Upcoming Event:
2026 Fly Fishing Film Tour
Shelburne Falls Memorial Hall Auditorium
Saturday August 15 @ 7pm
Welcome to the Deerfield River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
We are dedicated to advocating for the long term health of the Deerfield River Watershed as a cold water fishery.
Latest News & Events
Fife Brook Dam Release Warning System; Threat or Menace
On July 30, the chapter issued a letter outlining it’s position on the Warning System for Releases at Fife Brook Dam to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commision. The letter was based on the board’s review of the situation and input from DRWTU members. Please read the letter here. The chapter wishes to expose and dispel…
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Deerfield Macro Invertebrate Pilot Study
In September 2025, Kate abbott and Mike Cole from Cole Ecological Inc. worked with volunteers from the DRWTU chapter to sample and subsequently analyze macro invertebrates in three location on the upper Deerfield River. The density and proportions of various bugs in the sample shed light on the quality of the watershed. Kate Abbott presented…
Keep readingRelicensing Fife Brook Dam
On November 26, 2025 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) ordered the relicensing of Fife Brook Dam and Bear Swamp Pumped Storage to Bear Swamp Power Company (BSPC) owned by Brookfield Renewable and Emera. Click here to download a pdf of the order. An agreement, which representatives of DRWTU helped to negotiate during the final…
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