Courtesy of Forbes Trail Trout Unlimited
Monty Murty of Laughlintown, right, receives the Forbes Trail Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s Don Robb Memorial Award for service to the organization from President Larry D. Myers.
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When Monty Murty returned to Westmoreland County after retiring from careers in the U.S. Army and as a business consultant in Washington D.C., he rekindled his love of trout fishing and became more active in the local Trout Unlimited chapter.
“In particular, I love fly fishing,” said Murty, now 76. “I began fishing at my grandfather’s cabin off of Route 271 on the north fork of Mill Run in Ligonier Township when I was just 9 years old.
Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Gypsy moths can cause widespread foliage loss in forests.
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A 2,472-acre piece of game lands in eastern Westmoreland County will be sprayed to prevent the infestation of leaf-eating gypsy moths, which damage trees and impact wildlife habitat, the state said Monday.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is targeting state Game Lands No. 42 as one of the state’s 25 game lands spreading across 50,000 acres that are to be sprayed. Game Lands No. 42 covers a 16-mile-long swath of forest land stretching from the Laurel Summit north of Route 30 in Ligonier Township, all the way to the Conemaugh River in St. Clair Township, and bordered by Cambria County.