Hi All, I recently read a posting on the Trout Unlimited website by president Chris Wood where he outlined his earliest recollection of becoming a conservationist, in the column called "Tell your story". You can read the request here: https://www.tu.org/blog-posts/tell-your-story?utm_source=informz&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=informz For me, my awakening occurred during the infancy of Trout Unlimited in the early 1970's when I was a young teenage. I stopped in at my local deli in the suburbs of northern New Jersey with a couple fishing buddies to get a hero sandwich after fishing in local pond. Frank at the counter handed me a TU pamphlet to learn about the important work of this organization and to sign-up as a member. Well, that introduction must have worked as I have not forgotten that first introduction to TU, their contribution in early battles for wildlife conservation and my membership for decades. Fast forward about 40 years with an ironic twist, I am still motivated by causes to improve conservation here in the great state of Vermont, but unfortunately for the Vermont Trout Unlimited Council has decided not to support the Vermont Brook Trout Creel Limit initiative for whatever dogmatic reason. For our cause, we are nearly at 400 signatures, without the support of TU in Vermont, we will not be discouraged, we should continue to share the links to the petition and ask the important question, "Why did TU in Vermont support the failed regulation change in 2013, but in 2018 the initiative falls on deaf ears?" Please "Tell your story" ... Tight Lines, Paul Bugeja