Pastor, trout bum, and environmental activist Rich Hamstra spent a summer Sabbatical from his church duties an assisting in the Volunteer Fly Fishing program at Yellowstone National Park. His role? Fish. Fish, a lot!
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Best ever…doubled attendance, more kids, more door prizes.
With the assistance of SWMTU and the East Grand Rapids Middle School PTSA, Pete Miller (SWMTU Board Memeber and EGR Middle School teacher) is proud to share his Trout in the Classroom Experience!!! They placed 200 Chinook Salmon eggs in their tank on November 8, 2011 and will be releasing them in a local river [...]
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In the next 2 months, we have the unique opportunity to fully fund the Schrems Scholarship at MSU. We are $3,000 short of our $40,000 goal and need the support of all our members.
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We need your help! The Schrems West Michigan Chapter of Trout Unlimited was awared a $84,000 grant by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. This grant will fund an inventory of Kent County’s coldwater streams and the development of a strategic plan for their future mananagement. Volunteers will be needed throughout the year for temperature logging, data [...]