DAR log Cabin in the Rose Garden PArk on 8th Ave, and begin promptly at 7pm.  

Hope to see you there!

Monthly Meetings to Resume 9/24/24

Welcome backto the Monocacy Chapter Monthly meetings!  As summer comes to a close, we will resume meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the Month in the DAR Log Cabin at 7pm.  Below is the schedule to take us through 2024, with the Spring 2025 programing to be announced soon.  As always, our meetings are free and open to the public.  We hope you can join us.

If you have any questions, please reach out to monocacytu491@gmail.com.  Thanks!

9/24/24  Kristie Fach, Wildlands Conservancy: An update of stream restoration work being done in the Archibald Conservation Area, and on Bushkill Creek

10/22/24 Matt MacConnell, Lehigh River Stocking Association: Water Quality Data Collected on Monocacy Creek. 

11/26/24 Fly Tying Night: Format TBD.

The Dates for our 2025 meetings will be:

01/28/25

02/25/25

03/25/25

04/22/25

 

Other programs:  

Monocacy TU has partnered with the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association to hold a stream cleanup, October 27th 9-11:30, Meet at Illick's Mill

Fly Fishing Film Tour:  Spring 2025.  We are in the early stages of planing to bring the Fly Fishing Film Tour back to SteelStacks in 2025.  Stay Tuned!

 

May Meeting reminder

Monocacy Creek Day Hosted by MCWA 5/10/24

 

Public comment reminder

 One final reminder about tomorrow night’s PA Department of Environmental Protection public hearing regarding the proposed warehouse/distribution center at Routes 22 and 512 in Hanover Township.

The hearing is at Nitschmann Middle School, 1002 West Union, in Bethlehem, and it starts at 6 PM

April meeting canceled…

In what is probably a first in Chapter meeting history, there is a conflict with our meeting space (DAR House) for the second month in a row. We sincerely apologize that the April meeting will have to be cancelled.  Next month will be our “Fishing the Evening Hatch” meeting, which will go on come hell or high water, or both!

Additional programming is being explored to make up for the cancellations.  

Thank you for your understanding and support of our Chapter.

End of Season Schedule

 As we wind down the Spring portion of our schedule, the Monocacy Chapter would like to thank everyone who participated in our meetings and events, and we hope you will join us again.

*Please note, some of these events are not hosted by Monocacy TU.

Annual Stream Clean up, April 13th:

 PLEASE NOTE MEETING PLACE IS BURNSIDE PLANTATION

April 23rd: Monthly Membership meeting, 7pm DAR Log Cabin.  Program TBD

April 29, 2024 PA DEP Public hearing: 6:00—9:00 pm Nitschmann Middle School, 1002 West Union Blvd, Bethlehem, PA 18018. 

Public hearing to accept additional comments on the documentation and plans associated with the Individual NPDES Permit Application No. PAD480196 for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to the following receiving watercourses: Monocacy Creek.

This permit is associated with the planned conversion of the hotel at rt 191 and rt 22 into a warehouse.

If you wish to submit comments or make a public comment, you must follow the steps outlined here: 

The Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Colleen Connolly, Community Relations Coordinator at: coconnolly@pa.gov. The Department will accept requests up to the day of the hearing. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 5 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. The Department can only review comments made with regard to the NPDES Permit Application No. PAD480196 documentation and plans. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. All comments, whether delivered orally during the hearing or submitted in writing will carry equal weight and consideration with DEP. Individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire; however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda.

 Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Colleen Connolly at: coconnolly@pa.gov or the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs. Dial 711 to access Pennsylvania Relay services.

May 28th : Fishing the Evening Hatch 7PM Illick's Mill Parking lot 

Round out the Spring meeting season with an evening fishing the Sulpher Hatch on Monocacy Creek.  A great opportunity to learn techniques from our most experienced chapter members, or just tell stories of the one that got away!

 

 

March Meeting reminder

 Just a quick reminder that there will be NO March meeting this month due to a scheduling conflict.  We hope you are getting some early season fishing in!

March meeting canceled..

 Members,

Sorry for the confusion, but not only was the date wrong on the previous message, but we will NOT be having a meeting in March.  There was a conflict with our meeting place, and we had the very successful Fly Fishing Film Tour at Steel Stacks last night.  We hope you are getting some pre-opening day fishing in!