FLY FISHING EVENT AND PENOBSCOT RIVER TRIP
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing PHWFF Oct. 15
HANCOCK COUNTY—PHWFF is dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active and veteran military personnel through fly fishing activities, education and outings.
New location! On Oct. 15 veterans and anyone interested in volunteering will meet at the Ellsworth VFW 419 Main Street from 6-8 pm. Gather in Downeast Maine for activities and camaraderie.
Outings to Grand Lake Stream and Echo Lake are in the planning stages. Contact Mike Manning Project Lead at mike.manning@projecthealingwaters.org for more information.
Penobscot River Trip October 18: Hosted by the founding organizations of the Penobscot River Restoration Trust: American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Maine Audubon, Natural Resources Council of Maine, The Nature Conservancy, the Penobscot Nation and Trout Unlimited. This trip with the Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company on the Friendship V combines fun, photography, and environmental education, leaving Bar Harbor Sat. October 18 at 8:30 am and returning at 6:00pm, with stops at 10 lighthouses and lunch on the Bangor Waterfront. Join us to learn about past and current conservation efforts on Maine’s largest river.
Naturalist Zack Klyver and Bob Trapani Jr., President of the American Lighthouse Foundation, will host the tour. Photographer Michael Leonard will be onboard along with B&H Photo to discuss your photography and demonstrate equipment. Cost is $229, but if you are a member of one of the organizations representing the Penobscot River Restoration Trust, you can receive a 25% discount of $57.25. Contact Tammy Packie tpackie@gmail.com to confirm your TU membership status and receive the discount code. Purchase tickets on the October 18 Lighthouse Tour on the Bar Harbor Whale Watch website. Only 30 tickets left!
Downeast Trout Unlimited (DETU) is dedicated to conserving, protecting, and restoring Maine’s cold water fisheries and their watersheds. New memberships are half price, go to www.tu.org/join305Downeast. Call 800-834-2419 to renew. Donations may be mailed to Downeast Trout Unlimited, c/o Arthur Benson, Treasurer; 32 Cottage Way Hampden ME 04444. For more information visit https://www.downeasttu.org / or Downeast TU on Facebook.