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[Chasmodes]

Sounds like a really cool agenda!

[keepnatives]

http://www.ucampnh.c...-campground.php

http://www.nhstatepa...round-Guide.pdf

[FishGuyJosh]

Just trying to hammer out my work/vacation schedule for the upcoming year. Do we know an exact date yet for the 2016 convention?

[FirstChAoS]

June 9th to 12th, add a couple more days if you want to do the after event. 

[Matt DeLaVega]

New Hampshire has some of the most impressive areas that the Appalachians offer. So an extra day or two would be great to include in your vacation time if for nothing but sight seeing. Cannon Cliff for example is roughly 800 feet of granite. Kancamagus highway is an incredible scenic byway much like the Blue Ridge Parkway. Very neat state!

[FirstChAoS]

One thing I hope to see in the northern wander is the Grey Jay. I want to find all the boreal birds, but this tops my list as they are so tame. 

 

[FirstChAoS]

A quick word of advice. Exercise a bit of caution when in the river in Portsmouth, The tidal effects on it are quite strong.

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=WrWA67HohHM

[FirstChAoS]

Of course now I said that I found a cool video of diving in Portsmouth.  https://www.youtube....h?v=Dsi9GzElY78

[keepnatives]

I checked with the captain of the R/V Gulf Challenger we are now officially on the schedule for Sat June 11, 2016.

[FirstChAoS]

We have an official convention page now. 

 

http://www.nanfa.org...tion/2016.shtml

[mattknepley]

Nice!

[Irate Mormon]

One thing I hope to see in the northern wander is the Grey Jay. I want to find all the boreal birds, but this tops my list as they are so tame. 

 

Is that the same thing as a "Camp Robber" Jay?

[FirstChAoS]

Is that the same thing as a "Camp Robber" Jay?

Yep, grey Jay, camp robber, whiskey jack, etc. tame enough to eat from your hand and steal from your plate if what I heard is true.

[FishGuyJosh]

Wow, that convention page looks great! I know this seems to be a different of a location/set of activities than previous conventions I've been to, but, as someone who works with saltwater a lot too, this convention seems really cool. I'm stoked!

[Michael Wolfe]

Start the New Year by planning your trip to NH.  The convention announcement page has been updated with a link to allow you to register and pay on line!

 

http://www.nanfa.org...tion/2016.shtml

[FirstChAoS]

I tried this by image links the other day but the site does not allow offsite image linking so I will link the URL's instead.

 

Map of Portsmouth, the hotel is on the circle to the left of North Mill Pond 

 

http://www.lib.utexa...mouth_nh_93.jpg

 

A photo showing the hotel location

 

http://x.lnimg.com/p...d8ef4def105.jpg

 

A slightly more zoomed out map.

 

http://www.destinati...eacoast-map.gif

 

The piscataqua river drainage. I wonder what effect the narrowing has on it. 

 

http://clf.org/wp-co...stuary-Map1.jpg

[FirstChAoS]

Yesterday I ordered a chiller for the convention auction. Usually I see no lower than 300 dollars, but finding one around 100 (price dropped lower after I ordered) I had to get one. So cheap I would not be surprised if it is a nano tank chiller. But this will be in the Auction. http://smile.amazon....supplies&sr=1-1

[FirstChAoS]

Been quiet on the convention front, so here is what we have lined up so far speaker wise so far.

 

Bob Mueller: Round Gobies

 

Fritz Rhodes: international collecting

 

Helen Dalbeck from Amoskeag Fishways: "more than bait, the impressive american eel. Anguilla Rostrata"

 

Ben Nugent, Fisheries Biologist NH Fish and Game: "What we learned of fish species of greatest conservation need since the development of the NH Wildlife Action Plan in 2005"

 

Jonathan Davis: "The conservation of Sicklefin Redhorse in north Georgia".

Edited by FirstChAoS, 15 February 2016 - 08:52 PM.

[fundulus]

I'm glad that Jonathan Davis will present his work. He is a recipient of the NANFA Conservation Research Grant.

[keepnatives]

Also our banquet speaker: Jerry Shine, diver, photographer and author of A "Shore Diving Guide to New England" and "Nudibranchs of the Northeast"