Well I would like to address your concerns.
Hammer has been rather a big pain to get people to even recognize as a viable trout fishery much less anything special. It was the recognition of a DTU member that got the current projects, he started to love this stream due to Andy, who in turn fell in love with it in part because of me.
I was there fighting Heidelberg Township and the reclassification of the Watershed. Where were you? We had some people but if we had more we might have won.
We were able to stop them from pumping into furnace run but now it has redirected back to hammer. Were you there for that?
Have you been trying to advocate to the Lebanon Valley Disposal owner that owns a good portion of the headwaters to try and plant a riparian buffer all these years? I have but it's fallen on deaf ears because I'm one guy. Perhaps if you helped it might get done.
Have you attempted to get DTU to work on this stream for over 2 decades? How about the original Hammer Creek Watershed Association?
I tried for awhile but gave up. Perhaps if you were there maybe. Good thing new blood in DTU has changed their vision and the have foresight beyond you having a private shallow structureless fishing hole.
Have you tried to get its tribs classified as class a? I remember speaking to Kauffman many years ago trying to get them to survey them because for awhile I believe they were. I don't think they did due to time constraints but I could be wrong. Where were you?
I have spent the last 3 months trying to get that pile cleaned up and I'm willing to do the work myself but cannot afford to throw it all away myself. I have been back and forth between agencies and landowners with it but there is a legal contest between who is to take responsibility for it.
I'll tell you what, Ill pay half, you pay half. Fair?
Will you be there now?
These issues are very complex and a lot of them are starting to get addressed. It isn't about babbling or tooting horns, we love this place, I have fished it for 29 years and I'm tired of seeing it abused. It takes a group to do this kind of work. We are one week old and are trying to network a core group of guys. I don't know how fast you expect that to go but it takes time.
Lastly, yes I fish. I have 2 kids that are finally getting old enough to join me more. I fish a fair bit now, more than I complain about guns, abortion, trump and what ever else you deem important in your world.
You just showed your true colors.
Have a nice life fox!
