Author name: Derek Bargaehr

Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited is undertaking our next stage of our West Branch Perkiomen Creek restoration project, and we NEED YOUR HELP! Through Trout Unlimited National, we are receiving money […]

 First snow & ice are in the forecast—go easy on the salt! As winter kicks off in the Perkiomen Valley, remember that excess de-icer washes into our creeks, raising chloride

PVTU Conservation Coordinator Dave Deming took some photos on November 21, 2025 showing the earliest improvements to Longacre by PVTU done in 2010. These stream improvements have stood up to

The Perkiomen Valley Chapter of TU is looking for volunteers to assist with Tree Planting with The Penn State Master Watershed Stewards and Upper Hanover Township on Saturday, November 22,

PVTU Volunteers and Riparian Tree Work Thank you, PVTU Volunteers! On Friday, October 31, 2025, Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited Volunteers performed Tree Maintenance and Tree Planting along the Main Branch

A 5-year+ water quality study continues thanks to PVTU.

On Friday, November 7, 2025, Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited joined up Montgomery County Conservation District for Tree Maintenance/Tree Planting along the West Branch Perkiomen Creek and the Main Branch Perkiomen

PVTU Volunteers and Riparian Tree Work On Monday, October 27, 2025, Perkiomen Valley Trout Unlimited Volunteers performed Tree Maintenance and Tree Planting along the West Branch of the Perkiomen Creek

Some PVTU members ventured up to NW PA to take on the Erie tributaries and search for the fall steelhead run. We had a great time, even though it was

Road salt application in the winter can have impacts on the water quality of our streams and fisheries both from the direct runoff and the persistent leaching into the groundwater