September, 2024 Rabun Chapter Meeting: Tuesday, September 17
Fellowship Hall of Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church
8397 Wolffork Road, Rabun Gap, GA
Fellowship starts at 6:30 pm, Program starts at 7:00 pm
“Mind the Process: How Putting Trees in Streams Helps Trout” presented by Jeff Wright
Jeff Wright is TU National’s Southern Appalachian Project Manager. Jeff’s…
Stream Clean-Up Opportunity!
The Rabun Chapter will have a stream clean-up work project on Thursday, November 10th. We will meet up at Campsite #93 at Oconee State Park at 10:00 am then drive to the Burrell’s Ford bridge. There we will separate into teams and pick up trash up and down stream on the Chattooga River.…
Wednesday, July 13. Electroshocking Chattooga River, Spoon Auger section. Wednesday, July 20. Electroshocking Chattooga River, Ellicotts Rock section. Wednesday, August 3. Rain date for Electroshocking Chattooga River.
Thursday, April 14. Hedden Creek Work Project.
Meet at Double Bit Campsite at 9:00 am. This will be our April Chapter meeting.
Start 9:00 AM and wrap up by 1:00 PM
20 volunteers maximum, 12 minimum
Rehabilitating previously installed habitat stream improvements so that they can continue to be appropriately utilized as trout…
March, 2022 Rabun Chapter Meeting Saturday, March 12, 9:00 am—1 pm. “Chattooga River Spring Sweep”
Sponsored by the US Forest Service, Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Meet at the Chattooga River Access Parking Lot on the South Carolina side of the Hwy 76 bridge at 9:00 am.
The Forest Service will perform a safety talk and assign…
Aug 25 (Sat) Rabun Chapter Stream Clean-Up Project.
Meet at first campsite on right on Timpson Creek Road at 9:00 am. Contact Justin English.
The response to last month’s report on BOD member Justin English’s work on removing graffiti from rocks at Darnell Creek was overwhelming! Justin’s good deed has inspired the Chapter to tackle another…
April 21 (Sat): In celebration of Earth Day Rabun TU will be joining in with others across our nation on that day to do some clean up. Rabunites will be doing some stream bank cleaning on the Chattooga River in the Earl’s Ford area. Be sure to check out the April newsletter to find out…
May 27 (Sat): The annual clean up of Betty’s Creek to get ready for Trout Camp. We start at 9 am and finish up around noon. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!! We will have a few light refreshments on hand.
May 28 (Sat) Betty’s Creek Stream Improvement Work Day. Getting the stream ready for Trout Camp the following week.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 9 AM to noon. Bring your gloves and work tools. For more info contact Charlie Breithaupt at 706-782-6954 or at knc615@windstream.net. ANOTHER GREAT CHANCE TO HELP OUR CHAPTER IN PASSING IT ON!
July 25 (Sat) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Stream Restoration Project. We will be joining other TU Chapters to work on Martin Branch over in White County.
Join fellow TU folks for a day of conservation. We will be joining Upper Chattahoochee River, Foothills, Oconee River, Middle Georgia,
and the Savannah River TU Chapters for a brook trout stream restoration…