Re: NANFA-L-- April 29th Michigan Program

lscalong (lscalong-in-wideopenwest.com)
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 15:43:37 -0400

Todd,

Exactly where is this-in-I maybe able to get out there but wont know until
the morning. Might have a business appointment to take care of and then
won't be able to make it. So I did not want to make any promises and then
not show up. But I also do not know where it is.

Leo S. Long
Troy MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd D. Crail" <tcrail-in-UTNet.UToledo.Edu>
To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 11:06 AM
Subject: NANFA-L-- April 29th Michigan Program

> Hi gang,
>
> For those of you near the Ann Arbor Michigan area...
>
> I have a program-in-Sharon Mills-in-2:30 demonstrating the aquatic ecology
> of the River Raisin. This will be open and publicized to the public and
> will also be part of a day out with native plant gardeners, who will have
> been on a walk-in-the Nan Weston Preserve in the morning to look-in-spring
> blooms and vernal vertebrates (and you're welcome to join us for that).
>
> I could use some help doing the demonstration, mainly just seining while
> we
> talk to folks and bringing in new specimens of fish and bugs. So you can
> do
> whatever you're comfortable with.
>
> You might even learn a thing or two, or could teach me a thing or two if
> you
> do this extensively... We were up there to gather macroinverts for a lab
> and
> a program I'm doing Saturday with Central City 5th Graders. That was the
> first time I strictly sampled bugs... I CAN NOT believe how many taxa were
> represented in our sample. It is unbelieveable. I had to get the key out
> this morning lol.
>
> The fish community is lower richness than what I'm used to further south,
> but still, there's a lot of neat stuff. Rainbows and greensides were all
> in
> their best "burn your eyes out" wear last night lol. I'm also hoping to
> gain permission from the park district to use the 30' purse seine to see
> if
> we can't get something big from below the mill dam. This won't be a
> collecting focused event, and remember, darters are illegal for take in
> Michigan. But this will be a great outreach experience, and very worth
> your
> time promoting, if anything, the presence of all these beautiful animals.
>
> If you're interested, please let me know...
>
> Thanks!
> Todd
> Be the change you want to see.
> http://www.farmertodd.com
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