LIBERTY, NY — The Sullivan County Soil & Water Conservation District is now offering its annual trout stocking program. If you are interested in stocking your pond with trout or fathead minnows this fall, the district will be accepting orders until Monday, September 21. Rainbow, brook, and brown trout are being offered for sale.

Trout should be stocked in cold-water ponds. Anyone stocking a pond with fish must apply for a fish stocking permit through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in New Paltz. For more information, visit sullivancountyswcd.com or contact the district office at 845/292-6552 for a brochure, order form and a permit application.