Upper Yough Summer Releases Threatened !!
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:32 pm
A lot of cboats hit this run so take a few minutes to act to give back & protect it.....
Info provided by Charlie Walbridge.
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Upper Yough Summer Releases Threatened !!
There's trouble on the Upper Yough, one of the finest expert whitewater runs in the country and one of the rare few with a predictable summer release schedule. The current permit for the Deep Creek Hydro Plant allows Brookfield Power to operate profitably while maintaining a desirable lake level, providing a healthy environment for trout, and allowing regular whitewater releases. All of this benefits the Town of Friendsville.
Recently a handful of property owners on the back coves of Deep Creek Lake have been agitating to raise the "lower rule band", the minimum level for the lake at a given time. Jess Whittemore, Friendsville Town Councilman, sums the threat up this way: "The Deep Creek Policy & Review Board plan will damage Friendsville's economy, do away with 70% of whitewater releases on drought years, and kill most of the trout in the Youghiogheny River."
We need your help to combat this plan! First, go to to the American Whitewater web site and read the editorial. The link: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... eid/31195/
Next, write the editor of the Garrett County Republican at newsroom@therepublicannews.com supporting their editorial.
Good letters to the editor are 300- 400 words focusing on your personal experience. If you travel to the Upper Yough from a distance, tell them how often and how much it means to you. If you are a Garrett County property owner, them how whitewater impacted your decision to buy real estate there! There's a sample letter here to give you ideas.
Next, send copies of your letter to these local officials:
George Edwards, Garrett County State Senator:
george.edwards@senate.state.md.us
Wendell Beitzel,, Garrett County State Representative: wendell.beitzel@house.state.md.us
Bob Gatto, Garrett County Commissioner:
bgatto@garrettcounty.org
Nicole Christian, Garret County Chamber of Commerce CEO: nicole@garrettchamber.com
Your letters will make an important difference!
Thanks!
Charlie Walbridge
American Whitewater Board Member
Bruceton Mills, WV
Info provided by Charlie Walbridge.
_____________________________________________________________
Upper Yough Summer Releases Threatened !!
There's trouble on the Upper Yough, one of the finest expert whitewater runs in the country and one of the rare few with a predictable summer release schedule. The current permit for the Deep Creek Hydro Plant allows Brookfield Power to operate profitably while maintaining a desirable lake level, providing a healthy environment for trout, and allowing regular whitewater releases. All of this benefits the Town of Friendsville.
Recently a handful of property owners on the back coves of Deep Creek Lake have been agitating to raise the "lower rule band", the minimum level for the lake at a given time. Jess Whittemore, Friendsville Town Councilman, sums the threat up this way: "The Deep Creek Policy & Review Board plan will damage Friendsville's economy, do away with 70% of whitewater releases on drought years, and kill most of the trout in the Youghiogheny River."
We need your help to combat this plan! First, go to to the American Whitewater web site and read the editorial. The link: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/conte ... eid/31195/
Next, write the editor of the Garrett County Republican at newsroom@therepublicannews.com supporting their editorial.
Good letters to the editor are 300- 400 words focusing on your personal experience. If you travel to the Upper Yough from a distance, tell them how often and how much it means to you. If you are a Garrett County property owner, them how whitewater impacted your decision to buy real estate there! There's a sample letter here to give you ideas.
Next, send copies of your letter to these local officials:
George Edwards, Garrett County State Senator:
george.edwards@senate.state.md.us
Wendell Beitzel,, Garrett County State Representative: wendell.beitzel@house.state.md.us
Bob Gatto, Garrett County Commissioner:
bgatto@garrettcounty.org
Nicole Christian, Garret County Chamber of Commerce CEO: nicole@garrettchamber.com
Your letters will make an important difference!
Thanks!
Charlie Walbridge
American Whitewater Board Member
Bruceton Mills, WV
