The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is gearing up for the annual preseason trout stocking of area streams and lakes.

The general public is welcome to observe and/or participate in this event. Those interested should arrive at the meeting locations 10 to 15 minutes before the times listed.

A short briefing of safety concerns and proper stocking technique will be given at the meeting locations before the actual stockings begin.

The Butler County trout stocking schedule follows:

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Bear Creek:March 22, 11:45 a.m., meeting place: Bruin Lanes•

Bonnie Brook:next Friday, 11 a.m., meeting place: Lake Oneida, first bridge downstream of Damhoon Road•

Buffalo Creek:Saturday, 12:30 p.m., meeting place: Worthington Fire Hall parking lot•

Buffalo Run:April 1, 10:45 a.m., meeting place: Worthington Fire Hall parking lot•

Connoquenessing Creek:next Friday, 11 a.m., meeting place: Lake Oneida, first bridge downstream of Damhoon Road•

Glade Run Lake:April 11, 1 p.m., meeting place: Breast of Dam-Glade Mills between Butler and Pittsburgh•

Harbor Acres Lake:April 13, 11 a.m., meeting place: West Sunbury, north of the intersection of Routes308 and 138•

Silver Creek:March 22, 11:45 a.m., meeting place: Bruin Bowling Lanes•

Thorn Creek:March 13, 11 a.m., meeting place: Lake Oneida, first bridge downstream of Damhoon Road