Here is our schedule so far, please keep checking back for additions and more specific information. Also watch our Facebook page! There’s plenty to get involved with, and you will be glad you did!
January
January 1, 2025 – Happy New Year!
January 9, 2025 – HTU Annual Meeting. Held at the Otsego County Library, all are welcome. Covers a review of 2024, election of Board of Directors, any proposed bylaw changes and the President’s Report. Time: 5:45 to 8:15 approximately.
February
February 6, 2025 – HTU Board of Directors meeting. Starts at 6:00, usually runs until 7:30 – 8:00. All are welcome. This meeting will be held at the Otsego County Library
March
March 6, 2025 – HTU Board of Directors meeting. Held at the Otsego County Library, from 5:45 until 7:30 (approximately). All are welcome. Please note – we have tried holding meetings in various places but have found that background noise makes discussion difficult. If you have location ideas that are as quiet as the Library, please let us know!
March 29, 2025 – Fly Fishing Film Tour (aka F3T) in Alpena. The F3T film tour is a curated collection of 7-9 new, independent films covering fishing and all parts of the lifestyle. A great mid-winter escape. Will be held at the Alpena National Maritime Sanctuary. Doors open at 6:00, films start at 7:00 and run until 9:00. Tickets are $25 and include the movies and access to exhibits, silent auction, and food/beverages. For more information, click here: https://flyfilmtour.myeventscenter.com/event/Alpena-Mi-Mothbear-Outfitters-86363?redir=1
April
April 3, 2025 – HTU Board Meeting. HTU Board of Directors meeting. Held at the Otsego County Library, from 5:45 until approximately 7:30 . All are welcome.
April 26, 2025 – HTU Opening Day Pancake Breakfast, at Lumberjack Park in Wolverine, 8:00am until maybe noon. We have a lot of fun with this and have been doing it for many years. Grab a friend or two – they do not have to be members. Kick off the new season with a steaming hot breakfast!
May
May 3, 2025 – HTU 47th Annual Spring Banquet. Our primary social event and fundraiser. The location is the Knights of Columbus Hall. “Social hour” starting at 5:00, dinner at 6:30, and usually runs until 8:30. Watch Facebook, this website and your emails for details.
May 17, 2025 – HTU Macroinvertebrate Survey, Black River. Healthy rivers have a healthy bug population. We monitor two sites on the Black to detect trend changes. Also of interest is an endangered species – Hungerford’s Crawling Water Beetle. We have found some evidence in previous years. This event gains you a lot of knowledge about what trout eat and where to find it. It’s hands-on learning and no experience necessary. Come with a friend and make a morning of it. Dress for the weather and bring your waders. Finish up with a grilled lunch streamside. Be at the Tin Shanty Road bridge by 9:00. Lunch is usually at noon.
May 18 – 24, 2025 – River temperature logger installation. Specific days TBD. We install – and later remove – temperature logging devices which provide valuable data for long term trend analysis. Plus, it is a valuable learning experience for you. Use the “Contact Us” tab on the HTU website if you are interested in helping out: https://headwaterstu.org/contact-us/
June
June 5, 2025 – HTU Board Meeting. HTU Board Meeting. HTU Board of Directors meeting. Held at the Otsego County Library, from 5:45 until approximately 7:30 . All are welcome.
June 28, 2025 – Art in the Garden, sponsored by the Otsego Conservation District. 13th Annual! We had so much fun doing this last year, we are doing it again. Fun for the whole family. Check here for additional information:
http://www.otsegocd.org/art-in-the-garden-festival.html
July
July 26,2025– A combination summer party and a Board Meeting. Held at Mark Jarvie’s house on beautiful Long Lake. Third Annual! The Board meeting starts at noon, grill fires up at 1:00. Look for details on our Facebook page, our website, or your emails. Make the trip!
August
August 3, 2025 – Veterans Fly Fishing Workshop at the Greenwood Foundation.
August 16, 2025 – Cedar tree maintenance. Come out and help the growth of “our” cedars on the Upper Manistee, Deward Tract. Expect some tromping through underbrush but no heavy lifting and all on land. This is a beautiful location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rex5mAoe7djrEjDo7
September
September 6, 2025 – Au Sable River Cleanup. Held every fall on the Saturday following Labor Day. We will again be getting a crew together – let us know if you would like to join us by talking to a Board member or using the “Contact Us” feature on our website: https://headwaterstu.org/contact-us/
September 13, 2024 – HTU Macroinvertebrate Survey, Black River. We have done this twice a summer forever. Once in the spring, once in the fall. These surveys generate great “data” (ie bug counts and breadth of species found) and are very helpful for analyzing long term trend changes. This event gains you a lot of knowledge about what trout eat and where to find it, including seasonal changes. You will be amazed. It’s hands-on learning and no experience necessary. Come with a friend and make a morning of it. Dress for the weather and bring your waders. Finish up with a grilled lunch streamside. Be at the Tin Shanty Road bridge by 9:00. Lunch at noon.
September 14- 20, 2025 – – Specific day(s) TBD. River temperature logger removal. Gather in the loggers so their data can be downloaded. If you weren’t able to make the spring installation, removing them is also a valuable learning experience. Use the “Contact Us” tab on the HTU website if you are interested in helping out: https://headwaterstu.org/contact-us/
October
October 2, 2025 – HTU Board Meeting, likely at the Otsego County Library, 6:00 to 7:30. All are welcome!
November
December
Christmas Party and HTU Board Meeting. Time and site still to be determined.