Volume 5
Issue 8
Contents:
October
Meeting to feature TVA Dam Releases
September
Meeting featured Dr. Phil Bettoli
Roan
Mountain clean-up Conducted on Sept. 16
FLY-OF-THE-MONTH
Take
a Kid Fishing
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
Web
Site
LEADERSHIP
TEAM
NEW
MEMBERS
New
members contest
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October meeting To feature TVA Dam Release
Randall Kerr, TVA will speak on
"TVA's Generation/Water Release Scheduling"
at our meeting, Thursday, October 12, at the House of Ribs, 3100
North Roan Street, in Johnson City.
As usual, the meeting will begin
at 7 p.m. and the fly-tying demonstration at 6:15. The fly-of-the-month
will be tied by Tim Landis.
Come and bring a friend or two. The social hour begins at 6 p.m. followed by a brief business meeting at 7:00.
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September Meeting featured Dr. Phil Bettoli, Tennessee Technological University. His presentation was on a fisheries report titled "Reproductive Potential of Brown Trout in Tennessee Tailwaters". The study was conducted on the Clinch, South Fork of the Holston, Watauga and Hiwassee Rivers. One of the conclusions in the report was that trout reproduction in Tennessee tailwaters is the exception rather than the rule. Factors such as poor fitness, lack of suitable spawning substrate, magnitude of discharges, frequencies of high discharges were identified as variables that impeded the reproductive process. The report states that the level of natural reproduction in the South Fork of the Holston River is currently thought to be higher than any other tailwater in Tennessee. For more information, please contact Dr. Bettoli at email address: pbettoli@tntech.edu. Our special thanks to Dr. Bettoli and his staff for such an informative meeting.
Todd Burleson Memorial Cleanup. On Saturday, September 16, 45 conservation minded persons gathered in Roan Mountain to pickup trash and litter from Heaton, Hampton, Cove and Shell Creek as well as Doe River. Representatives from the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy, U.S. Forest Service, TWRA, Overmountain Chapter members, Cloudland High School Ecology Club and citizens of Roan Mountain removed over four pickup truck loads of litter. Seventeen of those in attendance were TU members and agency representatives. The balance was from the local community as a result of Bob Burleson’s efforts to mobilize the community. TVA provided the bags and gloves. The trash was deposited with the Roan Mountain State Park. Bob Burleson, Todd’s father, prepared and served hot dogs with all of the fixings for lunch. Todd was the founder of the cleanup in early ‘90’s and has been sorely missed since his untimely death in December 1997.
Leadership Team
Charles Martin
Tom Hensley
Bob Sherrill
Board Members
Marcia Carter
Jack West
Mike Widener
Vicki Adams
Mike Adams
Jim Davis
James Chandler
Elaine Walker
Foster Levy
Bill Beazell
The annual Take a Kid Fishing program
sponsored by Overmountain Chapter will be from July through September.
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Tim Landis will tie the fly of the month.
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To keep up-to-date
on Overmountain Chapter activities and coming events, check out our web
site at:
www.xtn.net/~chasekr/
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Here are telephone
numbers for members of the Chapter Leadership Team if you need to contact
them:
Charles
Martin 245-4960
Tom Hensley
735-7062
Bob Sherrill
540-623-0863
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Welcome our new members.
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The contest began at the February meeting and will continue until the January, 2001 meeting. Three prizes will be awarded to those recruiting the most new members, and they will be awarded at the January meeting. Leadership Team Member Tom Hensley will be announcing the winners.