Fry Fostered, Eagle Scouted

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Thanks and congratulation to Garrett Strittmatter, soon to be an Eagle Scout. His project will help improve the habit for young fish, including those stocked by PA Fish and Game at Yellow Creek Park.  Eagle Scout candidates, propose, design, raise funds and implement projects.  This project was welcomed by Park Manager Jim Tweardy, and the Friends of Yellow Creek was pleased to be able to provide funding for the materials.

 

The structure, which replace or augment those installed decades past, help young fish to hide out from larger predators.  The construction of the lake back in 1969 stripped the bottom of the variations which would ordinarily provide natural shelter for fish fry.

 

Thanks Garrett. And thanks to the members and donors to Friends of Yellow Creek. Your support makes it possible for FOYC to fund such projects.

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Programs at the Park in July!

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SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 – BEGINNING ORIENTEERING

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Meet beside Lakeview Pavilion (Main Day-Use Area)

 Join Jim Wolfe, President of the Western PA Orienteering Club.  Learn to read a map, basic compass skills and how the sport of orienteering works. This introduction will be followed by an exercise in which participants use their new skills to find marked locations in the park. There will be approximately 30 minutes of instruction and 60 minutes of exercise.  (Friends of the Parks program)

 

SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2015 – VENOMOUS SNAKES OF PA

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM – Environmental Learning Classroom

 Don’t let their scales and appearance fool you…snakes play an important role in the environment.  Find out what’s real and what’s not, from the poisonous to the perfectly harmless and much, much more.    Live snakes will be on hand, so don’t miss out on this grand opportunity.  (Friends of the Parks program)

 

Park Road Repair – Notice 5/12-17

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The access road the FOYC Sailing Base is being repaired over the course of this week.  During that time, there will be no vehicular access to the base area.  (Walk-in may be possible) Access should be restored by Monday 5/18.  This should result in a major improvement in the road condition.

Open Meetings

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Volunteers get together once a month to plan FOYC projects and identify park needs. The FOYC board provides leadership but all FOYC members and prospective members are welcome to attend.  Come see what FOYC is about. Share your perspectives. Find out how you too can contribute to the improvement of Yellow Creek State Park.  See meeting schedule on the main calendar.  Meetings are generally held in the Dragonfly Classroom building at the park.

Repairs at the Sailing Base

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As part of the FOYC sponsored project to renew the sailing base on the north shore, the Friends teamed up with volunteers from the IUP Sailing Club and DCNR on this demolition and rebuild activity.  In late Fall, a dozen IUP students gathered to pull the roof off the boat rack on the sailing base.  The Friends assisted by purchasing materials for the replacement. In spring, DCNR employees and volunteers will put the new roof in place.  The roof officially covers sailboat and canoe racks for the community base.  But there will be room under the shelter to enjoy a picnic or take a break from the summer sun or rain showers, once the new roof is on.

 

New Mailing Address

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So as to better serve our members, the Friends group will now collect mail at a PO Box.  Please mail your membership renewals and other correspondence to

 

Friends of Yellow Creek

P.O. Box 1401

Indiana, PA 15701