Mr. Null will serve as PATU's representative and provide his leadership to the Coldwater Heritage Partnership which is the coalition of PATU, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Fish and Boat Commission and the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds.
Mr. Null brings more than 20 years of experience working in coldwater conservation to PATU.
He most recently served as Lake Manager, Deep Creek Lake Natural Resources Management Area for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Park Service in Swanton, Maryland.
Mr. Null graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology and has worked in the private sector, county government, state government and the nonprofit sector.
His primary responsibilities have always been water quality and program management.
Mr. Null is an adjunct instructor of Fisheries Biology and Water Quality Analysis at Garrett College and has been an avid fly fisherman and hunter since he was 12 years old. He has been a fly fishing instructor since 1999.
"I feel honored to come back to my home in Penn's Woods and direct an organization that I have worked with as a consultant and volunteer member since 1999,” said Null. “It feels great to work in Pennsylvania, home to the legacy of some of history's greatest conservationists."
"Eric's role as PATU Executive Director signals a change for PATU from the previous position of Program Manager,” said PATU President Lenny Lichvar. “The expanded role will allow Eric to maximize his skill sets to assist our State Council as well as our volunteer members to achieve their project goals in coldwater and wild trout conservation. This is the beginning of a new era for PATU."
Since the founding of PA Council of Trout Unlimited in 1963, the mission has been to "conserve, protect, restore and sustain Pennsylvania's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds, especially our wild trout resources."
Trout Unlimited chapters restore streams through habitat improvement projects. They also conduct education and outreach programs to educate the next generation about the importance of clean water and wild trout.
The PA Council provides grant support to local chapters, tracks and comments on coldwater conservation issues and state agency trout policy programs and serves as a unified voice for the 49 local chapters representing over 15,000 members statewide.
[Posted: September 26, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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