LONG ISLAND TU PROJECTS

Trout Unlimited (TU) has been actively involved in several significant conservation projects across the United States.

Restoration Projects in New York:

In New York, TU has spearheaded restoration projects to improve coldwater refuge and connectivity between streams and tributaries, essential for trout survival. Projects have been completed in several New York watersheds, including the Delaware River watershed and the Batten Kill, with the latter being part of a multi-year Trout Unlimited Home Rivers Initiative​​.

West Brook Restoration Project

Long Island TU is assisting the Seatuck Environmental Association and NYS DEC in a major project working to restore West Brook to its original channel and riparian zone. On Saturday, April 20, 2024 TU’s Long Island Chapter recently joined with the Seatuck Environmental Association and NYS DEC in an “Earthday Workday” for a “phrag fight.” Our short term goals are to contain this invasive species and give the stream’s banks a chance to recover. We plan to continue working with our associated groups to help West Brook regain its historical course, beauty, plant ecology, and, hopefully, brook trout population.. Our goals will be to survey the Brook and help contain the growth of invasive phragmities.

TROUT IN THE CLASSROOM

Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an environmental education program in which students in grades k-12 . . .
   • raise trout from eggs to fry.
   • monitor tank water quality.
   • engage in stream habitat study.
   • learn to appreciate water resources.
   • begin to foster a conservation ethic.
   • grow to understand ecosystems.

Most programs end the year by releasing their trout in a state-approved stream near the school or within a nearby watershed.

During the year each teacher tailors the program to fit his or her curricular needs. Therefore, each program is unique. TIC has interdisciplinary applications in science, social studies, mathematics, language arts, fine arts, and physical education. 

In each state, Trout in the Classroom is funded by several generous supporters and made more rich through varied partnerships.

LONG ISLAND CHAPTER SCHOOLS

  1. Barton Elementary School - 2 Classrooms

  2. Bayport-Blue Point High School

  3. East Meadow High School

  4. West Hempstead High School

  5. Massapequa High School

  6. Friends Academy Locust Valley

  7. Branch Brook Elementary School

  8. Great Hollow Middle School - 2 Classrooms

  9. Seaford High School

  10. Mattituck High School

  11. Massapequa School District - Ames Campus

  12. Montebello Elementary School

  13. Ocean Bay Park Middle School

  14. Port Jefferson High School

  15. Babylon Middle School - 2 Classrooms

  16. Suffolk BOCES - 2 Classrooms

  17. Oceanside Middle School

  18. Walt Whitman High School

  19. Woods Road Elementary School

  20. Pasadena Elementary School

  21. Oceanside High School

  22. Harborfields Middle School, Greenlawn