Lael Will, a fisheries biologist for Vermont Fish and Wildlife since 2012, will be giving a presentation entitled, "The State of the State's Fisheries." This will take place on Monday, April 3 starting at 5:30 PM at the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro in Room A, the Community Meeting Room. Lael has a B.S. in Marine Resource Development from University of Rhode Island and an M.S. in Fisheries Science from University of Arkansas. Currently, Lael works primarily on trout fisheries in rivers and streams and bass fisheries in lakes and ponds. As chair of the Technical Committee of the four state CT River Atlantic Salmon Commission, Lael works on improving habitat and fish passage for diadromous species such as American eel, sea lamprey and American shad. She conducts environmental review of development project proposals for potential impacts to Vermont's fish populations. This will be an informative and entertaining meeting. Refreshments will be provided.