Re: NANFA-L-- Convention field trips

ichthos-in-comcast.net
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:30:39 +0000

Brian,

What will be the best location(s) for snorkeling?

How warm/cold will the water be?

Thanks,

Chris Scharpf
Herring Run > Back River > Chesapeake Bay > Atlantic Ocean

> Arkansas has five major ecoregions, each with it's own characteristic habitats
> and fauna. We're planning trips on Friday June 10 to these areas:
>
> 1. Ozarks: This trip will go to the eastern Ozarks, including the very
> diverse Strawberry River system. Expect to see many species, such as Ozark
> chub, whitetail shiner, wedgespot shiner, bleeding shiner, Ozark madtom, shadow
> bass, Arkansas saddled darter, and many others - one site recently yielded 50
> species!
>
> 2. Ouachitas: This trip will be primarily on the Ouachita National Forest
> and led by a Forest Service biologist. Possible species include rosyface
> shiner, redfin shiner, steelcolor shiner, freckled madtom, creole darter,
> orangebelly darter, redspotted darter, and many others!
>
> 3. Delta: This trip will visit the lowland habitats of southeast Arkansas,
> and include a bonus visit to the Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature
> Center. On this trip you might see tadpole madtom, bowfin, gar, ironcolor
> shiner, pirate perch, flier, redspotted sunfish, banded pygmy sunfish, slough
> darter, cypress darter, and many others!
>
> 4. Coastal Plain: This trip will focus on the Saline River drainage of
> south-central Arkansas, sampling a small number of sites, so you probably don't
> want to go... Oh, did I mention that one of the sites recently yielded 70
> species, including 21 different darters? Some personal favorites you might see
> on this trip are pugnose minnow, blacktail shiner, mountain madtom, brindled
> madtom, dollar sunfish, redspotted sunfish, banded sunfish, scaly sand darter,
> mud darter, creole darter, harlequin darter, speckled darter, saddleback darter,
> dusky darter, and stargazing darter.
>
> 5. Arkansas River Valley: Probably the first trip to get their boots wet,
> this one will venture northwest up the Arkansas River Valley. Be aware that the
> mainstream of the Arkansas River has zebra mussels - make sure your gear does
> not spread them to the tributaries. On this trip you might see brindled madtom,
> freckled madtom, golden topminnow, banded pygmy sunfish, orangespotted sunfish,
> dollar sunfish, bantam sunfish, redfin darter, cypress darter, channel darter,
> dusky darter, blackside darter, and many others!
>
> We will hold each trip to around 20 people and as few vehicles as possible -
> we'll have vans going on a couple trips and will try to have car-pooling
> opportunities on the others. Sign-up sheets for the Friday trips will be set up
> in the NANFA hospitality suite-in-the hotel on Thursday evening, or you can
> email me to get on a list in advance - I'll add people to the lists as requests
> are received, if they are already registered for the meeting. If you're not
> registered, I'll on the list for the trip of your choice as pending and you'll
> be bumped down the list if I receive other requests that are registered until I
> get notification of your registration.
>
> Please provide your first and second choice.
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian Wagner
> 2005 Convention Host
> bkwagner-in-agfc.state.ar.us
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