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Re: NFC: Texas Native Fish Weekend Invitation
Rob... I would like to offer my assistance in helping
you with the Texas Native Fish Weekend. For those
coming from other states, I can help arrange
motel/hotel arrangements etc. My wife would most
likely be willing to take any of the ladies back into
Ft. Worth for shopping/site-seeing also. Please let me
know if I can be of any assistance to you.
Charles Anderton
--- Original Message ---
From: "Denkhaus, Robert" <DenkhaR at Ci_Fort-Worth.TX.US>
To: "'nfc at actwin_com'" <nfc at actwin_com>
Subject: NFC: Texas Native Fish Weekend Invitation
>I am hosting a get together for native fish
enthusiasts in June. The
>location is in Fort Worth, TX and all interested
folks are invited. The
>following is the text from a flyer that is being
mailed to folks that I
>already know. If you want to receive a flyer, just
let me know.
>
>A Note From Your Host:
>Some time ago, I was asked to serve as the North
American Native Fishes
>Association (NANFA) Regional Representative for
Texas. I've spent the past
>year trying to figure out how to get people from
across the state together
>for some collecting, learning, and socializing and
I've come up with the
>following idea:
>
>What?: The Texas Native Fish Weekend
>
>Who's invited?: All native fish enthusiasts are
invited including NANFA and
>Native Fish Conservancy (NFC) members and anyone else
interested in native
>fish. Spread the word!
>
>Where?: The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
(FWNC&R) is located on the
>northwest side of Fort Worth, TX along the West Fork
of the Trinity River
>between Eagle Mountain Lake (to the north) and Lake
Worth (to the south).
>The FWNC&R is just 4 miles west of Interstate 820 off
of Jacksboro Highway
>(Hwy 199).
>
>Why?: Get a chance to meet other native fish
enthusiasts from Texas (and
>maybe some other states as well!). Help survey the
West Fork of the Trinity
>River's fish populations (information to be used by
the FWNC&R in its
>education and conservation management programs).
Learn something new. Have
>a bunch of fun.
>
>Accommodations: This is really up to you as there
are plenty of hotels in
>Fort Worth but if you let me know that you are
coming, I can offer a place
>to pitch a tent at the FWNC&R. Sorry, no RVs
allowed. This will be
>primitive camping without electricity or plumbing
(port-o-lets will be
>available!) but the scenery will be great and you
will be close to the
>action. And, the fee is up to you...make a donation
to the FWNC&R.
>
>Food: You are pretty much on your own in this
area. The FWNC&R will
>provide some grills and a fire place for cooking; you
supply the food.
>Anyone up for a potluck dinner?
>
>Are you interested?: If so, here's the basic
itinerary:
>
>Friday, June 14: Arrival at the FWNC&R sometime
before 9 p.m. The gates
>will be locked at that time and we will have the
place to ourselves. The
>evening will be primarily social with an opportunity
for making plans for
>the next couple of days. I'm trying to line up a
speaker from Texas Parks
>and Wildlife who specializes in aquatics and reptiles
for a presentation on
>Cottonmouth identification and avoidance.
>
>Saturday, June 15: Let's hit the water early! The
FWNC&R has plenty of
>water access so we can spread out and get the seines
and dipnets working.
>The FWNC&R will make canoes available for getting
into some otherwise
>inaccessible areas of backwater. FWNC&R staff and
volunteers will be
>available to help guide you into the various areas.
If you get tired of the
>water, the FWNC&R's 25 miles of trails offer
tremendous opportunities for
>hiking, birding, and just enjoying nature. In the
evening, we will have a
>speaker or two on some native fish topic(s) (I'm in
negotiations with a
>couple of local experts right now!).
>
>Sunday, June 16: We can get back on the water in the
morning or we can
>venture out to other sites in the area. We will try
to wrap it up and say
>our farewells around noon.
>
>What about the family?: Bring 'em along. The FWNC&R
is an amazing place
>for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages. There are over
3,600 acres to explore,
>a bison herd, a prairie dog town, an interpretive
center and all those
>trails! There's even some other stuff to do in Fort
Worth if they would
>rather shop, go antiquing or to the zoo or museum, or
whatever!
>
>So that's it folks! You're invited. Let me know if
you are coming by
>filling out the form on the other side and mailing it
back to me at the
>address listed so that I get an idea of how many
people to expect.
>[Obviously, this part applies to having the actual
flyer. If you let me
>know that you are interested in coming, I'll send you
a flyer!]
>
>If you have questions, please feel free to call me at
817-237-1111 or email
>me at denkhar at ci_fort-worth.tx.us
>
>Rob Denkhaus
>Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>