NANFA-- VA Trip reminder

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 20:12:16 -0400

Please RSVP, Thank you...
>
> Hello Native Fish Enthusiasts,
>
> For the next Virginia field trip we will be sampling at the confluence
> of the Po and Ni Rivers in Caroline County, VA: From D.C. take I395S to
> I95S to Rt. 606
> by Thornburg, VA. Head East on 606 (away from Thornburg) until you come
> to the Poni River. Here you will have more than adequate parking on the
> right. From that location follow the road east on foot a little further
> where you will reach a small swamp.
>
> Species present: chain and redfin pickerel, bluespot sunfish, eastern
> mudminnow, swamp darter, ghost shrimp, and possibly tadpole and
> marginated madtoms.
>
> For those of you who would like to meet at my house and carpool, be
> there at 0830. We will leave at 0900. Leaving at 0900 we should arrive
> at the subject site between 1015-1030.
>
> Directions to my house are as follows:
>
> COMING OFF I-395:
> TAKE THE KING STREET WEST EXIT.. HEAD UP ROUTE 7 TOWARDS SEVEN CORNERS.
> PASS BAILEY'S CROSSROADS/COLUMBIA PIKE GO TO/THROUGH YOUR SECOND LIGHT
> AND WHEN YOU COME UP AROUND THE BEND BY MUNSON HILL TOWERS ON LEFT (BIG
> FOUNTAIN) LOOK FOR THE MISPLACED STREET LIGHT AND MAKE A RIGHT ONTO ROW
> STREET. GO TO THE STOP SIGN AND MAKE A LEFT ONTO MUNSIN HILL ROAD. THE
> ROAD WILL MAKE A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND WILL TURN INTO OLIN DRIVE.
> CROSS THE SMALL BRIDGE AND GO TO THE STOP SIGN AND MAKE A RIGHT ONTO
> BROOK ST. GO DOWN BROOK AND MAKE YOUR SECOND LEFT ONTO COLLIE LANE. IT
> IS A WIDE LEFT TURN. WE ARE THE FIRST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. 3120.
>
> COMING FROM RTE 50 HEADING WEST (FROM ARLINGTON):
> MAKE A LEFT FROM 50 ONTO THE FEEDER ROAD JUST PRIOR TO PATRICK HENRY DR.
>
> AND MAKE A RIGHT ON THE FEEDER ROAD. GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN AND MAKE A
> LEFT ONTO OLIN DRIVE. MAKE YOUR FIRST LEFT ONTO WOOTEN AND VEER TO THE
> LEFT AT THE FORK STAYING ON WOOTEN. THEN MAKE YOUR FIRST RIGHT ONTO
> COLLIE LANE. WE ARE THE LAST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT BEFORE THE STOP SIGN.
> THE HOUSE THAT IS FACING COLLIE LANE. NOT THE CORNER HOUSE THAT FACES
> THE OTHER STREET. 3120 COLLIE LANE
>
> COMING FROM RTE 50 HEADING EAST (FROM FAIRFAX):
> COME UP THROUGH SEVEN CORNERS AND PASS OVER PATRICK HENRY DRIVE. AT
> MCDONALD'S VEER ONTO THE FEEDER ROAD AND FOLLOW IT DOWN UNTIL IT TURNS
> INTO 2 LANES. AT THIS POINT MAKE A RIGHT ONTO OLIN DRIVE. MAKE YOUR
> FIRST LEFT ONTO WOOTEN AND VEER TO THE LEFT AT THE FORK STAYING ON
> WOOTEN. THEN MAKE YOUR FIRST RIGHT ONTO COLLIE LANE. WE ARE THE LAST
> HOUSE ON THE RIGHT BEFORE THE STOP SIGN. THE HOUSE THAT IS FACING
> COLLIE LANE. NOT THE CORNER HOUSE THAT FACES THE OTHER STREET. 3120
> COLLIE LANE
>
> For Virginia trips a Virginia fishing license is required. A convenient
> place to purchase one is at the Sports Authority
>
> Point of Contact: Mike Thennet [H: 703 536-7056; W: 703 406-1526;
> thennet_michael_at_tmac.com]. Please be prepared with a license prior to
> the trip. Waders may be needed as well. A plastic bag for refuse will
> also help. McDonald's and Burger King are just down the road.
>
> Hope to see you there,
>
> Mike
>
> Disclaimer:
> As much as we hate to do it, we need to post a disclaimer here. Please
> understand that on all trips with the North American Native Fishes
> Association (NANFA), you are responsible for your own safety. NANFA
> assumes no responsibility or liability for injuries incurred, for
> accidental deaths, or for lost property during a collecting trip.
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