Donate Nov. 2-8 to help the Mill River
Every year Trout Unlimited, with the support of Orvis, provides funds for local projects, called the Embrace a Stream Program (EAS). We are very happy to relay that the Nutmeg Chapter of TU has been awarded a grant under that program for the Mill River on the Fairfield/Easton border on Congress Street. Within an hour’s drive of New York City, the Mill River is one of only nine streams in Connecticut designated by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as a Class One wild trout stream.
The chapter will work with Trout Scapes River Restoration LLC to develop a plan of action. Trout Scapes has worked on the Norwalk and Pootatuck with other Connecticut TU chapters. With support from volunteers and local communities, we can implement the plan to restore and reinvigorate the Mill as a cold-water fishery. The goal of this effort is to create pools and increase sinuosity which will improve the habitat for the trout, many of which travel up from Lake Mohegan to spawn.
The EAS grant is $3,500 towards a total cost of $8,700 to develop the plan. Embrace A Stream has created a fund-raising challenge for this entitled “Give Where You Fish.” Thanks to Orvis and Trout Unlimited, your donation will help unlock prizes from a $20,000 prize pool!
This coming week (November 2-8) will be a tremendous opportunity to get us that much closer to our funding goal. Please help us raise these much-needed funds. The first $1,000 in donations will be matched with $1,500 from Orvis and the Connecticut Council of Trout Unlimited.