Thirteen-year-old Blake Rensko left behind the confines of his seventh grade classroom at Ligonier Valley Middle School on a recent Wednesday to spend some time angling in a nearby stretch of the Loyalhanna Creek. He didn’t catch anything during his fly-fishing excursion, but he hooked a 20-inch rainbow trout and
Vietnam War veteran Monty R. Murty of Ligonier Township remembers how in late January 1968 he was assisting South Vietnamese soldiers in decorating a Vietnamese village to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Plans for the revelry that were part of the ongoing U.S. efforts to win the “hearts and minds”
A trout fishing organization wants to work with state conservation officials on projects that can maintain and improve seven-mile-long Linn Run and its watershed. The stream is a high-quality habitat for trout in Ligonier and Cook townships in eastern Westmoreland County. The hope of the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout
A study of the overall health of the 7-mile-long Linn Run and its watershed across parts of Linn Run State Park, Forbes State Forest and the Rector area will be unveiled this week. The Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited initiated the Coldwater Conservation Plan three years ago for the
Born out of the devastation of Hurricane Agnes in June 1972, the local chapter of Trout Unlimited will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year with a new milestone as it unveils its Linn Run Watershed Coldwater Conservation Plan. The Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited, which was created in May