October Program
Date: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Place: Room 101, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park
Time: 7 pm. Arrive at 6 pm to sell items at the monthly
auction; Auction begins at 6:30
Program: Setting Up a Small Aquarium, a program by Elizabeth
Carpenter. We saw this program at the Palm Springs Club several months
ago, enjoyed it quite a lot and prevailed on Elizabeth to give it again
for us in San Diego. Don't miss it.
Salton Sea Field Trip
Date: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Place: We will meet at the Murray Drive Park and Ride, which
is just off Hwy 8 at Grossmont Center. It is right next to the freeway.
Meet there before 10:00 a.m. and we will leave there at 10:00 a.m.
You will need a fishing license if you are going to fish. Here are
costs and the basic regulations. Licenses may be obtained at most
sporting goods stores. Get your license in advance, we will not stop
anywhere that will have them.
| Resident
Sport Fishing |
$
34.90 |
Required
for a resident to take fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
invertebrates, amphibians or reptile in inland or ocean waters.
Additional stamps and report cards are required for certain
species and areas. |
| A
One-day Sport Fishing License |
$
11.30 |
Allows
a resident or nonresident to take fish, mollusks, crustaceans,
invertebrates, amphibians or reptiles in inland or ocean waters.
Additional stamps or report cards are required for certain
species or areas. One-day sport fishing licenses are exempt from
the Ocean Enhancement Stamp requirement. |
Bring nets, buckets etc if you are going to fish. We will stop for
lunch in El Centro, probably at Pop Eyes Chicken on Imperial Avenue,
then go up the far side of the Salton Sea stopping at three or more
places along the way. We will probably come back though Julian and may
stop at the Wrong Branch Saloon or another restaurant for dinner.
Mail Call
We recently received this email from John
Pitcairn
Rare fish appear to be rebounding
LAS VEGAS Federal wildlife officials
say the population of Devil's Hole pupfish appears to be making a
comeback. After an all-time low count in April of 38 pupfish in the
water-filled limestone cave near Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge,
biologists counted 85 of the rare desert fish Sept. 23, officials
announced Friday. Devil's Hole, 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas, is the
only place on Earth that pupfish are known to exist in the wild. The
increased count means the fragile population appears to be growing two
years after a mishap involving fish traps killed about one-third of the
fish. It also comes two months after snails infested isolated reserve
populations at a man-made habitat in the refuge and in a spring-fed
concrete tank near Hoover Dam.
Associated Press
We would like to point out that, as most
of you who went on our spring trip to Devil's Hole know there are about
thirty species of pupfish, found in southern Nevada and California. The
article above refers just to one species, The Devils Hole pupfish, Cyprinodon
diabolis.
Charles Pratt |
