A34-L«ncastef Farming, Saturday, April 24, 1999
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ducers there is nothing good for the
cows in the stream or the ponds.
Wise noted that the effective
and simple techniques of stream
bank installation work well to pre
vent herd health problems. “Veter
inarians are big allies for us," he
said.
If all goes as planned, according
to John Plowman, public relations,
Pennsylvania Game Commission,
“there will be fly fishing here and
on some of the other streams."
Once all the restoration is done,
agencies believe that fly fishing
will be a reality on the Muddy Run.
Plowman helped release 55 trout
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Sportsmen’s Association at the
tour.
Plowman agreed with the
assessment of the agencies present
that, within a few years, perhaps
even by next year, the site will be a
place for anglers to do some “first
class, cold water fishing.”
Plowman noted that Landis
Blocks, together with Hatfield
Quality Meats, worked together to
donate more than $20,000 in hog
slats used as stream crossings to
the watershed project About 200
slats will be used to help the habitat
of Pennsylvania, noted Clair
“Butch” Clemens of Hatfield
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Quality Meats.
Through the work of the Hans
Herr FFA at Lancaster Mennonite
High School, stream bank fence
crossings, or stiles, were con
structed and drilled in place along
the stream. Attending the tour and
installing the stiles were Jason
Rohrcr, Jason Bteneman, James
Mast, Jeff Smoker, and FFA advis
er Lem Mctzler.
The stiles, paid for with a $ 1,000
grant from Trout Unlimited, would
allow public fishing and trout
stocking programs to take place at
the Miller farm, on Muddy Run,
noted Mike Kauffman, fishery
biologist, Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission. Metzler noted
that the stiles cost $4650 a piece
for materials.
A duck box, pointed toward the
house, was also installed Thursday
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John Plowman, right, noted that Landis Blocks, together
with Hatfield Quality Meats, worked together to donate
more than $20,000 in hog slats used as stream crossings to
the watershed project. About 200 slats will be used to help
the habitat of Pennsylvania, noted Clair “Butch” Clemens,
left, of Hatfield Quality Meats.
at the farm. The house can also
draw bluebirds and other avian
life, noted Lucas. Helping install
the box were Larry Zuschlag,
NRCS technician and Charles
Ackley, Penn State extension
water quality project assistant
Kauffman called on legislators
to take a look at ways to help pro
tect farms from liability, if opening
up farms for fishing to the general
public.
But the good news, Kauffman
noted, was that farmers have
“embraced the idea of stocking and
public fishing,’' he said.
The commission is hoping to
stock the stream next spring with
trout over a two-mile stretch of the
stream before the trout season
opens in mid-May.
Mike Hollins of Ecosystem
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unteers and young people on prob
y atton, together with probation
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officers, to install stream bank
plantings. The live stakes include
dormant hardwood cuttings of wil
lows, dogwoods, and elderberries.
Hollins, whose nonprofit com
pany helps restore stream banks,
helped direct the installation of
600 plantings on each side of the
bank. A total of 1,500 feet each
side were planted, donated from
private nurseries and the game
commission, and some from the
company.
About 15 people were out. Tony
Woods, probation officer, said the
volunteers and kids help out all
over the county, doing stream
restoration work. In the group
were 13 kids, six young adults, and
seven adults.
Robert D. Hoffman, director of
conservation programs with Ducks
Unlimited Inc,, Ann Arbor, Mich.,
noted the cooperative work of
9iany agencies and industries to
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