A fly fisher casts a line in Spring Creek in Centre County, Pa.. Largely fed by groundwater springs that keep the water cool, Spring Creek is the most densely populated wild brown trout stream in Pennsylvania. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
I find it interesting that your article contains no mention of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC).
The current PFBC director, of eight years, is on his “mea culpa tour.”
He's making the rounds on internet, television, newspapers, and radio in his quest for a license increase.
The director seems to be more intent on selling programs that “teach people how to fish” than water quality.
On a recent call-in program he was asked water quality and the treatment of contaminants entering our rivers and streams - natural and synthetic chemicals, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products, and estrogens from birth control pills.
He prattled on about endocrine disruption - hitting all the buzz words. He told the caller there was a drug drop-off box at PFBC headquarters and police stations, and that some research was being done.
Is the director using his “bully pulpit” to speak out on this issue? No. If not for that caller, he would not have touched on it.
Thank you. JR
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I find it interesting that your article contains no mention of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC).
The current PFBC director, of eight years, is on his “mea culpa tour.”
He's making the rounds on internet, television, newspapers, and radio in his quest for a license increase.
The director seems to be more intent on selling programs that “teach people how to fish” than water quality.
On a recent call-in program he was asked water quality and the treatment of contaminants entering our rivers and streams - natural and synthetic chemicals, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, personal care products, and estrogens from birth control pills.
He prattled on about endocrine disruption - hitting all the buzz words. He told the caller there was a drug drop-off box at PFBC headquarters and police stations, and that some research was being done.
Is the director using his “bully pulpit” to speak out on this issue? No. If not for that caller, he would not have touched on it.
Thank you. JR
Thank you!
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