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I put out a call to all Missouri
NANFA members to have a meeting, get to know one another, and begin to
lay the
foundation for a strong Missouri NANFA Chapter. Although we
have not had
a meeting yet, there was a positive development regarding native fishes
in
Missouri and NANFA participation. The George Owens Nature
Park in
Independence, MO, is interested in setting up a 150-gallon aquarium
that will
emphasize native fishes. The Nature Park is in the middle of
a renovation
and is looking to do something a little different. They were
directed to
me through another NANFA member, Jason
Dattilo. We had a nice chat about his vision and how to get
started in
keeping native fishes for public display. We are planning to
meet later
this summer and do some field collecting. In the meantime, he
will be
learning about native Missouri fishes and keeping natives in aquaria. I
pointed
him to the NANFA web page and told him about the NANFA members who are
quite
good at keeping and raising native fishes. |