RE: NANFA-- fishy stuff happening in Mississippi also

Denkhaus, Robert (DenkhaR_at_Ci.Fort-Worth.TX.US)
Sat, 20 Apr 2002 14:50:01 -0500

This is GREAT!! I would be very interested to know how this event turns
out.

Rob Denkhaus
Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jay DeLong
> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:32 AM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- fishy stuff happening in Mississippi also
>
>
> Clinton Community Nature Center
> Press Release For Week of 29 April 2002
>
> Fishy Activities at Clinton Community Nature Center
>
> Would you like to know more about the fishes that
> inhabit our local
> waters? Do you want to know what ichthyologists do? Would
> you like to be
> better at catching, identifying, and keeping fish? If so,
> visit the Clinton
> Community Nature Center from 0900-1200 on 04 May 2002 to experience
> "Fabulous Fishes," a hands-on, action-packed workshop about our finny
> friends.
>
> "Fabulous Fishes" is part of the monthly series at the
> Nature Center
> that provides visitors of all ages with opportunities to work
> with and learn
> from local naturalists. This month, visitors will be entertained and
> educated by biologists and hobbyists from the U.S. Army Corps
> of Engineers
> Waterways Experiment Station and from the North American Native Fishes
> Association. Activities will include training in fish identification,
> anatomy, age determination, diet and reproductive study,
> fishing games,
> gyotaku (the Japanese art of fish print making), fish bone
> identification,
> and an easy-to-repeat experiment on the breathing rates of
> fishes. Exhibits
> will include unusual fish specimens, sampling gear, home
> aquarium setups,
> and fishing equipment. Educational materials will be
> available to teachers
> and parents, and fish-related door prizes will be presented
> during ticket
> drawings.
>
> D. Martin Moore, Mississippi Chapter Regional
> Representative for the
> North American Native Fishes Association reports that public
> outreach is a
> priority for the organization. "We are very excited about introducing
> people to our continent's non-game fishes. NANFA spends a
> lot of time and
> money working with individuals, communities, schools,
> museums, and nature
> centers, all with the hope of opening the public's eyes to our amazing
> natural heritage - and how close we are to losing it."
>
> Workshop will feature information on the many freshwater
> and marine
> fishes that inhabit the state, but special emphasis will be
> on the ancient
> "living fossils" that inhabit the Mississippi Basin -
> paddlefish, sturgeon,
> gars, bowfin. Special guest will be Neil H. Douglas,
> professor emeritus of
> the University of Louisiana at Monroe and author of the book
> "Freshwater
> Fishes of Louisiana."
>
> The Clinton Community Nature Center is located at 617
> Dunton Road,
> Clinton, MS. For more information call 601-926-1104.
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