October Meeting has been rescheduled
The LJRA will meet on the third Thursday of the month, October 19th, at 7:00PM at the Edgewater Inn.
Category: Meetings and Minutes
September Meeting
September Meeting
The next meeting of the LJRA will be Thursday September 14th at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will start at 7PM. Come early for dinner or stay afterwards to socialize with members. We hope to see you there.
August Meeting
August Meeting
The next meeting of the LJRA will be August 10th at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will start at 7PM. Come early for dinner or stay afterwards to socialize with members. The agenda is below. We hope to see you there.
- Site selection and installation of temperature monitoring and other gauges on the lower river
- Discuss the engineer’s proposal for modifications to the paper mill dam in Tyrone to allow for fish passage up into the Bald Eagle, a tributary of the J.
- Brook trout habitat improvement project project on Kelso Run . We’ll need volunteers. Scheduled for week of September 11th.
- Dennis Johnson of Juniata College will update us on the 2017 brown trout behavior study.
- Report on the Director’s review of the LJRA ‘s goals and projects
Next Meeting
Next Meeting
No meeting will be held in June. The next meeting will be Thursday July 13th at 7PM at the Edgewater Inn. Hope to see you there.
May Meeting
May Meeting
Greg Hoover, former Professor of Entomology, Penn State was the guest speaker at the May meeting. He presented a slide show A Flyfisher’s Entomology- Some Conversations I’ve Overheard at Fly Shops Across the US.
April LJRA meeting
April Meeting
The next meeting of the LJRA will be Thursday April 13th at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will start at 7PM. Come early for dinner or stay afterwards to socialize with members. The agenda is below. We hope to see you there.
- Final Presentation of results for the 2015-2016 Trout Behavior study- Denny Johnson, Uma Ramakrishnan, Juniata College.
- Temperature and other gauges for the lower river – site selected
- Fish passage around paper mill dam update
- Kelso Run Brook trout habitat improvement project. We’ll need volunteers
- Wetlands project opportunity, Angela Spagnoli
- River Bank Clean-up recap
March meeting
March Meeting
The LJRA will meet March 9th 7 PM at the Edgewater Inn. The meeting will be devoted to organizing our annual river bank clean-up to be held on Saturday, April 8th . Group leaders and those interested should attend.
February Meeting
February Meeting
LJRA met Feb. 9th at the Edgewater Inn. Huntingdon County Watershed Specialist, Stacia-Fe Gillen, gave a presentation on Huntingdon County Conservation District’s (HCCD) plans and projects for the Little J watershed. LJRA and HCCD are combining resources to create a complete set of water quality measurements on the Little J near Green Hills Campground.
Annual Members Banquet
Annual Members Banquet
The Annual Little Juniata River Association Members Banquet was held Friday, January 13th at the Edgewater Inn and Riverside Grill. Approximately 50 people attended. The LJRA banquet is not a fund raiser, just a chance for our fellow “j” lovers to get acquainted at a great place. We thank the Edgewater Inn for their hospitality and great service. Consider joining us next year!
December Meeting
December Meeting
The LJRA will meet Thursday December 8th at 7PM at the Edgewater Inn. The agenda will include updates on a joint venture been the LJRA and AE paper Co in Tyrone to explore the feasibility of modifying the paper mill dam to allow fish passage from the J up into the Little Bald Eagle , continuation of the trout telemetry study in 2017, status of the Little Bald Eagle Creek and the identification of 4.6 miles of Class water in the upper J. Hope to see you there.