In 1953, the Schenck Family purchased the 3,400 acres now called Green River Preserve as a place to spend weekends and summers fly fishing, hiking, and exploring.  As a child, […]

Malcolm Leaphart maintained a Trout Unlimited ‘office’ in his home in Columbia, South Carolina, for over 30 years, dealing with issues on the local, state, regional, and national levels. He […]

Michael R. “Squeak” Smith was born on November 1, 1948, in Alma, Michigan. He grew up in Michigan around fly fishing as his grandfather was a fishing guide. Squeak caught […]

Mike LaVoie was born in Western New York and lives in Sylva, North Carolina. He coordinates all environmental and natural resource issues related to rivers and streams within the tribal […]

Phil H. Bracewell, Sr. (1918-2011), who lived in Hickory, North Carolina, was a founding director of Trout Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited NC, a founding trustee of the NC Nature Conservancy, […]

Stephen Edward Moore received his B.S. degree in Biology from Western Carolina University and married his wife, Susan Elizabeth Genes in 1976. He received his M. S. in Biology from […]