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Matt Kulp, supervisory fishery biologist, packing an electroshocker during a stream study in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Image by Frances Oates.

Matt Kulp, supervisory fishery biologist in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, will give project updates on Smokies "Fish & Water Happenings" at a free, public meeting of the Clinch River Chapter, Trout Unlimited, on Thursday, March 12. The program will start at 7 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Francis Episcopal Church, 158 W. Norris Road, Norris.

Kulp says he will discuss "some of the projects and issues we are dealing with related to fish and water, many of which TU is involved with." Topics will include:

• Update on the Lynn Camp Prong brook trout restoration and reopening
• Brook trout genetic project results
• Didymo survey and disinfection results
• Results of critical load modeling to protect aquatic and terrestrial natural resources

Clinch River Chapter TU works to preserve and protect the Clinch River tailwater and its watershed through conservation projects and through education of children and adults in aquatic natural resources. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month in the parish hall at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Norris, except when outdoor activities are scheduled. For more information, visit crctu.org.