Nat Gillispie is a driving force behind the new brook trout report (check out www.brookie.org). Nat is an avid angler with a fisheries biology background. Before accepting his current post as a Fisheries Scientist out of Arlington, Nat worked for TU as the Catskills Coordinator.

If you are an involved TU volunteer, you have probably talked to Sally Armstrong or Liz Ogilvie. These women play important roles in Volunteer Operations, forging the link between local TU efforts and the national level. They both also happen to be avid anglers who could teach us all a thing or two about fishing. I think Sally has talked to more TU members than anyone alive and just so you know; if you have talked with her on the phone even once, she probably remembers your name and where you are from. I had the pleasure of fishing the Rapidan River with Liz. CLICK HERE to read that entry.

T. Grand and Matt Handy are the real reason you are enjoying this blog today. They thought up the project, and they do all the real work. Matt is responsible for the behind-the-scenes web work. He is also an accomplished angler and a fisheries biologist. It is nice of him to let me take the credit and have all the fun!

CLICK HERE to see some of the national folks, hard at work