Submitted by Sean_MDTU on Wed, 2015-11-25 09:04 Maryland - 167 Vote Up Down +6 + Trophy.jpg Happy Thanksgiving from Maryland Trout Unlimited! MDTU members have plenty be thankful for in 2015—including environmental education programs, conservation projects, wild trout thriving in our backyard, tight lines and good times on the water. Thanks to everyone who donates their time, effort, and resources to help ensure a healthy future for our local coldwater watersheds! This month, we are especially thankful for the sponsors and volunteers who made Restoration Run—MDTU’s 5k race along the Jones Falls—such a great success. 70 runners ranging in age from 14 to 84 participated in this year’s event, held on November 8. The weather was ideal and we raised over $10,000 for conservation and education programs. Please join us in thanking our generous sponsors listed below. A reminder that MDTU does not meet in December, so save the date of January 20 to attend the next membership meeting—the much-anticipated annual “State of the Gunpowder” presentation, which will feature fisheries expert Mark Staley from MD DNR sharing data from the most recent population surveys, and other discussion about our premier local tailwater fishery. Also mark your calendar to join MDTU’s traditional New Year’s Day fishing outing on the Gunpowder with fellow members. More details to come soon. Restoration Run 2015 Sponsors Brook Trout Sponsors Wm. T. Burnett & Co. Maryland Management Company Thompson Toyota Rainbow Trout Sponsors Blue & Obrecht Realty, LLC E. K. Fox & Associates, Ltd. Environmental Quality Resources, LLC Garrison Financial, LLC Holmatro, Inc. Porter Law, LLC Smithouse Construction, LLC The Warner Graham Company Brown Trout Sponsors Lexington National Insurance Corp. Blackwater Environmental Group, Inc. Arbormasters, Inc. Oasis Design Group Distribution By Air Louis Perkins/Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ecotone, Inc. Earlbeck Corporation Mason & Carter, Inc. The Brewer’s Art Martin/Wight & Company, LLC Dean Gekas, DDS Parks & People Foundation Smallmouth Bass Donors Onorato Financial Group Jim Tingey of Catch and Release Artwork, Inc. Neser & Associates, Inc. Law office of Ralph Sapia, P.A. Robert Cook In-Kind Donations and Acknowledgements Falls Road Running Store Baltimore Coffee & Tea Company Loane Bros., Inc. Gaines & Company